Mr. Roy H. McNeil
Chief Food Storage Officer

Mr. McNeil began his career at the FSPID in 1998 as a Senior Food Storage Scientist in the Training and Information Unit. In January 2004, he assumed duties as the Chief Food Storage Officer.

Mr. McNeil’s responsibility as director of the FSPID is to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the Jamaican government’s regulatory and surveillance programme in food safety. He also functions as advisor to the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology on food safety matters.

Mr. McNeil has a Masters degree in Business Administration (University of New Orleans), a Master of Science degree (University of the West Indies), a Bachelor of Science degree (honours) (UWI), an Associate of Science degree (College of Agriculture) and a post-graduate diploma in education (UWI).

His professional training includes Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Procedures for Agricultural Produce (World Trade Organization Workshop), Certification in HACCP (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) and Advanced International Training in World Trade and Conformity Assessment (Swedish Board of Accreditation).

He has served on many committees such as the Pesticides Control Authority Board (1998–2003), Jamaica Agricultural Society as president (1993), Jamaica Quality Infrastructure Project and Agriculture Health’s Food Safety Committee. He also holds the position of adjunct faculty/external examiner for several tertiary level institutions in Jamaica.

Mr. McNeil enjoys listening to music and reading scientific journals.