Intersessional Papers - 2008
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Analysis Of Risks Across The Food Chain
The Board requested an analysis of risks in terms of both public health and economic impact across points of the food chain
Criteria for deciding whether papers should be considered in business sessions of board meetings
In February 2007, the Board agreed that, in deciding whether papers should be considered in either business or open sessions of Board meetings, there should be a presumption of openness but with defined criteria for exceptions.
DEFRA Consultation on the Future of the Pesticides Safety Directorate
Defra is consulting publicly on the future of one of its Executive Agencies, the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), following the recommendations of the Hampton Review to consolidate a large number of national regulatory bodies (including PSD) into one of 7 thematic regulators.
Food Hygiene Christmas Campaign 2007: Evaluation Of Activity
This paper details the evaluation of all activity for the Food Hygiene Christmas campaign 2007.
Progress report on FSA-funded research on skin-on sheep (smokies) and related activities
The FSA first commissioned work on hygienic skin-on sheep production in 2003 and subsequent research on veterinary medicines is due to be completed by August 2009.
Proposed Changes to the MHS Board
This paper seeks FSA Board agreement to proposed changes to the MHS Board to enhance the MHS Board’s ability to provide efficient and effective governance of the MHS.
Review of the Ram Genotyping Scheme
This paper brings to the Board’s attention Defra’s proposal to withdraw funding from the National Scrapie Plan (NSP) Ram Genotyping Scheme (RGS) in England.
Revocation of the residual beef bones controls
This paper discusses the revocation of the national ban on UK beef bones in manufacturing food products. The issue links to the Agency’s aim to deliver proportionate bovine spongiform encephalopathies (BSE) and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) controls based on the latest scientific knowledge.