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FSA seeks five members for Northern Ireland food advisory committee

The FSA is recruiting five members for NIFAC, its independent advisory committee for Northern Ireland.

--- The context --- Northern Ireland will renew its voice in decisions on food and feed. The Food Standards Agency, the FSA, has opened recruitment to strengthen the independent committee that advises it on matters affecting that nation directly. --- The facts --- The FSA is recruiting five new members for the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee, NIFAC, chaired by Anthony Harbinson, its board member for Northern Ireland. The committee advises on food and feed with a Northern Ireland emphasis. Applications close on Friday 27 November at 4pm. Experience is sought in the food industry, from farming to retail, farming, public health, consumer interests, environmental health, nutrition, food or agricultural science or education, and public policy. --- The positions --- Harbinson described joining NIFAC as an exciting opportunity when announcing the recruitment. He said members use their expertise to advise on policy and to engage directly with stakeholders right across Northern Ireland, he added in substance. --- What remains unknown --- The names of those selected are not yet known, nor is the date when they will join the ordinary work. How the areas of expertise will finally be shared among the five appointees also remains unspecified. --- Unanswered questions --- Which profiles will finally fill the five seats opened by this recruitment round? How will consumer interests be balanced against direct industry experience in practice? When will the renewed group join meetings and site visits? --- EPM analysis --- Over the last 12 months the committee explored the future of food regulation, food crime, the role of science and surveillance in FSA decision making and Lough Neagh, a broad and demanding agenda. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, this recruitment matters because NIFAC turns everyday Northern Ireland experience into direct advice for the FSA. Opening the seats to public health, consumer, nutrition and industry profiles can enrich decisions affecting producers and families alike. The test will be whether that diversity is genuinely heard in meetings, visits and deliberations, and whether the advice remains independent, practical and firmly grounded in the available evidence. That reach is what gives the committee its real value.
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