Welsh Food Advisory Committee meeting – 21 April 2022
Wales specific
Agenda and papers for the Themed Welsh Food Advisory Committee Meeting
Agenda and Papers
Themed Welsh Food Advisory Committee Meeting
Theme: Food Insecurity
09:30- 09:35 Welcome, apologies and declarations of interest
09:35- 09:40 WFAC - Chair’s Report
09:40- 09:45 FSA in Wales Director’s Report
09:45- 10:05 Trends in the economy and cost-of-living: assessing the impact on households – Cian Siôn, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University (MS Teams)
10:05- 10:25 Food insecurity in context: FSA insight and analysis – Joanna Disson, Head of Social Science, FSA (MS Teams)
10:25- 11:05 How people experiencing food poverty are accessing food:
- Professor Yingli Wang, Logistics and Operations Management, Cardiff University – Over pre-recorded video
- Susan Lloyd-Selby, Network Lead Wales – Trussell Trust (MS Teams)
- Sarah Germain, CEO and Katie Padfield, Head of Development – FareShare Cymru (MS Teams)
11:05- 11:15 Break
11:15- 11:35 Tackling Food Poverty: Welsh Government – Dr David Lloyd-Thomas, Head of Food Policy & Strategy Unit and Maureen Howells, Prosperous Futures Division (MS Teams)
11:35- 11:50 An alternative approach to food poverty and healthy eating – Robbie Davison, Can Cook (In person)
11:50- 12:05 Food insecurity: Food safety considerations for Local Authorities – Ceri Edwards, Environmental Health Manager, Caerphilly County Borough Council and Daniel Morelli, Head of Public Protection, Torfaen County Borough Council (MS Teams)
12:05- 12:30 FSA Core Strategy and Food Insecurity: Forward look FSA Strategy Team and Social Science Team (MS Teams)
12:30- 12:45 Food insecurity: Impact on dietary behaviour – Charlotte Hardman, Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Research Department of Psychology, Liverpool University (MS Teams)
12:45- 13:30 Lunchbreak
13:30- 14:30 Committee discussion on potential action areas for FSA in relation to food security – WFAC members
14:30- 14:45 Any other business and close