Speakers

Christian Bruun Kastrup

Chief Consultant

Chief Consultant at the Danish Dairy Board, specializing in European and international food legislation, food safety, and dairy trade. He served as Chair of the European Dairy Association’s (EDA) Additives & Contaminants Working Group from 2007 to 2022 and has chaired the EDA Food & Environment Policy Committee since 2022. In these roles, he represents the dairy sector in discussions with the European Commission and supports International Dairy Federation (IDF) engagement at Codex meetings. Active within IDF since 2007, Christian chaired the Standing Committee on Food Additives (SCFA) from 2020 to 2025 and has chaired the Standing Committee on Residues & Chemical Contaminants (SCRCC) since 2022. On behalf of IDF he also contributes to ISO standards development, focusing on protecting dairy terminology. With a background in Dairy Technology, he has worked in dairy processing in Denmark and Iceland. Christian is a sought-after speaker for the Official Danish Strategic Sector Cooperation programme, having the aim to share scientific knowledge and best practices with official representatives from developing countries.