FSA Board Meeting - March 2025: Agenda and Papers

The agenda for this meeting includes:

• Border Target Operating Model – One Year On
• Foodborne Disease Monitoring
• Local Authority Cost-Recovery, Initial Findings and Proposed Way Ahead
• Report from the Chair of the Wales Food Advisory Committee

09:00 - Chair's Introduction

Professor Susan Jebb presents the minutes and actions from the previous FSA Board meeting in December 2024 and presents the Chair's report.

FSA 25/03/01 - Minutes of 11 December 2024 Board Meeting

FSA 25/03/02 - Actions Arising

09:20 - Chief Executive’s Report to the Board    

Katie Pettifer presents the Chief Executive's report to the FSA Board.  This paper will be added on Monday 24 March.

FSA 25/03/03 - Chief Executive’s Report to the Board 

09:50 - Border Target Operating Model – One Year On (FSA 25/03/04)

Anjali Juneja and Jane R Clark present a paper giving an overview of the BTOM's implementation over the past year, highlighting key milestones, challenges, and future direction.

FSA 25/03/04 - Border Target Operating Model – One Year On

10:25 - Foodborne Disease Monitoring (FSA 25/03/05)

Rebecca Sudworth and Natasha Smith introduce a paper discussing the limitations of the current system of monitoring levels of Food Borne Disease.

FSA 25/03/05 - Foodborne Disease Monitoring

11:00 - Break

11:20 - Local Authority Cost-Recovery, Initial Findings and Proposed Way Ahead (FSA 25/03/06)

Julie Pierce and Nathan Barnhouse introduce a paper which focuses on reporting the findings of engagement to date, mainly with public protection teams in local authorities (LAs).

FSA 25/03/06 - Local Authority Cost-Recovery, Initial Findings and Proposed Way Ahead

11:55 - Report from the Chair of the Wales Food Advisory Committee (FSA 25/03/07)

Rhian Hayward provides an update on the activity of the Wales Food Advisory Committee.

FSA 25/03/07 - Report from the Chair of the Wales Food Advisory Committee

12:10 - Report from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (INFO 25/03/01)

The Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC), Anthony Harbinson, presents a report from the ARAC meeting that took place on 10 March 2025.  This paper will be added on Monday 24 March.

INFO 25/03/01 - Report from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

12:20 - Report from the Chair of the Business Committee (INFO 25/03/02)

The Chair of the Business Committee, Timothy Riley, presents a report from the Business Committee meeting that took place on 17 March 2025.  This paper will be added on Monday 24 March.

INFO 25/03/02 - Report from the Chair of the Business Committee

12:30 - Reports from the Chairs of the Food Advisory Committees (Oral Reports)

The Chairs of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee (NIFAC), Anthony Harbinson, and the Wales Food Advisory Committee (WFAC), Rhian Hayward, deliver oral updates from the recent meetings of the two Committees.

12:35 - Any Other Business

12:40 -  End of Meeting

Questions to the FSA Board 

The FSA Board welcomes questions on papers published for discussion at its meetings. 

You can submit your question using this form up to 5pm on the Monday before the Board meeting.  Please note the form has a limit of 350 words to ensure your question is concise and focused to enable us to address it fully. 

Questions received via this format will be published the day before the Board meeting. 

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For questions that do not relate to a paper on the agenda, or for correspondence longer than the online form accepts, please email correspondence@food.gov.uk and we will aim to respond within 20 working days.  Please note these submissions and their replies will not generally be published.