Chief Executive and Directors meetings details January 2008
Thursday 7 February 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 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07/01/08 | Food and Drink Federation, Melanie Leech - Director General, Helen McDermott - Corporate Policy Manager, Michael Hunt - Director of Communications | Stocktake Meeting attended with Gill Fine and Terence Collis, Food Standards Agency |
| 10/01/08 | William Lloyd Williams, President of National Federation of Meat and Food Traders | Meat Hygiene Service Transformation |
| 22/01/08 | Foreign Agricultural Attache Meeting | John Harwood gave a talk on Front of Pack Labelling |
| 29/01/08 | Clive Grace, Local Better Regulation Office | Catch-up on establishment and progress of the Local Better Regulation Office |
Gill Fine - Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 04/01/08 | Infant and Dietetic Foods Association | Meeting to discuss Infant Formula Regulation |
| 07/01/08 | Food Standards Agency and Food and Drinks Federation | Update meeting |
| 08/01/08 | Cabinet Office plus other representatives from Whitehall Departments | Cross-Government Strategy on Obesity |
| 11/01/08 | Nigel White, British Cheese Board | Follow-up meeting |
| 16/01/08 | Cabinet Office plus other representatives from Whitehall Departments | Food Project Steering Group meeting |
| 17/01/08 | Alan Johnson - Minister of State for Health, and Ed Balls - Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families | Meeting |
| 18/01/08 | Susan Jebb | Phone conferencing |
| 21/01/08 | Sue Davies and colleagues - Which ? | Update meeting |
| 21/01/08 | Will Cavendish and colleagues from Department of Health | Introductory meeting |
| 22/01/08 | Dairy industry | Dairy UK afternoon conference |
| 24/01/08 | Clive Flemming, Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform | Introductory meeting |
| 30/01/08 | Consensus Action on Salt and Health | Salt and Children reception hosted by Mary Creagh MP |
Terrence Collis - Director of Communications
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 07/01/08 | Food and Drinks Federation | Format of colours additives meeting |
| 11/01/08 | Richard Spence, Central Office of Information | Media opportunities |
| 14/01/08 | Professor Ragnar Lofstedt | Food risk communication |
| 14/01/08 | Miranda Kavanagh, Director of Communications & Engagement – Healthcare Commission | FSA & Healthcare Commissions communication activities |
| 18/01/08 | Cody Hogarth,from Endemol and Richard Spence from, Central Office of InformationI | Media activities and ideas |
| 24/01/08 | Alison Palmer, Office of Disability Issues | Disability issues |
| 29/01/08 | City Food Lecture | Stakeholder meeting. The UK food chain - making life better |
| 30/01/08 | Cash Event | Salt and Children event meeting |
| 31/01/08 | John Smythe, Engage for Change | Employee engagement |
George Patterson - Director of Food Standards Agency Scotland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 28/01/08 | Maggie McGinley, Director of Scottish Food and Drink, Scottish Enterprise | Annual update meeting between FSAS’s senior management team and Scottish Enterprise |
| 30/01/08 | Uel Morton, Chief Executive Officer and Andy McGowan, Industrial Development Manager, Quality Meat Scotland | Bi-annual update meeting between QMS senior managers and FSAS senior management team |
Steven Wearne - Director of Food Standards Agency Wales
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 09/01/08 | Peter Farley, Welsh Assembly Government | Regular business meeting |
| 14/01/08 | Mike Simmons, National Public Health Service (Wales) | Update on issues of mutual interest |
| 15/01/08 | Breakfast meeting hosted by Farmers’ Union of Wales | Informal discussions with assembly members and primary producer interests |
| 17/01/08 | Heads of Inspectorate Forum, Welsh Assembly Government | Regular business meeting of heads of government inspectorates in Wales |
| 21/01/08 | Farmers’ Union of Wales, National Farmers’ Union - Cymru, Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales) | Discuss FSA proposals to increase charges for meat hygiene inspections in approved premises |
| 21/01/08 22/01/08 | Visits to St Merryn Meats (a large abattoir) and David Havard, Caerphilly (a smaller abattoir) | Discuss FSA proposals to increase charges for meat hygiene inspections in approved premises |
| 22/01/08 | Elin Jones AM, Minister for Rural Affairs, Welsh Assembly Government | Regular business meeting |
Morris McAllister - Director of Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 09/01/08 | Kieran McCarthy MLA and representatives from the Ulster Cancer Foundation | Reception at parliament buildings |
| 15/01/08 | NIFAC (Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee) | Mr McAllister provides update report on executive activity |
| 28/01/08 | Dr John O’Brien, Chief Executive, FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Ireland) | Routine meeting held in Dublin |
| 29/01/08 | Willie Francey, Director of Environmental Services, Belfast City Council | Review of public administration |
| 31/01/08 | Martin Higgins, Chief Executive, FSPB (Food Safety Promotion Board) | Food hygiene campaigns and NSMC (North/South Ministerial Council) |
| 31/01/08 | Nigel McMahon, Chief Environmental Health Officer, Department of Heath, Social Services and Public Safety | Review of Health Services |