Chief Executive and Directors meeting details February 2008
Wednesday 19 March 2008
On this page you will find details of meetings held and attended by the Chief Executive and Directors of the Food Standards Agency during February 2008.
The Agency provides this information to meet our commitment to openness.
Details of meetings attended by the Chair and Deputy Chair are provided for Open Board meetings as a Standing Order paper. These standing order papers are updated with information from the last open Board meeting. Where a Director doesn't appear, it is because he or she had no meetings with external stakeholders during the displayed month.
John Harwood - Chief Executive
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02/08 | Pat Troop – Chief Executive of Health Protection Agency, Geoffrey Podger – Health & Safety Executive and Barbara Young – Environment Agency. | Stocktake – strategic items of mutual interest |
| 11/02/08 | Whitehall and Industry Group | Annual reception networking opportunity |
| 12/02/08 | Heads of Regulators. Barbara Young – Environment Agency, Geoffrey Podger – Health & Safety Executive, Gavin Stewart and Matt Lucas, FinSA, Philip Collins – Office of Fair Trading | Chaired by John Harwood with Philip Clarke attending, to discuss Hampton and other strategic issues of mutual interest |
| 20/02/08 | Norman Bagley, Association of Independent Meat Suppliers | Transformation of the Meat Hygiene Service |
| 20/02/08 | Hugh Taylor, Perm Secretary, Department of Health | Stocktake |
| 20/02/08 | Helen Ghosh, Perm Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Stocktake |
Gill Fine - Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02/08 | Science Media Centre | Media briefing on nutritional value of convenience foods |
| 05/02/08 | Andrew Jarvis, Cabinet Office | Discuss Food Standards Agency remit |
| 05/02/08 | Department of Health | Meeting |
| 06/02/08 | Jenny Morris – CIEH, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council /Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust | Meeting – Healthy eating award |
| 08/02/08 | Vivien Hodgskiss of Foodwise | Meeting |
| 14/02/08 | Geoffrey Norris, Senior Policy Advisor to Prime Minister on trade and industry | Meeting |
| 19/02/08 20/02/08 | Stakeholders | Allergy programme review |
| 25/02/08 26/02/08 | European bureau of Consumer Unions (BUEC) and UK representative | Meeting in Brussels |
| 27/02/08 | Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) | Meeting |
| 27/02/08 | Vic Platten and Bronwen Jones, Defra | Update meeting |
| 29/02/08 | Will Cavendish, Clara Swinson, Oliver Smith and Alison Ross, Department of Health, | Update meeting |
Andrew Wadge - Chief Scientist and Director of Food Safety
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 05/02/08 | David Harper, Department of Health | Bilateral |
| 05/0208 | Bryony Butland, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills | Science and Innovation Strategy discussion |
| 06/02/08 | Alec Kyriakides, J Sainsbury plc | Bilateral |
| 25/02/08 | Philip Cullum, Chair of Advisory Committee on Consumer Engagement | Introductory meeting |
| 27/02/08 | Paul Berryman, Leatherhead Food International | Update meeting |
| 27/02/08 | Bronwen Jones and Vic Platten, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Update meeting (with Gill Fine, Director CCDH) |
George Patterson - Directot of Food Standards Agency Scotland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02/08 | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) Jon Harris – Senior Policy Officer and Councillor Harry McGuigan | Regular update meeting |
| 15/02/08 | The Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS) David Thomson – President of the Scottish Branch and Tom McAuley – Secretary of the Scottish Branch | Regular update meeting |
Steven Wearne - Director of Food Standards Agency Wales
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 07/02/08 | Tony Jewell, Chief Medical Officer for Welsh Assembly Government | Issues of common interest between FSA and Welsh Assembly Government |
| 20/02/08 | Vivienne Sugar and Lindsay Kearton from Welsh Consumer Council | General discussion of issues relating to consumer protection and consumer engagement |
| 22/02/08 | Director of Public Protection, Wales | Promoting the work of the Food Standards Agency in Wales |
| 11/02/08 | Huw Brodie, Director for Rural Affairs and Heritage, Welsh Assembly Government | Issues of common interest between FSA and Welsh Assembly Government |
| 12/02/08 | Beverley Warburton, Environmental Health Advisor for Department for Public Health and Health Professions, Welsh Assembly Government | Issues of common interest between FSA and Welsh Assembly Government |
Morris McAllister - Director of Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 04/02/08 | Heather Moorhead – Chief Executive, NILGA (Northern Ireland Local Government Association) | Up-date meeting |
| 06/02/08 | Richard Rogers – Chief Executive, Environment & Heritage Service | To consider environmental governance and the RPA (Review of Public Administration) |
| 07/02/08 | Sam Knox – Chief Environmental Health Officer | Sustainable development |
| 18/02/08 | Dr John O’Brien - Chief Executive FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Ireland) and Martin Higgins - Chief Executive FSPB (Food Safety Promotion Board) | To consider joint initiatives on food safety and healthy eating; the NSMC (North South Ministerial Council) review of north and south bodies |
| 22/02/08 | Peter Wight – Regulatory Affairs Manager, Marks & Spencer and Andrew Opie – Food Policy Director, British Retail Consortium | Introductory meeting |