Title"Technical standard for the supply of identity preserved non-genetically modified food ingredients and product"
ReferenceMS/2176/01
CreatorFood and Drink Federation 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.
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LanguageEnglish
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Repository nameScience Museum, London
Associated people and organisationsNational Farmers' Union The National Farmers' Union has a primary purpose to champion British agriculture and campaign towards a stable and sustainable future for British farmers with an aim to secure the best possible deals in selling produce. The NFU offers insurance, advice and support to farmers around England and Wales through regional offices and are actively involved in educating young people about food and farming.
The NFU were deeply involved with the debates surrounding GM crops and biotechnology and believes that British farmers should have the choice to benefit from biotechnology as it could be a critical solution to some of the production challenges farmers face.
Ferrier, Helen (active 1996) Chief Science and Regulatory Affairs Adviser
Dr Ferrier is the chief scientific advisor for the National Farmers Union, she world with policies, farmers and organisations across the UK to give advice regarding agricultural issues and the policy issues that arise with biotechnology and genetically modified organisms.
Ferrier studied for her MSC and PHD in science and environmental technology at Imperial College London before becoming a research assistant there until 2004. After this she gained an advisory position at National Farmers Union and has worked her way up to head of her team, also serving a short contract as acting head of policy services for the union.
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