Board meeting agenda: 20 July 2010

1.00pm Chair’s Introduction and Apologies for Absence

1:05pm Minutes and Actions Arising
Minutes of the May 2010 Open Session
FSA 10/07/01
Actions Arising
FSA 10/07/02

1:15pm Reports
Chair's Report (oral) - see below
Jeff Rooker
Chief Executive's Report - see below
FSA 10/07/03
Tim Smith

1:35pm Discussion Items
Establishments Operating Pending Outcome of Appeal against Refusal or Withdrawal of Approval
FSA 10/07/04
Steve McGrath
Committee Terms of Reference
FSA 10/07/05
Andrew Smith
Annual Report of the Risk Committee
FSA 10/07/06
Chris Pomfret
Margaret Gilmore

2:05pm Discussion Items
FSA implementation of recommendations of the public inquiry into the September 2005 outbreak of E.coli O157 in South Wales
FSA 10/07/07, Annexe 1, Annexe 2
Steve McGrath
Science in the FSA: Annual Report of the Chief Scientist 2009/10
FSA 10/07/08, Annexe 1, Annexe 2
Andrew Wadge
Science in the FSA: Annual Report of the General Advisory Committee on Science, 2009/10
FSA 10/07/09
Colin Blakemore
Operations Quarterly Report April – June 2010
FSA 10/07/10
Steve McGrath
Better Regulation Update
FSA 10/07/11
Andrew Wadge
The implications for food safety of the rise in M. bovis infection in cattle
FSA 10/07/12
Andrew Wadge
MHS/DARD Review [the Board is asked to note the report]
FSA 10/07/13
Gerry McCurdy

3:55pm Information Items
Report from the Chair of the Northern Ireland food advisory committee
INFO 10/07/01
Report from the Chair of the Scottish Food Advisory Committee
INFO 10/07/02
Report from the Chair of the Welsh Food Advisory Committee
INFO 10/07/03

4:00pm Any Other Business

4:05pm Close of Meeting

4:05pm Q&A Session

Announcement of changes to the responsibilties of the Food Standards Agency – 20 July 2010

At today’s Board meeting, Jeff Rooker, Chair of the FSA, outlined contact he had had with ministers in the Department of Health and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in advance of today’s announcement.

This included correspondence from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Health on 22 June 2010 and 14 July 2010.

The Board requested that these letters should be published on the Agency’s website.

Letter from FSA Chair Jeff Rooker to the Secretary of State for Health - 22 June 2010
Letter from FSA Chair Jeff Rooker to the Secretary of State for Health - 14 July 2010

Food hygiene rating scheme

At today’s Board meeting, Tim Smith, Chief Executive of the FSA, briefed the Board on progress in developing display materials for the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (formerly known as 'Scores on the Doors').

Visuals of these materials were handed around the Board.

Copies of the materials can be found with the paper on 'Identity and branding' which was discussed at the UK-wide Scores on the Doors Steering Group meeting on 17 June 2010.