MHPF 17th Meeting: 6 November 2008

Welcome and Introduction
Peter Hewson

Apologies & domestic arrangements
Liz Stretton

(i) Adoption of draft minutes of 16th meeting (MHPF 06/11/03) - Peter Hewson
(ii) Matter arising and action points - Liz Stretton
(iii) Information papers

• Advisory Body for the Delivery of Official Controls (MHPF 06/11/07)
• Skin on sheep (MHPF 06/11/05)

FSA restructuring in relation to meat issues
Peter Hewson

Reports from the Policy Development Working Groups:

• White Meat Group - Jeremy Hall
• Red Meat Group - Jo Head
• Game Group - Tim Hoggarth

Work in progress

• MHS Business Agreements - Jane Downes
• Optimisation Review Project - Janes Downes
• OR – recommendations 15 & 17 (MHPF 06/11/04) - Joanna Fullick/Javier Dominguez
• Public consultation on MHS charging - David Hart
• BSE / TSE / SRM issues - Paul Holley/David Carruthers
• Approval of establishments - Peter Hewson
• Action on persistently non-compliant businesses - John Cragg

Post Mortem Inspection
(MHPF 06/11/08) Milorad Radakovic

• Effectiveness
• Visual Inspection pilot

Future Meat Hygiene Controls Programme
Catherine Bowles

• FSA Workshop 30 September
• Lyon Seminar and CVOs meeting (MHPF 06/11/06) - Javier Dominguez
• Group discussion - MHPF members

Slaughterhouse hygiene measures (website demonstration)
Mary Howell

Any other business

Proposed date of the next meeting: 18 May 2009