Andrew Wadge
Director of Food Safety, Food Standards Agency
Andrew started his career at Westminster Medical School carrying out research on the effects of environmental pollution upon health. He continued research in this area and was awarded a PhD from King's College London in 1985.
After a short spell of post-doctoral research he joined the Department of Health where he worked on the health effects of environmental pollution advising Ministers on issues such as asthma and air pollution. In April 2000 he moved to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and brought together people from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Department of Health (DH) to form a new culture around the FSA's values of putting the consumer first. Under his leadership consumer confidence in the handling of food safety issues has grown significantly.
Andrew was appointed as Director of Food Safety in August 2003. He is the Agency's Chief Scientist and the lead media spokesman for the Agency on food safety issues.
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Framework agreement signed for pioneering Infrastructure Tariff
A new agreement that is expected to raise more that £300 million to help pay for the growth of Milton Keynes has been signed.
Top government official visits Milton Keynes
Communities and Local Government Permanent Secretary, Peter Housden, recently visited Milton Keynes to see how growth is developing in the 'new city' and in particular those areas where MKP is responsible for project delivery.
Annual Review 2006
The MKPC Annual Review is designed to update you on our activities and to highlight some of the year’s major achievements.
