Board meeting agenda: 16 July 2013

1pm Chair's introduction and apologies for absence (5 mins)

1.05pm Minutes and actions arising (5 mins)
Minutes of the Open Meeting held on 4 June 2013
FSA 13/07/01

Actions arising (5 mins)
FSA 13/07/02

1.15pm Reports
Chair's report (oral) (10 mins)
Jeff Rooker

Chief Executive's report (30 mins)
FSA 13/07/03
- Update on meat from TB reactor cattle
Catherine Brown

1.55pm Decision items
Response to the external review of the horse meat incident (30 mins)
Professor Troop review report | FSA investigation report
FSA 13/07/04: Action plan to implement recommendations from the Professor Troop review | FSA 13/07/04 Annex: Action plan: Annex 1
Catherine Brown

2.40pm Break (15 mins)

Annual report of the Chief Scientist (30 mins)
FSA 13/07/05 | Annual Report of the Chief Scientist
Andrew Wadge

General Advisory Committee on Science annual report (30 mins)
FSA 13/07/06 | GACS Annual Report 2012-13 | Presentation slide show
Colin Blakemore

3.40pm Discussion items
Operations group quarterly report (30 mins)
FSA 13/07/07 | Report
Andrew Rhodes

NAO efficiency review (45 mins)
FSA 13/07/08 | NAO efficiency review
Dr Elena Bechberger, Andrew Rhodes and Chris Hitchen

4.55pm Information items
Reports from the Chairs of the Food Advisory Committees

Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee
INFO 13/07/01

Welsh Food Advisory Committee
INFO 13/07/02

Scottish Food Advisory Committee
INFO 13/07/03

5pm Any other business

5.05pm Close of meeting

Q&A session (30 mins)

5.35pm Close