Chief Executive and Directors Meeting Details May 2007
Tuesday 12 June 2007
On this page you will find details of meetings held and attended by the Chief Executive and Directors of the Food Standards Agency during May 2007.
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 - FSA Chief Executive
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 14/05/07 | Food and Drink Federation – Melanie Leech, DG; John Wood, Director of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs; Helen McDermott, Corporate Policy Manager. | John, Gill Fine and Terrence Collis - regular stocktake* |
| 14/05/07 | Chilled Foods Association annual lecture | Attended lecture and reception – networking opportunity |
| 17/05/07 | British Meat Packers Association conference | Delivered speech on review of official controls on meat; better regulation; sustainability |
| 18/05/07 | Geoffrey Podger, Health & Safety Executive | Regular stocktake* |
| 21/05/07 | Which? 50th anniversary reception at HoL | Networking opportunity |
| 23/05/07 | Chilled Foods Association – Kaarin Goodburn, Sec General; Helen Sission, Chair | John and Gill Fine - regular stocktake* |
| 23/05/07 | British Veterinary reception | Networking opportunity |
| 24/05/07 | Which? reception with European consumer orgs, Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Networking opportunity |
Gill Fine - Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/07 | All-Ireland Nutrition Evidence Base Conference - "Dietary Health: the evidence for change" | To give a presentation |
| 02/05/07 | Jack Winkler - Food & Health Research - Nutrition Policy at London Metropolitan University | Update meeting |
| 03/05/07 | Stakeholders | Consultation Day - addition of vitamins and minerals meeting |
| 08/05/07 | British Retail Consortium Nutrition Committee | To Discuss Sat Fat and Energy |
| 09/05/07 | Norman Lamb MP and the Chair | Meeting |
| 14/05/07 | Melanie Leech/John Wood/Helen McDermott - Food and Drink Federation (FDF) | Regular Stocktake* |
| 14/05/07 | Leatherhead Food International | To give a presentation at the Leatherhead Open Day |
| 17/05/07 | BMPA | Attended BMPA Annual Dinner |
| 21/05/07 | Which? | Which? Reception hosted by Lord Dubs |
| 23/05/07 | Chilled Food Association | Update Meeting |
| 23/05/07 | British Nutrition Foundation | Update meeting with Judy Buttriss |
| 30/05/07 | Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionary Association(BCCCA) | BCCCA Annual Lunch |
David Statham - Director of Enforcement
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/07 | Alan Davies, Health and Safety Executive | Update meeting |
| 03/05/07 | German Federal Govt. | Update meeting |
| 08/05/07 | Geoff Ward, HMS Ltd (Environmental health, Hospitality industry consultancy) | Meeting |
| 10/05/07-11/05/07 | Chartered institute of Environmental Health (East Midlands) | Conference Presentation |
| 15/05/07 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | Visit |
| 21/05/07 | Which? | Meeting on Scores on the Doors |
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/07 | A group of small and medium sized food enterprises in Midlands | Presentation about the FSA – our role as regulator, incident handling; health issues. Attended by Regional Unit. |
| 02/05/07 | Kerr Wilson – Pesticides Safety Directorate | Update meeting |
| 16/05/07 | Chief Scientific Advisor’s Committee | Regular meeting |
George Patterson - Director of FSA Scotland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/07 | Fiona Bissett, Medical Advisor in the Deputy CMO's Office in Scotland | Fiona has recently taken up post in the Deputy CMO's Office and met with our Senior Management Team to gain a better understanding of the role of FSAS and how our work sits with Scottish Executive Health Department, in particular with regard to diet and nutrition issues as well as how we deal with emergencies/outbreaks. |
Morris McAllister - Director of FSA Northern Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/07 | Health professionals from across Ireland | All Island Conference on 'Dietary Health, a review of the evidence' – sponsored by Food Safety Promotion Board, FSAI and FSANI |
| 03/05/07 | Senior officials from Public Sector organisations | Breakfast briefing 'The New Dispensation: The Restoration of the NI Assembly and a Power-Sharing Executive' |
| 08/05/07 | Ronnie Jordan, John Speers and Liz Redmond at Dept. Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) offices | To discuss food safety issues |
| 09/05/07 | Dr Brian Smyth, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (NI) | Food Surveillance Database and future of CDSC (NI) |
| 10/05/07 | Dr John O’Brien, Chief Executive of FSAI | Regular update meeting to discuss a wide range of strategic issues |
| 11/05/07 | FSANI staff and colleagues from AVH | Restoration of Devolution Seminar |
| 21/05/07 | Dr Roy Ramsey, Director of Environmental Protection | Visit to Environment & Heritage Service to inspect new premises in relation to Accommodation 2010 requirements |
| 22/05/07 | Mr R Houston, Chief Veterinary Officer, DARD | Quarterly routine meeting to discuss a wide range of issues |
| 23/05/07 | NIFAC Members | Mr McAllister provides update report on Executive activity |
| 29/05/07 | Various stakeholders | Macey’s book launch at The Odyssey – sponsored by Health Promotion Agency and FSANI – for P3 pupils |
Terrence Collis - Director of Communications
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 02/05/07 | Steve John, PepsiCo | Update |
| 03/05/07 | Julian Hunt, Communications Director, Food & Drink Federation | Update discussion around melamine found in US pet food. |
| 08/05/07 | Hosts from the South African Brewer - Miller and delegates from Advertising Standards Authority, British Airways and the Observer amongst other interested parties. | Forum to discuss regulation and freedom of choice |
| 09/05/07 | Prof. Richard Moody | Discussion on Communication policy and practises for his forthcoming book. |
| 14/05/07 | Food and Drink Federation – Melanie Leech, DG; John Wood, Dir of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs; Helen McDermott, Corporate Policy Manager. | Stocktake* Meeting with Gill Fine and John Harwood |
| 15/05/07 | Anthony Gooch, Head of Communciations for the European Commission | Stocktake* |
| 18/05/07 | Which? | Reception for their stakeholders |
| 21/05/05 | Peter Wight, Head of Public Affairs, Marks and Spencer | Update |
| 23/05/07 | Food and Drink Federation/British Retail Consortium Workshop | Half day workshop for the FSA and industry |
* Stakeholder 'stocktakes' are held to discuss issues of shared interest and concern at a strategic level, to develop a common understanding, and ensure effective partnership in the delivery of each others vision and aims.