Agenda and papers of the June 2025 Food Standards Agency Board meeting
Published 4 June 2025
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Crowne Plaza, Central Square, Holliday Street, Birmingham, B1 1HH
The agenda for this meeting includes:
- Next steps for National Level Regulation
- Market Authorisation Modernisation
- Evaluation of the Meat Charging Discount Regime
- Annual Report of Incidents, Resilience and Prevention 2024/25
- Glycerol in slushie ice drinks
- Annual Science Update from FSA’s Chief Scientific Adviser
- FSA Strategy: Annual Update on Progress Indicators
- Report from the Director of FSA in Northern Ireland
09:00 Chairs Introduction and Chairs Report
Professor Susan Jebb presents the minutes and actions from the previous FSA Board meeting in March 2025 and presents the Chair’s report.
FSA 25/06/01 - Minutes of 26 March 2025 Board Meeting
FSA 25/06/02 - Actions Arising
09:20 Chief Executive’s Report
Katie Pettifer presents the Chief Executive’s report to the FSA Board.
FSA 25/06/03 - Chief Executive’s Report
09:50 Immediate next steps for National Level Regulation (FSA 25/06/04)
Andrew Ashworth presents a paper outlining extensive stakeholder engagement and next steps for National Level Regulation.
FSA 25/06/04 - National Level Regulation
10:10 Market Authorisation Modernisation (FSA 25/06/05)
Rebecca Sudworth presents a paper setting out the FSA’s proposals for further reforms to the market authorisation service for regulated food and feed products.
FSA 25/06/05 - Market Authorisation Modernisation
10:45 - Break
11:05 Evaluation of the Meat Charging Discount Regime (FSA 25/06/06)
Dr James Cooper provides the Board with an update on the outcome of the work to consider the operation and purpose of the current discount regime.
FSA 25/06/06 - Evaluation of the Meat Charging Discount Regime
11:40 Annual Report of Incidents, Resilience and Prevention 2024/25 (FSA 25/06/07)
Junior Johnson provides an overview of the work the FSA does in managing and responding to incidents.
FSA 25/06/07 - Annual Report of Incidents, Resilience and Prevention 2024/25
12:10 - Glycerol in slushie ice drinks (FSA 25/06/08)
Rebecca Sudworth and Dr James Cooper will present this paper.
FSA 25/06/08 - Glycerol in slushie ice drinks
12:45 - Lunch
13:30 Annual Science Update from FSA’s Chief Scientific Adviser (FSA 25/06/09)
Professor Robin May presents his fifth annual report to the Board as the FSA’s Chief Scientific Adviser.
FSA 25/06/09 - Annual Science Update from FSA’s Chief Scientific Adviser
13:50 FSA Strategy: Annual Update on Progress Indicators (FSA 25/06/10)
Rachel Cooper presents a paper to the board to update on the progress of the FSA Strategy and Three Year Corporate Plan.
FSA 25/06/10 - FSA Strategy: Annual Update on Progress Indicators
14:10 Report from the Director of FSA in Northern Ireland (FSA 25/06/11)
Anjali Juneja and Andy Cole give an annual update to the Board on the work in Northern Ireland to deliver the FSA priorities.
FSA 25/06/11 - Report from the Director of FSA in Northern Ireland
14:30 Report from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (INFO 25/06/01)
The Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC), Anthony Harbinson, presents a report from the ARAC meeting that took place on 10 June 2025.
INFO 25/06/01 - Report from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
14:40 Report from the Chair of the Business Committee (INFO 25/06/02)
The Chair of the Business Committee, Timothy Riley, presents a report from the Business Committee meeting that took place on 9 June 2025.
INFO 25/06/02 - Report from the Chair of the Business Committee
14:50 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.