Title
Food Futures cassettes
Reference
MS/2142/05/25
Production date
1998 - 1998
Creator
- Food and Drink FederationBiographyBiography
Represents the interests of the UK's food and non-alcoholic drinks manufacturing industry and specific food sectors and is the largest manufacturing sector in the country.
FDF ensures that members stay informed of the advances in science that change the understanding of food safety issues and help to promote the need for appropriate risk assessment. The company helps to ensure that food safety incidents are handled in a proportionate way, even at an EU level, and ensure a co-ordinated effective industry response.
Science brings opportunities for product and process innovation and FDF plays a key role in explaining to policy makers, regulators and opinion formers how these developments can provide real benefits for consumers. As the body of legislation, they work with FoodDrinkEurope, to ensure that the industry's voice is heard within the EU.
The body also has a Scientific Steering Group which aims to represent, promote and safeguard the interests of the UK food industry in relation to scientific issues and regulatory developments.
Extent
4 cassettes
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science Museum, London
Associated people and organisations
- Merritt, ColinBiographyBiography
(b.1952) Consultant and former Head of Public and Government Affairs
Colin retired from Monsanto in February 2010, after 20 years in technical management, resulting in the role of Head of Public and Government Affairs, UK and Ireland.
He then spent 5 years consulting in sustainable and efficient production in bio-industries and is currently working with a local shale gas advisory group in North Yorkshire.
Merritt's career in applied agricultural research and communications spans 40 years, including 5 years at Cranfield University and 15 years at the AFRC Weed Research Organization, during which time he gained a PhD with the University of Bath.
In recent years Meritt has taken an active interest in biofuels and is a former Director of Northeast Biofuels Ltd. the Teesside industry cluster.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open Access
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions
Finding aids
Really Useful Boxes