CRAVEDI Jean-Pierre
Aprifel, France
- Jean-Pierre Cravedi (PhD, University of Toulouse) is a toxicologist and was director of research at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE).
- Since 2020, he has chaired the Scientific Council of Aprifel, the Agency for Research and Information on fruit and vegetables, which was recognized as a public-interest organization in 2023.
- He was until 2019 deputy head of the Human Nutrition Division at INRAE. He is retired since September 2020.
- During his scientific career, he led or was involved in various French or international research projects concerning the fate and effects of many chemical pollutants and food contaminants. He conducted several research projects on endocrine disruptors and genotoxicants.
- Over the last 10 years, his projects have focused on the impact on human health of chemical substances present in low doses and in mixtures in food, including pesticide residues. He has published more than 300 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to more than 150 expert reports on the risk assessment of chemical substances.
- Jean-Pierre Cravedi has been a member of various scientific boards at INRAE and ANSES and was a member of the panels on food chain contaminants and on food contact materials, enzymes, processing aids and flavourings at EFSA from 2003 to 2018. He contributed to several working groups on food contaminants in national and international risk assessment agencies.
Recent publications:
- Komati N, et al. Diet, fruit and vegetables and One Health: benefits for health, environment, society and the consumer-proceedings of the 9th edition of EGEA conference. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Mar 5;64(3):108.
- Komati N, et al. Potential Health Benefits of a Diet Rich in Organic Fruit and Vegetables versus a Diet Based on Conventional Produce: A Systematic Review. Nutr Rev. 2025 Mar 1;83(3):e1101-e1114.
- Lecerf JM, et al. Comparison of pesticide residue and specific nutrient levels in peeled and unpeeled apples. J Sci Food Agric. 2023;103(2):496-505.
- Rebouillat P, et al. Prospective association between dietary pesticide exposure profiles and type 2 diabetes risk in the NutriNet-Santé cohort. Environ Health. 2022;21(1):57.
- Kesse-Guyot E, et al. Key Findings of the French BioNutriNet Project on Organic Food-Based Diets: Description, Determinants, and Relationships to Health and the Environment. Adv Nutr. 2022;13(1):208-224.