 She has been member and Chairwoman of the Scientific Advisory Board for Consumer, Food, and Nutrition Policies to the German Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (2002‐2011).She was also a long-standing member of the German Council for Sustainable Development and the German Bioeconomy Council, both consulting the German government.Between 2014 and 2018, she chaired the Scientific Advisory Board for Consumer Affairs (Sachverständigerrat für Verbraucherfragen) at the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.