Meetings in 2009

Joint Parliamentary inquiry into food security: March - April 2009

The Forum is taking part in a joint Parliamentary inquiry into food security with the Parliamentary Scientific Committee and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development. The inquiry is being chaired by our former Vice-Chairman, Dr Ian Gibson MP, who is the Chairman of the APPG Agriculture and Food for Development. A public call for evidence has been issued, with a deadline for submissions of 31 March 2009. The inquiry team expects to report later this summer.

Members of FHF on the Inquiry team:

The following meetings were held:

Members of the Forum are welcome to attend the inquiry meetings as observers, but places must be reserved because of limited capacity in the Committee Room. Seats will be allocated on a first come basis.

The call for evidence can be downloaded here.

Subject: Links between diet and asthma - 23 June 2009

Location: House of Lords Committee Room G

Speakers:

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Minutes of the meeting can be downloaded here.

FHF spring conference: food fortification – a necessary evil in a “junk food” society? 19 May 2009

Location: House of Commons, Jubilee Room

Speakers:

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A report of the Conference can be downloaded here.

Subject: Nutrition labelling on food - 28 April 2009

Location: House of Lords Committee Room 4A

Speakers:

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Minutes of the meeting can be downloaded here.

Subject: reviews of the FSA nutrient profiling model and Ofcom controls on food promotion to children on television - 24 February 2009

Location: House of Lords Committee Room 4A

Speakers:

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Minutes of the meeting can be downloaded here.

Subject: Novel foods – what will our food look like 20 years from now? - 20 January 2009

Location: House of Lords Committee Room 2A

Speakers:

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Minutes of the meeting can be downloaded here.

Archived meetings

Meeting details and notes from previous years have been archived: