Chief Executive and Directors meeting details September 2010
Wednesday 20 October 2010
On this page you will find details of meetings held and attended by the Chief Executive and Directors of the Food Standards Agency during Sept 2010
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 | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 02/09/10 | Local Government Regulator | Derek Allen | Regular Catch- up Meeting :
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| 03/09/10 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | External: Richard McDonald and Alan Dearman .Internal: Liz Redmond | Task- Force Meeting on Farm Regulation :
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| 03/09/10 | Cabinet Office | External: Matt Tee (Permanent Secretary of Government Communications) Internal:Terrence Collis | |
| 06/09/10 | Department of Health | David Harper | Regular Catch- up Meeting :
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| 07/09/10 | Food Drink Federation | Melanie Leech | Regular catch up meeting - FSA Changes |
| 16/09/10 | Agriculture and Farming Minister | External: Jim Paice, Caroline Jack and Frances Radcliffe. Internal: Jeff Rooker, Ian Reynolds, Chrissie Tsampazi | Introductory Meeting : Cloning and Meat Charging |
| 17/09/10 | Animal Aid | Kate Fowler | Discussion on CCTV |
| 17/09/10 | Cabinet Office | Sir Gus O’Donnell | |
| 20/09/10 | Tesco | Lucy Neville-Rolfe | Catch up meeting |
| 20/09/10 | Cabinet Office | Helen Dudley | |
| 20/09/10 | Advisory Committee on Consumer Engagement (ACCE) | Liz Breckenridge – Chair | Introductory Meeting |
| 21/09/10 | British Hospitality Association | Ufi Ibrahim – Chief Executive | Introduction Meeting |
| 22/09/10 | VWA - Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Netherlands | External: Wim Schreuders and Laurens Smith. Internal:Kara Thomas, Alison Gleadle, Sharn Bowen | Discuss Heads of Agencies Meeting |
Andrew Wadge - Chief Chief Scientist
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 06/09/10 | Better Regulation Executive | External: Tom Ridge. Internal: Linda Dworowski | Culture change in Whitehall |
| 09/09/10 | Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) | Adrian Belton and Mike Wray, Alisdair Wotherspoon, Patrick Miller and Richard Dickinson | FSA research |
| 13/09/10 | Communities and Local Government (CLG) | Jeremy Watson, Chief Scientific Advisor of CLG | Food law enforcement |
| 16/09/10 | Technical Liaison Group including Sally Barber and Peter Wight, M&S, Alex Kyriakides, Sainsburys and other major retailer reps (Tesco, Asda,) | Regular catch up on various issues | |
| 22-23/09/10 | EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) | Members of Advisory Forum chaired by Catherine Geslain-Laneelle | EFSA’s work with member states, food additives and nutrient sources, pesticide residues |
Andrew Rhodes - Director of Operations
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 02/09/10 | Various | External: Philip Davies - Head of Public Protection, Carmarthenshire CC.; Jenny Morris - Policy lead on Food, CIEH; David Kidney - Head of Policy, CIEH; Nick Baker - Local Government Regulation, Environmental Health Policy Forum (North Norfolk); Derek Allen - Executive Director, Local Government Regulation; Kevin Gosling - Head of Health Protection, Winchester; Barny Heywood - Chief Environmental Health Officers Group, NI; David Bull - Local Government Regulation, Food Standards Focus Group (Leicestershire); Mitch Sanders - Manager of Food, Port Health and Trading Standards, Southampton City Council. Ron Gainsford - Chief Executive, Trading Standards Institute | 2nd meeting of the LA Partner Forum. Internal: Tim Smith, Andrew Rhodes, John Barnes, Justin Everard, Adam Treslove, Sharn Bowen, Catriona Stewart |
| 15/09/10 | Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers | External: Ian Anderson, Alan Craig. Internal: Charles Milne | Meeting |
