Dr. Jonathan DeVries has provided food science services to The Food Lawyers in regulatory and litigation matters for more than five years. He is one of the foremost food scientists in the U.S. respecting analytic methods and regulatory matters.
Dr. DeVries earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Minnesota and his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry with a minor mathematics from Augsburg College. He is the former Senior Principal Scientist and Senior Technical Manager of Medallion Laboratories, a division of General Mills Inc. and he is an Adjunct Expert of the Food Protection and Defense Institute of the University of Minnesota.
Active in quality related analytical work for more than 48 years with greater than 39 years in nutrition and food safety analyses and research, Dr. DeVries performs analytical methods work in dietary fibers, dietary fiber components, fats, oils, vitamins, minerals, sugars, sulfites, heavy metal residues, food packaging (traditional and microwaveable) and natural toxins (aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins).
Dr. DeVries has performed professional scientific work for over 37 years for international standardization of analytical methods through AOAC International (past president and currently treasurer), AACC International (currently co-chair of the Dietary Fiber and other Carbohydrates committee), and Foods Chemicals Codex (USP). He is the Chair of the Food Ingredients Expert Committee of USP and active in pursuit of risk reduction from EMA (economically motivated adulteration).
Dr. DeVries received the Prestigious Harvey W. Wiley award of AOACI and the Edith A. Christensen award of AACCI in 2009 for outstanding contributions to analytical methodology. Dr. DeVries has authored or co-authored over 80 publications (including the 2000 report of the AACC Dietary Fiber Definition Committee to the AACC Board of Directors and Membership).
Dr. DeVries has been an expert witness in Federal Courts litigation in New York and California