Chief Executive and Directors meeting details November 2007
Tuesday 8 January 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 November 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 - Chief Executive
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 06/11/07 | Peter Kendall President, and Richard MacDonald, Director General. National Farmers Union. | Primary production issues. Managed and led by Chair, John Harwood accompanied |
| 07/11/07 | Andy Lebrecht, Director General, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Regular stocktake meeting accompanied by Andrew Wadge FSA Chief Scientist and Director of Food Safety |
| 12/11/07 | Dr Fiona Adshed, Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Department of Health, | Stocktake meeting. Accompanied by Gill Fine, FSA Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health |
| 13/11/07 | Justin King. Sainsbury plc | Regular catch-up meeting. Managed and led by Chair, John Harwood accompanied |
| 21/11/07 | Trading Standards Institute dinner | Networking opportunity |
| 23/11/07 | Melanie Leech, Director General, John Wood, Director, Helen McDermott, Corporate Affairs. Food and Drink Federation. | Regular stocktake meeting. Accompanied by Gill Fine, FSA Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health, and Stephen Humphreys, External Affairs & Comms Deputy Director |
| 26/11/07 | Industry Stakeholder Forum | Regular meeting with stakeholders to discuss items of mutual interest (FSA contact: Matthew Cooper) |
| 27/11/07 | British Frozen Foods Federation Annual Luncheon | Networking opportunity |
Gill Fine - Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 02/11/07 | John Stewart, Cabinet Office | Introductory Meeting |
| 07/11/07 | European Food Law Association UK Autumn Seminar | Attended and gave presentation |
| 08/11/07 | Food Drink Federation Health and Wellbeing Steering Group | Attendance |
| 12/11/07 | Fiona Adshead, Dept of Health | Regular Update Meeting |
| 13/11/07 | Murray Sherwin, Saphron Powell and Peter Kell - Director General Minstry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food of New Zealand plus colleagues | Introductory Meeting |
| 15/11/07 | Food Policy Officials Meeting, Cabinet Office | Meeting |
| 16/11/07 | National Heart Forum | Annual General meeting |
| 21/11/07 | British Medical Association Evening Seminar | Attended and gave a presentation on Signposting |
| 22/11/07 | British Nutrition Foundation | Annual luncheon and lecture |
| 23/11/07 | Cabinet Office plus other Whitehall Depts | Presentation with Andrew Wadge |
| 23/11/07 | Food Drinks Federation | Stock take meeting with John Harwood and Terrence Collis |
| 26/11/07 | Rank Prize Fund | Attended Meeting |
| 28/11/07 | Dispatches, Channel 4 | Television Interview |
| 28/11/07 | Food Drinks Federation | Attended the FDF Nutrition Sub-Committee meeting |
| 29/11/07 | Dr Herve Nordmann of Ajinomoto and Chris Whitehouse | Meeting |
| 30/11/07 | Chartered Institute of Environmental Health | Meeting with Jenny Morris |
| 30/11/07 | British Frozen Food Federation | Meeting with Brian Young, Director General |
Andrew Wadge - Chief Scientist and Director of Food Safety
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 21/11/2007 | Scientific Forum - European Food Standards Authority | 5th year anniversary event |
David Statham - Director of Enforcement
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 16/11/07 | Nikki Pearson, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health | Conference discussion |
| 20/11/07 | Wendy Martin, Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services | Business meeting |
| 28/11/07 | South East Regional Food Group, Guildford | Business meeting |
| 30/11/07 | European Food Law Enforcement Practitioners Forum | Business meeting |
Terrence Collis - Director of Communications
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 02/11/07 | Consumer Attitude, Survey | Debrief presentation |
| 08/11/07 | Food and Drink Federation, Health and Wellbeing Steering Group | General discussion of FSA's work and identify any areas where FSA would like help from industry |
| 08/11/07 | Melanie Fanstone, Assignments Editor, UK Specialists, Health, Science and Environment | Introductory meeting |
| 13/11/07 | Jane Leaman, Director of Public Health Swindon PCT and Swindon Borough Council | Introductory meeting |
| 19/11/07 | Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University and Erik Millstone, Professor in Science and Technology | Update/information sharing meeting with other FSA officials |
| 20/11/07 21/11/07 | European Food Safety Authority, Scientific Forum and 5th Year Anniversary | Safe Food to Healthy Diets – EU Risk Assessment Past, Present and Future. Brussels update/information sharing |
| 26/11/07 | Industry Organisations Stakeholder Forum attended by : British Poultry Council, British Retail Consortium, British Soft Drinks Association, Chilled Food Association, Diary UK, Federation of Bakers, Food and Drink Federation, Food Solutions, Fresh Produce Consortium, Health Food Manufacturers Association, National Farmers Union, National Federation of Meat and Food Traders, Provision Trade Federation Limited, Wine and Spirit Trade Association. | Update/information sharing/introductory meeting with FSA officials |
| 29/11/07 30/11/07 | Officials from Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Communications Department | Update/information sharing/introductory meeting with officials at FSA |
Steven Wearne - Director of Food Standards Agency Wales
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 08/11/07 | Gwenda Thomas. National Assembly Member | |
| 08/11/07 | University of Wales Institute Cardiff.– ‘A Healthy City’ Dr Stephen Monaghan, Director of Public Health, Cardiff Local Health Board. | Dinner |
Morris McAllister - Director of Food Standards Agency, Northern Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 07/11/07 | Belfast Harbour Commissioners | Event,'Welcoming the Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers to Clarendon' |
| 16/11/07 | Gerry Lavery, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) | DARD Governance |