| 15/09/10 | Association of Independent meat Suppliers | External: Norman Bagley. Internal: Charles Milne | Meeting |
| 22/09/10 | Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Conference | External: David Kidney. Internal: Sarah Appleby | Conference |
| 23/09/10 | Visit to City of London (Smithfield Meat Market) & London Port Health Authority (Tilbury) | External: Robert Duffield - Chair of Port Health & Environmental Services Committee; Philip Everett - Director of Environmental Services; Jon Averns - Environmental Health & Public Protection Director; Bryn Aldridge - Port Health & Veterinary Services Director; Michael Seton - Vet officer; Robin Catchlove - Port Health & Veterinary Services Assistant Director; Nick Lee - Principal Environmental Health Office, Meat Inspectors Office; Carlos Gracia - Senior Official Veterinary Surgeon; Mark Boleat - Chairman of Markets Committee; David Smith - Director of Markets; Robert Wilson - Superintendent, Smithfield Market | Visit |
| 28/09/10 | Commission | External: Dr Koen van Dyck(Hygiene), Gianluca Frinzi(Enforcement), Sabine Jeulicher(FVO) Jorgen Alvenn(FVO). Internal: Craig Kirby, Liz Redmond, Javier Dominguez, Mark Ball | Meeting |
| 29/09/10 | Various | External: Stella Nicholas - National Consumer Federation; Diane Sanderson - National Federation of Women’s Institutes; Gail Swan - Women’s Food and Farming Union; Norman Bagley - AIMS; Stephen Rossides - BMPA; Richard Griffiths - BPC; William Lloyd Williams - NFMFT; Ian Anderson - SAMW; Uel Morton, Quality Meat Scotland; Peter Coleman, Creedy Carver; Joseph Keating, NFU; Nigel Miller - NFU Scotland; Nick Fenwick, Farmers’ Union of Wales; David Rutledge, Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland; Gwyn Howells - Hybu Cig Cymru, Meat Promotion Wales ; Hamish Deans - Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Association; Colin Smith - Ulster Farmers’ Union; Phelim O’Neill - Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association ; Dylan Morgan - National Farmers Union, Cymru. David Mainon - ASDA.Internal: Various | Meat Hygiene Project Stakeholder Group |
Terrence Collis - Director of Communications
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 08/09/10 | Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, London Meeting | Internal attendance FSA Communications and Policy Teams | Rolling out a national scheme with the aim of securing wide national coverage for the Olympics |
| 20/09/10 | Industry Stakeholder meeting | Internal attendance : Stephen Humphreys, Deputy Director of Communications | Yearly meeting |
| 27/09/10 | Food & Drink Federation Meeting (FDF) | FDF : Julian Hunt & Barbara Gallani, Food Safety & Science Division. Internal: Stephen Humphreys, Deputy Director of Communications | Catch up meeting |
Alison Gleadle - Interim Director of Corporate Services, Resources and Strategy
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 01/09/10 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (FCL) | External: Sarah Church - Head of Food Policy, Trevor Torkington - Business Management Team, Developing the Food Action Plan, Cheryl Cumberbatch - Stakeholder Engagement and Comms Officer. Internal: Jeremy Hussey and Martin Brewer | FCL Transfer - Finance Meeting |
| 02/09/10 | Department of Health (DH) | External: Richard Cienciala, Vince Rodriguez, Dan Metcalfe, Jane Hare, Julia Taylor, Karen Roe. Internal: Steve Wearne and Richard Hoskin | FSA/DH Transfer Board |
| 16/09/10 | Department of Health (DH)/Defra | External: Richard Cienciala, Dan Metcalfe, Julia Taylor Roe. Internal: Jeremy Hussey | FSA/DH Transfer Board |
| 22/09/10 | VWA – Consumer Product Safety Authority, Netherlands | External: Wim Shreuders, Laurens Smith. Internal: Sharn Bowen and Kara Thomas | Visit to Heathrow BIP with VWA and Officials at Imported Food Office |
| 29/09/10 | Department of Health/Defra | External: Richard Cienciala, Dan Metcalfe, Julia Taylor. Internal: Clair Baynton, Richard Hoskin, Jeremy Hussey | Food Standards Agency Transfer Board |
