Nola Caffin

Nola Caffin has been Chair of the Queensland Division of Nutrition Australia and a member of the National Council since 1994.

Nola has a BSc from Sydney University and a MSc from UNSW. She was a lecturer in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science at Curtin University for many years. In 1991 Nola moved to the University of Queensland where she lectures in food science, nutrition and food safety and regulation within the School of Land and Food Sciences.

She is academic advisor for the Bachelor of Applied Science (Food Science and Nutrition) a three year course which she helped to develop.

Current research projects include the measurement of flavonoids in foods (currently tea and honey), quality of Australian tea, rheological and functional properties of honey, implications of food policy and regulatory changes. She has a special interest in health claims and prepared two ANF submissions to ANZFA on the review of Clause A1(19) of the Food Standards Code relating to health and medical claims.

Nola is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology and Chair of the Accreditation and Professional Development Committee of AIFST. This committee has been proactive in a range of activities relating to education and training for the food science and technology profession including the accreditation of new courses and the development of standards for the curriculum and delivery of these courses.

Nola’s range of experience in food and nutrition has provided her with a broad perspective to issues that encompass nutrition and the food industry.