OTM Stakeholder Group: Members and Terms of reference
Wednesday 16 October 2002
To advise the Food Standards Agency on whether, or not, the over thirty months rule may be varied without unacceptable risk to consumers. If so, to make recommendations on appropriate measures which could replace the rule.
Taking into account:
- a scientific assessment of the BSE risk from the current arrangements, ie retaining the OTM rule, including from both imported and domestic products.
- a scientific assessment of the BSE risk from the various options for replacing the OTM rule, including from both imported and domestic products.
- practicality and enforceability;
- costs and benefits;
- the requirements of EU legislation; and
- the views of stakeholders.
Chairman
John Krebs, FSA Chairman
Members
FSA
Jon Bell, Acting Chief Executive
Debby Reynolds, Veterinary Director
Science
Peter Smith, Risk Assessment Group and SEAC Chairman
Jill Nute, OVS, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Consumer
Brian Oliphant, NI consumer representative
Dr John Godfrey, FoodAware and FSA Consumer Committee
Anne Campbell, Scottish Food Advisory Committee
Enforcement
Phil Gore, Suffolk Coastal DC
Industry
Mike Attenborough, MLC
Neil Cutler, National Farmers Union
Alistair Donaldson, Scottish Assoc Meat Wholesalers
Sion Aron, Farmers Union of Wales
Observers
Human BSE Foundation
Rural Payments Agency
DH
DEFRA
SEERAD
Welsh Assembly
DARD, NI
Meat Hygiene Service
FSA/SEAC Risk Assessment Group: Terms of reference
To assist SEAC in advising the Food Standards Agency on the
- predicted course of the BSE epidemic in UK cattle from 2002 taking into account the results of testing;
- extent of BSE in cattle over thirty months of age now and in the future;
- level of BSE infectivity entering the food chain now and in the future continuing with the current controls;
- levels of BSE infectivity which might enter the food chain now and in the future in moving to the controls prescribed in the EU legislation including testing;
taking into account the impact of the animal feed controls, cattle identification, TSE tests and other measures since March 1996.
Members
Professor Peter Smith (Chair)
Sir John Krebs
Roy Anderson (SEAC member)
Peter Jinman (SEAC member)
Ray Bradley (former SEAC member)
Bryan Grenfell (Cambridge University)
Mark Woolhouse (Edinburgh University)
Phil Minor (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC))
Dagmar Heim (Swiss CVO’s office)
Grahmam Medley (Warwick University)
Simon Cousens (LSHTM)
Gérard Pascal (SSC Chair)
Expert Advisers
Imperial College
VLA
DNV Consulting
Peter Soul DEFRA
Observers
Government Departments
European Commission