Board Meeting 12 October 2000

Thursday 12 October 2000

Church House, Westminster, London

Agenda

Chairman's Introduction and Apologies for Absence 11.00 - 11.05

Item 1 Minutes of the Food Standards Agency Board Meeting , 21 September 2000, Spires Conference Centre, Belfast
Paper FSA 00/05/01
11.05 - 11.10

Item 2 Chairman's Report
(Sir John Krebs)
11.10 - 11.20

Item 3 Deputy Chief Executive's Report
(Jon Bell) 11.20 - 11.30

Items for substantive discussion (yellow pages)

Item 4 Foodborne Disease
Paper FSA 00/05/02
(Judith Hilton) 11.30 - 12.20

Item 5 The Agency's Communications Strategy
Paper FSA 00/05/03
(Neil Martinson) 12.20 - 12.40

Item 6 Reports from Chairmen of Advisory Committees

Papers FSA 00/05/04
(Sir John Arbuthnott)

FSA 00/05/05
(Ann Hemingway)

FSA 00/05/06
(Michael Walker) 12.40 - 12.55

Any other business 12.55 - 13.15

Close of Meeting 13.15

Q&A Session 13.15 - 13.45

Papers for Information

Information from Industry on the Potential Consumer Benefits of GM Foods
NOTE 00/05/01

National Scrapie Plan: Food Standards Agency's Response to Consultation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF)
NOTE 00/05/02

Papers Provided under Standing Order

Forward Look of Board Agenda Items
SO 00/05/01

Schedule of Dates for Board Meetings, 2000/01
SO 00/05/02

Record of Attendance at Board Meetings
SO 00/05/03

Summary of Members' Engagements
SO 00/05/04

Register of Board Members' Interests
SO 00/05/05