Chief Executive and Directors Meeting Details July 2007
Tuesday 21 August 2007
On this page you will find details of meetings held and attended by the Chief Executive and Directors of the Food Standards Agency during July 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 03/07/07 - 05/07/07 | Local Government Association (LGA) Annual Conference,Birmingham |
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| 11/07/07 | Dairy UK Summer Reception, House of Commons | Networking opportunity |
| 20/07/07 | Ingmar Streese,First Councillor, German Embassy (Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection) | Meet and greet / opportunity to share and discuss issues of mutual interest |
| 23/07/07 | Professor Kent Woods, Medical Health Research Agency (MHRA) | Stocktake meeting |
| 27/07/07 | Fiona Adshead, Deputy Chief Medical Officer(DCMO), Dept. of Health (DH) | Stocktake meeting |
| 30/07/07 | Food and Drink Federation (Melanie Leech, Director General / Helen McDermott, Corporate Policy Manager) | Stocktake meeting |
Andrew Wadge - Chief Scientist and Director of Food Safety
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 04/07/07 | Dr Susan Jebb Medical Research Council (MRC) Human Nut. Res. Cambridge | Stakeholder networking |
| 05/07/07 | Alan Lyne, Colin Speller & Andrew Walker,ADAS UK Ltd | Stakeholder network meeting |
| 10/07/07 | Science Festival – part of Milton Keynes 40th Anniversary event | Expert panel member, food safety and nutrition issues |
David Statham - Director of Enforcement
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 05/07/07 | Robyn Fairman – Cabinet Officer | |
| 10/07/07 | Edinburgh City Council | Visit |
| 13/07/07 | Nikki Pearson Chartered Institute of Environmental Health | Future Seminars |
| 17/07/07 | David Gregory and Mark Shippey - Marks and Spencer | General update |
| 25/07/07 | Wendy Martin -Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS) | General update |
| 25/07/07 | Ron Gainsford CE Trading Standards Institute | General update |
Terrence Collis - Director of Communications
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 03/07/07 | Piers Pottinger | Information sharing/update mtg |
| 04/07/07 05/07/07 | European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Helsinki, Mtg | Advisory Forum Communications Group |
| 06/07/07 | Yvette Murphy, Director of Corporate Communications, | Introduction and information sharing, Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD), which provides knowledge, supply chain best practice and consumer insight to the food and grocery industry. |
| 09/07/07 | Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Parliamentary Reception | Get together |
| 30/07/07 | Jonathan Prynn (included Chief Exec) | Catch up matters/information sharing |
Joy Winney - Director of FSA Wales
| Date | Who | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/07/07 | Joy Whinney & John Spence, Welsh Board Member, Chair of Welsh Food Advisory Committee (WFAC) met with Peter Farley Head of Public Protection and Dr Tony Jewell, Chief Medical Officer. | Introduce new Board Member and Chair of WFAC. Discuss the way forward on working with the Welsh Assembly | |
| 12/07/07 | Joy Whinney | FSA Liaison Meeting with Welsh Assembly | |
| 24/07/07 | Joy Whinney met with Huw Williams, Ceredigion County Council | FSA Liaison Meeting with Welsh Assembly |
Morris McAllister - Director of FSA of FSA Northan Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 05/07/07 | Tom Frawley,Assembly Ombudsman for NI | Governance arrangements |
| 24/07/07 | Dr Malcolm McKibbin, Permanent Secretary Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development | Introductory meeting covering relationships, governance and political developments |
| 30/07/07 | Noel Kelly Departmental Solicitor’s Office (DSO) | Provision of dedicated legal advice to FSANI |
George Patterson - Director of FSA Scotland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 04/07/07 | Dr. George Paterson and FSA Chair met with Alastair MacPhie , Chief Executive of MacPhie’s of Glenbervie, (Independent Food Ingredients Manufacturer), their Development Director, Fraser Hogg and their Head of Quality, Mark Duncan. | To talk about salt reduction in their foods and the Agency’s Fat Strategy |
| 07/07/07 | Dr. George Paterson, Graeme Millar, Scottish Board Member and FSA Chair met with Ms. Shona Robison, Minister for Public Health, Scotland Government | Introductory meeting with new Minister following the Scottish Parliamentary electionsin May 2007.They discussed the strategic aims and objectives of the Agency and the Minister outlined her public health priorities. |
| 05/07/07 | Dr. George Paterson, Graeme Millar, Scottish Board Member and FSA Chair met with Dr. Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Scotland. | Meeting to introduce FSA Chair to Scotland’s CMO during DDH’s visit to Scotland. They discussed current issues and Dr. Burns raised the trans fat situation in Scotland. |
* Stakeholder “stocktakes” are held to discuss issues of shared interest and concern at a strategic level, to develop a common understanding, and ensure effective partnership in the delivery of each others vision and aims.