Juan J. Córdoba has been a professor of Food Hygiene and Safety at the University of Extremadura (Spain) since 2005. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Extremadura, where he served as assistant professor and associate professor from 1987 to 2005. He was also Director of Teaching Staff in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Teaching (2004–2007) and Director of Human Resources and Technological Development in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research (2007–2016). Currently, he is the head of the Meat and Meat Products Research Institute at the University of Extremadura. His research interests include food safety, meat production, hygiene and food inspection, and the detection of microorganisms in food.