Food Standards Agency as a regulator?
Monday 1 August 2005
Ref: WA41/O5CK
As part of its programme of regular open meetings, the Welsh Food Advisory Committee of FSA Wales is holding a meeting on regulatory matters in Abergavenny on Wednesday 21 September.
During the meeting, the facets of the Agency's work in Wales will be examined, in particular the Agency's role as a regulator; regulation within Wales from a National Assembly perspective and an insight into how the local authorities actually enforce food law in Wales.
Anyone with an interest is invited to attend this meeting, to share their views on related issues that matter to them and comment upon the deliberations during an open question and answer session.
The meeting will be held in the Ballroom of the Angel Hotel, Cross Street, Abergavenny, and will take place between 9am and 1pm.
The Welsh Food Advisory Committee gives advice and information to the Food Standards Agency on its operations in Wales. As part of its commitment to openness, it regularly holds open meetings across the country.
Members of the public wishing to attend the open meeting should contact Deb Morgan on 029 2067 8999 or email: deb.morgan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Notes to editors
The Welsh Food Advisory Committee comprises:
Mrs Ann Hemingway, Chair
Professor Robert Bell, managing director of the Environmental Advice Centre Ltd, a multidisciplinary environmental consultancy based in North Wales
Dr David Casemore, formerly Head of the National Cryptosporidium Reference Unit of the Public Health Laboratory Service
Ms Kate Hovers, a consultant veterinary surgeon
Professor Margaret Griffiths, Head of the Law School at the University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd
Professor James Parry, a professor of genetics based at the University of Wales, Swansea
Mrs Dilwen Phillips, an officer on the Board of Trustees of the National Federation of Women's Institutes
Professor Robert Pickard, Director-General of the British Nutrition Foundation
Mr Andrew Johnson, a consultant for the fresh food industry
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