Minutes of HACCP Steering Committee Meeting January 2002

DATE: 11th January 2002

TIME: 11.00am

LOCATION: Boardroom

ATTENDEES:
Dr Wayne Anderson, Chief Specialist: Food Science, FSAI (CHAIR) (WA)
Dr Lisa O'Connor, Senior Executive Industrial Liaison, FSAI (LO'C)
Mr Peter Whelan, Director: Food Science and Standards Division, FSAI (PW)
Mr Ray Ellard, Director: Service Contracts Division, FSAI (RE)
Mr Al Donnelly , Principal EHO, NEHB (AD)
Mr Noel Donnelly , Acting Principal, NAHB (ND)
Mr Richard Fitzgerald, Principal EHO, MWHB (RF)
Mr John Moynihan , Principal EHO, SHB (JM)
Mr John Hanily , Principal EHO, WHB (JH)
Ms Rita O'Grady, Principal EHO, NWHB (RO'G)
Mr Ray Parle , Principal EHO, SEHB (RP)
Ms. Marie Greene, Senior EHO, MHB (MG)
Ms Dorothy Guina-Dornan, Principal EHO, SWAHB (representing Catherine Foye ) (DG-D)

SECRETARY
Ms Alison Bradshaw, FSAI (AB)

APOLOGIES: 
Mr Alan Reilly, Deputy Chief Executive/Director Food Science & Standards Division
Ms Catherine Foye , Principal EHO, SWAHB
Ms Cliona O'Reilly, Training Compliance Manager, FSAI
Ms Edel Conway, Information Manager, FSAI
Ms Jane O'Reilly, Press and PR Officer, FSAI

Position Vacant - Chief Specialist: Environmental Health, FSAI

AGREED ACTIONS 

SB to obtain a representative for the ECAHB.
LOC & WA to amend and circulate strategy document.
Committee members to consult locally and return comments by mid February.
Committee members to nominate an alternative representative to attend meetings in their absence.
Committee members to prepare an update of relevant activities for next meeting.
RE to lead on the development of a guidance note defining compliance with the legal interpretation of a FSMS based on the principles of HACCP.
Health Boards who have already developed material on the definition of compliance to forward to RE.

AGENDA ITEMS 

1. Introductions

WA welcomed everybody and the Members of the Committee introduced themselves.

Noted: There is no representation from the East Coast Area Health Board

2. National Strategy

There was some discussion on the target for compliance and the definition of compliance.

Agreed: Full compliance will be defined by the Code of Practice/Guidance Note produced by the FSAI

Agreed: Targets for compliance will be set for different sectors of the industry.

Agreed: RE to lead on the development of this Code of Practice/Guidance Note

Agreed: Health Boards who have already developed material on the definition of compliance to forward material to RE

The Advisory and Monitoring Issues were discussed at length and the following was agreed:

Agreed: The Advisory Role of the EHO should be defined and written into main text of the strategy (not as a footnote).

Agreed: EHO's to commence audits of premises as soon as is feasible

The group were unhappy with some of the wording in the strategy and the diagram on the front page. The following will be changed:

Agreed: 'ranking system' should be changed to 'categorisation system'.

Agreed: 'HACCP' will be changed to Food Safety Management System (FSMS) based on the principles of HACCP.

Agreed: The front page of the strategy should have the Food Safety Temple diagram.

WA advised the group that the FSAI has a budget to support the promotional aspect of the strategy and will do so with campaigns and by visiting exhibitions with the document.

Agreed: The FSAI and Health Boards to give updates of relevant activities at further meetings.

3. Agree Committee Terms of Reference

(Initially) The group will meet on the 2 nd Thursday of the month, every 2 months.
AB to send the group prospective dates for 2002.
E-mail is the agreed means of communication.
All comments from members of the committee to be sent to WA for circulation to the group before each meeting.
The committee will produce an annual report
Note: AB to send each member's e-mail address to the group.

Note: The functions of the group have yet to be signed off.

Note: Committee members to nominate an alternative representative to attend meetings in their absence.

4. Outline an Action Plan

Action Plan to be agreed at the next meeting.

5. AOB

There was no other business.

6. Date of Next Meeting
 

14th March 2002

Last reviewed: 11/5/2011