Charles Milne - Director of Food Standards Agency Scotland
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 08/09/10 | Scottish Government | Drew Sloane Chief Agricultural Officer | Egg Marketing inspections. Sears opportunities. Cloned cattle |
| 08/09/10 | Scottish Government | Simon Hall – Chief Veterinary Officer Scotland. Martin Morgan, (SGRERAD) Scottish Government Rural and Environment Research and Analysis. Directorate | MHC Project; Response to exotic disease outbreaks. Exports of fish to China and Russia. Foodborne Disease Strategy. Cloned Animals. Cypermetherin in salmon/OTC in bees. |
| 10/09/10 | Lakeland Group | Willie Listern - Chief Executive, Colin Blair, Slatwater Production manager. Internal : Bill Adamson | Salmon Incident, Shetland Division of responsibilities.FSA role |
| 15/09/10 | Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers | Ian Anderson - Chief Executive, Alan Craig. Internal: Andrew Rhodes | Update on the Meat Hygiene Charges project |
| 15/09/10 | Association of Independent Meat Suppliers | Norman Bagley | Update on the Meat Hygiene Charges project |
| 22/09/10 | National Farmers Union Scotland | Nigel Miller (Vice Chairman) & Penny Johnstone, Livestock Policy Manager | Update on the Meat Hygiene Charges project |
| 28/09/10 | Aberdeen Journalists | Joe Watson, Eddie Gillanders, Nancy Nicholson. Internal : Stephen Hendry, Peter Midgley, Bill Adamson, Elspeth Macdonald, Maria Tocher, Morag Pyper, Jacqui McElhiney | Foodborne Strategy Cloned Animals |
Gerry McGurdy - Director of Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 07/09/10 - 09/09/10 | Belfast City Council, Association of Port Health Conference 2010. European Integration/Dinner | Elected members | Annual Conference Chair of Food Session.After Dinner Speech |
| 20/09/10 | Food Safety Authority of Ireland | Alan Reilly, Chief Executive | Northern Ireland Executive Review Dioxins; Salmonella DT8, Duck Eggs, Charging for official controls; Tripartite meeting Food Safety Authority of Ireland/Food Safety Promotion Board/Food Standards Agency in NI |
| 20/09/10 | Finfish CFR Meeting in Dublin | Advisory Group Members | Annual meeting |
| 21/09/10 | Department of Health Social Services & Public Safety | Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Liz Mitchell, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Seamus Camplisson, Health Protection Branch, Claire McKee, Health Protection Branch and Martin Coleman. Internal : Maria Jennings, Deputy Director, Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland | Remit of Food Standards Agency. Relations with Public Health Agency, Meat Charging, Relations with Food Safety Promotion Board Foodborne disease - management of outbreaks and guidance |
| 21/09/10 | Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment | David Sterling, Permanent Secretary | Introductory meeting. Meat Charging. MacKenzie Report |
Steve Wearne - Interim Director of Food Policy / Director of Food Standards Agency Wales
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 02/09/10 | Welsh Assembly Government | Maureen Howell, Welsh Assembly Government. Internal : Phil Morgan | Transfer of nutrition work to the Welsh Assembly Government |
| 22/09/10 | Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) | Gwenda Thomas - Minister for Health and Social Services, Elin Jones - Minister for Rural Affairs. David Worthington, Wynfford James, Maureen Howell, David Vardy. Internal John Smith - Board Member | Regular catch-up meeting:
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| 23/09/10 | Public Health Wales | Dr Hilary Fielder | |
| 28/09/10 | Consumer Focus Wales (CFW) | Viv Sugar - Chair, Maria Battle - Senior Director. Internal : John Spence, Wales Board Member | Regular catch-up meeting:
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| 28/09/09 | Wales Heads of Trading Standards | Heads of Trading Standards of Local Authorities in Wales | Business Planning Event |