Chief Executive and Directors meeting details June 2008
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Details of meetings held and attended by the Chief Executive and Directors of the Food Standards Agency during June 2008.
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 is not mentioned, it is because he or she had no meetings with external stakeholders during the displayed month.
Tim Smith - Chief Executive
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 02/06/08 | Helen Ghosh, Permanent Secretary, Defra | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 04/06/08 | Campden Day 2008,Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association | Attendee |
| 09/06/08 | Jeanette Longfield from Sustain Joyce D’Silva & Phil Brook from Compassion in Farming. Vicki Hird from Friends of the Earth. Annette Pinner from Vegetarian Society | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by Terrence Collis and Gill Fine |
| 09/06/08 | Dinner with Chilled Food Association including :Ian Arnold, Managing Director - Kettleby Foods, Ken Baird, Technical Director and Dr Trefor Campbell CBE, Chairman - Moy Park Joe Dunne, Technical Director, Kerry Foods, John Freestone, Chief Executive Officer - Pasta Reale, Kaarin Goodburn, Secretary General – Chilled Food Association, Christopher Jackson, Technical Director -Macrae Foods, Alison Robertson, Technical Director and Daniels Chilled Foods, Helen Sisson, Technical Director –Greencore, Brian Stein, Chief Executive Officer - Samworth Bros, Carole Stewart, Technical Director - Northern Foods | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 10/06/08 | Graham Jukes, Chief Executive and Jenny Morris, Principal Policy Officer, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by David Statham |
| 10/06/08 | Summer Parliamentary Reception, House of Commons | Attendee |
| 10/06/08 | Food and Drink Federation Executive Committee Dinner | Attendee |
| 13/06/08 | Judy Hardagon, Chief Executive, School Food Trust | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest.Also attended by Gill Fine |
| 17/06/08 | Lord Rooker | Accompanying Dame Deirdre Hutton, Chair, FSA (Chair’s meeting) |
| 17/06/08 | 2008 Which? Awards | Attendee |
| 17/06/08 | Bob Cotton, Chief Executive, British Hospitality Association | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by Gill Fine |
| 18/06/08 | Joanne Denny-Finch, Institute of Grocery Distribution | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by Gill Fine |
| 19/06/08 & 20/06/08 | Royal Highland Show | Attendee |
| 19/06/08 | Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland Luncheon | Attendee |
| 23/06/08 | Prof David Harper, DG, Health Improvement and Protection and Chief Scientist, Dept of Health | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 23/06/08 | Tony Worth, Chief Executive, LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 23/06/08 | Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 23/06/08 | Health Protection Agency Reception for Sir John Harman | Attendee |
| 24/06/08 | Geoffrey Podger, Chief Executive, Health and Safety Executive | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 25/06/08 | British Retail Association Annual Luncheon | Attendee |
| 25/06/08 | Norman Bagley, AIMS (Association of Independent Meat Suppliers) | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 27/06/08 | Marks & Spencer plc | Site visit |
George Paterson - Director of Food Standards Agency Scotland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 03/06/08 | Mr David Mason, Director of Climate Change and Water Industry and Environmental Quality Directorates Scottish Government | Meeting between FSA Scotland Director and Mr. Mason to discuss issues relating to water supplies and milk parlours |
| 18/06/08 | Royal Environmental Health Institute Scotland (REHIS) | Annual update meeting between FSA Scotland (FSAS) Senior Management Team and REHIS |
| 18/06/08 | Scottish Whisky Association (SWA) | Annual update meeting between FSAS Senior Management Team and the SWA Scientific Committee |
Steve Wearne - Director of Food Standards Agency Wales
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 02/06/08 | Rhys Evans, Acting Director, Welsh Consumer Council | Meeting on issues of common interest |
| 04/06/08 | AM Reception with Chair, Welsh Assembly Government | Meeting on issues of common interest |
| 04/06/08 | Gwenda Thomas Deputy Minister for Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government | Meeting on issues of common interest |
| 04/06/08 | Abattoir visit, Cig Calon Cymru, Cross Hands Business Park, Carmarthen | Meeting on issues of common interest |
| 04/06/08 | Faculty of Public Health Annual Dinner | Representational |
| 05/06/08 | University Wales Institute of Cardiff, School of Health Stakeholder Group | Representational |
| 10/06/08 | Food Standards Agency Summer Parliamentary Reception, House of Commons | Representational |
| 17/06/08 | FSA Liaison Meeting, Welsh Assembly Government | Regular meeting of co-ordinating committee of central and local government bodies in Wales |
| 18/06/08 | British Veterinary Association Annual Welsh Dinner | Representational |
| 24/06/08 | Meeting with Welsh Food Fraud Coordination Unit, Aberaeron | Annual review meeting |
| 27/06/08 | Steve Dube, Western Mail | MHS charges for official controls |
Morris McAllister - Director of Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 02/06/08 | Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) - Dinner | Meet with new Chairman of Members of ACAF |
| 03/06/08 | Dr Jon Bell | Safefood - proposal on the development of enteric reference services for the island of Ireland |
| 17/06/08 | 'Award Ceremony' for Diploma in Nutrition & Health - Dr Brian Gaffney, Chief Executive, Health Promotion Agency | Award diplomas to EHO’s |
| 18/06/08 | NIFAC (Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee | Mr McAllister provides update report on Executive activity |