Chief Executive and Directors meeting details October 2009
Thursday 29 October 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 October 2009.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 06/10/09 | National Skills Academy Board Meeting and Dinner | Board Member and attendee |
| 07/10/09 | Nigel Dunlop, Moy Park | Discussion on matters of mutual interest |
| 08/10/09 | Interview for Brakes – Seasons Magazine | Interviewee |
| 08/10/09 | Ross Warburton and Melanie Leech, Food and Drinks Federation | Discussion on matters of mutual interest, Jeff Rooker FSA Chair also attended |
| 12/10/09 | Dr Al Kanhal, President of Saudi Food & Drug Authority | Discussion on matters of mutual interest |
| 12/10/09 | Council of Food Policy Advisers Meeting | Board Member and attendee |
| 19/10/09 | Visit to Hilton Food Group, Huntingdon | Fact-finding visit |
| 22/10/09 | USA/UK Workshop on Tackling Obesity, Washington DC | Panel Member and Guest Speaker |
| 26/10/09 | Bert Houston, CVO, DARD | Discussion on matters of mutual interest, Gerry McCurdy also attended |
| 27/10/09 | Justin McCracken, Health Protectin Agency | Discussion on matters of mutual interest |
| 29/10/09 | Gillian Merron, Minister of State, Public Health | Discussion on matters of mutual interest (FSA staff meet and greet) |
| 29/10/09 | Paul Mayers, Ass. VP of Programmes, Canadian Food and Inspection Agency | Discussion on matters of mutual interest |
Gill Fine - Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 06/10/09 | National Obesity Forum Conference | Attendance and presentation |
| 08/10/09 | Salt Campaign Phase 4 launch event | Attendance |
| 16/10/09 | Council Working Group for the Food Information Proposal | Attendance |
| 21/10/09 | National Heart Forum | NHF members meeting: Action on trans fats, salt and menu labelling in the UK and the US |
| 26/10/09 | Waitrose, Bracknell | Meeting and store visit |
Steve Wearne - Director of Food Standard Agency Wales
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 06/10/09 | Members of Strategic HR Network | Attendance at evening panel discussion on “Achieving Organisational Effectiveness through a Values Driven Culture – Conference” |
| 08/10/09 | Consumer Focus Wales | Video conference to discuss activity following Professor Pennington’s report on the South Wales E.coli outbreak |
| 15/10/09 | Local Better Regulation Office, with national and local regulators from across Wales | Attendance at supper seminar and discussion on the activities of Local Better Regulation Office |
| 23/10/09 | Directors of Public Protection Wales | Attendance at quarterly meeting to provide update on activities of FSA in Wales |
Gerry McCurdy - Director of Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 06/10/09 | Meeting in Craigavon with personnel from Moypark | Campylobacter in poultry |
| 08/10/09 | Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee Retreat | Mr McCurdy inter alias provides update report on Executive activity |
| 08/10/09 | ARD Committee Inquiry into Dioxins Incident at Boardroom, Buswells Hotel Dublin | Dioxins Incident Inquiry |
| 12/10/09 | Antoinette McKeown, Chief Executive, Consumer Council for Northern Ireland | Consumer interests in food |
| 15/10/09 | Food Safety Authority of Ireland - 10th Annual Event “The Evolution of Food Safety 1999-2009” | Dublin Conference |
| 15/10/09 | Northern Ireland Food & Drink Association’s 13th Annual Dinner | Annual Dinner |
| 19/10/09 | Meeting with Dr David Heymann, Chairman, Health Protection Agency | Interface between Health Protection Agency/Food Standards Agency |
| 20/10/09 | Chair Food Veterinary Office open meeting at Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland | Poultry mission to United Kingdom |
| 20/10/09 | Health Protection Agency Dinner | Annual Dinner |
| 21/10/09 | Presentation to Health Protection Agency | Food Standards Agency Strategic Plan and Health Protection Agency/Food Standards Agency work re gastric intestinal infection/surveillance/outbreak control |
| 22/10/09 | Meeting of Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety Committee | Work of Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland |
| 26/10/09 | Meeting with personnel from Department of Agriculture & Rural Development and Tim Smith | Review of Department of Agriculture & Rural Development Veterinary Public Health Unit Service |