Board meeting agenda: 24 January 2012

1.00pm Chair's Introduction and Apologies for Absence

1.05pm Minutes and Actions Arising
Minutes of the Open Meeting held on 15 November 2011 (5 mins)
FSA 12/01/01

Actions Arising (5 mins)
FSA 12/01/02

1.15pm Reports
Chair’s Report (oral) (5 mins)
Jeff Rooker

Chief Executive's Report
FSA 12/01/03
Tim Smith (20 mins)

1.40pm Decision items
Framework for Sharing Scientific Data or Funding with External Partners: Responses to the Public Consultation (15 mins)
FSA 12/01/04
Andrew Wadge

Draft Commission Regulation Concerning the Use of Lactic Acid to Reduce Microbiological Surface Contamination from Bovine Carcases (20 mins)
FSA 12/01/06
Alison Gleadle

A summary of the FSA’s consumer engagement on the use of decontamination treatments

The Food Standards Agency as a UK Department Working in an Area of Devolved Competence (45 mins)
FSA 12/01/07
Steve Wearne

3:00pm Break (15 mins)

3:15pm Discussion Items
Update on Nanotechnologies and Food (15 mins)
FSA 12/01/08
Alison Gleadle

Presentation on Nanotechnology from Which? Oral (20 mins)
Presentation
Sue Davies

Annual Report from the Succession and Development Committee (10 mins)
FSA 12/01/09
Nancy Robson

4:00pm Information items
Update on the Voluntary Withdrawal of Certain Food Colours
INFO 12/01/01

FSA Responses to the Quinquennial Reviews of the Advisory Committee on Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) and Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT)
INFO 12/01/02

Government Response to the Consultation on Transforming Regulatory Enforcement
INFO 12/01/03

Reports from the Chairs of the Food Advisory Committees
Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee
INFO 12/01/04
Welsh Food Advisory Committee
INFO 12/01/05
Scottish Food Advisory Committee
INFO 12/01/06

4.10pm Any other business

4.15pm Close of meeting

Q&A session (30 mins)

4.45pm Close