Chief Executive and Directors meeting details March 2009
Monday 20 July 2009
On this page you will find details of meetings held and attended by the Chief Executive and Directors of the Food Standards Agency during March 2009.
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.
Tim Smith - Chief Executive
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 03/03/09 | Bob Cotton (Chief Executive) & John Dyson (Food & Technical Adviser)British Hospitality Association | To discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 04/03/09 | International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO)Meeting with Dr Tim Lobstein (Director of Policy) | Discussion on matters of mutual interest |
| 06/03/09 | Internal MHS Scotland Stakeholder Event with stakeholders present | Attendance |
| 09/03/09 | Visit to Institute of Food Research (IFR), Norwich Research Park | Fact finding visit |
| 09/03/09 | Evening Event at Institute of Food Research (IFR), Norwich Research Park | Chairing event |
| 20/03/09 | Seafish Industry Authority Humber Seafood Institute | Fact finding visit |
| 24/03/09 | British Heart Foundation (BHF) Meeting with Peter Hollins (Chief Executive) and other members of BHF | Roundtable dsicussion to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 31/03/09 | Dinner with Iain Ferguson (Chief Executive) of Tate and Lyle | Discussions on matters of mutual interest |
Gill Fine - Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03/09 | British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) | Update meeting with Roy Ballam and Stephanie Valentine |
| 03/03/09 | British Hospitality Association (BHA) | Update meeting with Bob Cotton (CE) and John Dyson (Food and Technical Affairs Adviser) |
| 04/03/09 | British Retail Consortium (BRC) | Update meeting |
| 05 & 06/03/09 | Dairy UK | Meeting and visit to Modern cheese Making Factory in Cornwall |
| 10/03/09 | Kraft Foods | Meeting with Gerd Harzer, Senior Director of International Nutrition |
| 18/03/09 | Which? | Update meeting |
| 24/03/09 | British Heart Foundation (BHF) | Meeting |
| 31/03/09 | Business4Life | Meeting with Jane Holdsworth |
Terrence Collis - Director of Communications
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 04/03/09 | Interview with Ben Shimshon, Brand Democracy | Strategy & Research |
| 11/03/09 | Charlotte Lambkin – Director of Comms at BAE Systems plc | Discussion about Communications |
| 16/03/09 | Fiona Fox -Director.Science Media Centre | General update meeting |
| 18/03/09 | Julian Hunt, Director of Communications.Food and Drink Federation | Communications update meeting |
| 24/03/09 | British Heart Foundation Roundtable | Roundtable update discussion with Tim Smith |
| 30/03/09 | Deborah Mattinson - Joint Chair.Chime Research & Engagement Division | General update meeting |
George Paterson - Director of Food Standards Agency Scotland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 06/03/09 | Stakeholder attendees: Ian Anderson (Executive Manager,Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers),Douglas Scott (Chief Executive, Scottish Federation of Meat Traders' Association),Brian Simpson (Scottish Beef Cattle Association), Kim Haywood & Ian Mathews (National Beef Association), George Milne (National Sheep Association), Andrew Wright (Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers Scotland), Tim Bailey (Scottish Food Quality Certification), Fred J Carss (Wishaw Abattoir Ltd), Caroline Gregory (Rural and Environment Research and Analysis Directorate), Geva Blackett (Scottish Countryside Alliance),Joe Watson (Press & Journal - Farming Editor),Dan Buglass (The Scotsman),Penny Johnstone, Nigel Miller & Jim McLaren (National Farmers Union Scotland), James Fallens & Angus Lowden (The Association of Meat Inspectors), Billy Stewart ( A.K.Stoddart), Alan Kirkwood (Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers), Martin Morgan (Scottish Government Rural Directorate), Jamie Chapman (Shotts Abattoir), George Jarron (Scott Brothers,Dundee), Brian Emery (St. Andrews Slaughterhouse), Archi Drummond, Ian McWatt,Steve McGrath & George Ogle (Meat Hygiene Service),Martin Caldwell- speaker(Mull Slaughterhouse), David Cameron, Graeme Millar, Jim Wildgoose & George Trotter (Scottish Food Advisory Committee) Gerard McGafferty (Scotbeef) Alan McNaughton (McIntosh Donald) | Meeting with Scottish Stakeholders to consult with them on Meat Hygenie Service Meat Charging issues. Chair, Councillor Andrew Arbuckle. Tim Smith (FSA speaker) also attended by John Bush (FSA) & Elspeth MacDonald, Stephen Hendry, Morag Pyper, Graham Ewen (FSAS), Charles Milne CVO Scotland |
| 20/03/09 | A.G. Barr Limited | Professor Charles Milne Director-Designate for FSA Scotland and Dr. Paterson met with Jonathan Kemp (Commercial Director) and Adrian Troy (Marketing Director) in Edinburgh to discuss their progress in removing artificial colours from their products |
Steve Wearne - Director of Food Standards Agency Wales
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 05/03/09 | Welsh Assembly Government Leadership Conference, Heronston Hall, Bridgend | Presentation on leadership |
| 13/03/09 | Kath Johnson, Swansea County Council | Discussion of experiences in operating a Scores on the Doors Scheme |
| 16/03/09 | Ronnie Alexander and Stephen Wall, Welsh Assembly Government | FSA Wales funding by Welsh Assembly Government |
| 18/03/09 | Stakeholder Meeting, Peterstone Court Hotel, Brecon | Update stakeholders meeting on proposals for changes to meat hygiene charges |
Gerry McCurdy - Director of Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 03/03/09 | Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee Meeting | Mr McCurdy inter alias provides update report on Executive activity |
| 20/03/09 | Mr Phelim O’Neill, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association | Meat Hygenie Chargin Presentation at Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland offices |