Jørgen Schlundt has a Veterinary Degree (DVM) as well as a Ph.D. from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen, Denmark.

He worked at national level on environmental and food safety issues from 1983 to 1999, during which period he headed the Bacteriology Department at the Veterinary Research Laboratory in Harare, Zimbabwe for three years. From 1999 – 2010 Dr. Schlundt was Director of the Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses at WHO, Geneva.

He has participated in a number of international bodies, including OECD expert groups, WHO and FAO Expert Consultations, EU  Scientific Committees, and the FAO/WHO Codex alimentarius Commission. JS has participated in the international development of Risk analysis principles, including the use of scientific risk assessment as the basis for food safety management decisions. As part of this, he has overseen major new international initiatives, including the creation of the Joint WHO/FAO Joint Expert meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) and the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), the build-up of the Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN), the initiation of the first-ever estimation of the global burden of foodborne diseases, and the development of a major consumer education programme on the Five Keys to Safer Food.