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IFT 2006 Midyear Symposium

Obesity – What Are We Doing About It?

Co-sponsored by the 
IFT Food Laws and Regulations Division & the 
IFT Washington, DC Section

In Co-operation with the IFT Nutrition Division, IFT Marketing & Management Division, & IFT Foodservice Division 
PROGRAM:

 10:00 – 10:15

Obesity – The Issue and the Scope of the Symposium

Mark Nelson, Grocery Manufacturers Association and Chair IFT Food Law and Regulations Division

We’ve seen the CDC charts, we’ve heard the claims for who or what caused the crisis.  In the end, individual people will make individual choices to strike a balance between the foods they eat and their level of physical activity. This IFT Symposium will look at what food and beverage products industry may change or create, how the regulatory environment may make that more or less difficult, and how all of this is communicated to the consumer.

 

 

10:15 – 11:15

The People Who Bring You the Food – What They’re Doing, What They Might Do

Moderator: Stephanie Struble, Director, Research & Development, Zaxby's Franchising, Inc

 

The Packaged Foods Industry
Alison Kretser, Senior Director, Scientific & Nutrition Policy, Grocery Manufacturers Association

 

Away From Home Dining
Sheila Cohn, Director, Nutrition Policy, National Restaurant Association

 

Learning Good Eating Habits
Ev Beliveau, Director of Nutrition & Education, School Nutrition Association

 

 

11:15 – 11:45

Break

 

 

11:45 – 12:45

The Regulatory Environment

 

Moderator: Mark Nelson, Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Policy, Grocery Manufacturers Association

 

Recommendations from the FDA’s Obesity Task Force  
Barbara Schneeman, Director, Office of Nutritional Products Labeling and Dietary Supplements, FDA

 

The EU’s Platform for Health and Wellness
Canice Nolan, First Counselor, Delegation of the European Commission to the US

 

HHS Research Directions and Current Efforts
Van Hubbard, Senior Advisor to the Secretary on Obesity, HHS

 

 

12:45 – 1:45

Lunch

 

 

1:45 – 2:45

Informing the Consumer

 

Moderator: Janet Collins, Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, The Solae Company

 

What Does the Consumer Think?  
Susan Borra, Executive Vice President, IFIC

 

Advertising of Foods and Advertising to Children
William MacLeod, Esq., Collier Shannon Scott

 

The Retail Interface
Nancy Childs, Professor of Food Marketing, Erivan K. Haub School of Business, St. Josephs University

 

 

2:45 – 3:00

Summary and Closing Remarks

WHEN? Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Registration         9:00 am – 10:00 am
Program             10:00 am – 3:00 pm
COST? 

$30.00/IFT members
$40.00/non-members 
(Lunch provided)
WHERE? 

Hilton Embassy Row
2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202.265.1600

Closest Metro Station is Dupont Circle (red line) – 1 block
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REGISTRATION? Pre-registration is requested by Tuesday, January 17th.  Send your RSVP to Jennifer MacAulay at jmacaulay@gmabrands.com or 202-295-3953.  Please include name, affiliation, and telephone number and indicate DC-IFT member status.  You may also fax your registration information to Ms. MacAulay at 202-337-4508. Registration fees will be collected during on-site registration.

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