Appendix D
Workshop Agenda
COMMITTEE ON EXAMINATION OF FRONT-OF-PACKAGE NUTRITION RATING SYSTEMS AND SYMBOLS
April 9, 2010
The National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418
NAS Lecture Room, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. |
Welcome |
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Ellen Wartella, Committee Chair |
Session 1:
International Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
9:15 a.m. |
Front-of-Pack Systems in the United Kingdom |
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Claire Boville, M.B.A., M.Sc., B.Sc. (by telephone) Deputy Head of Food Composition and Labelling Division Head of Labelling, Promotions and Dietetic Foods Unit Food Standards Agency |
9:45 a.m. |
The Choices Program |
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Jacob C. Seidell, Ph.D. Chairman, International Scientific Program for Choices Professor of Nutrition and Health VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
9:55 a.m. |
Committee Discussion with Presenters |
10:30 a.m. |
Break |
Session 2:
Domestic Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
10:45 a.m. |
The Heart Check Program |
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Kim Stitzel, M.S., R.D. Director, Nutrition and Obesity Consumer Health Division The American Heart Association |
10:55 a.m. |
The Smart Choices Program |
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Joanne Lupton, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor University Faculty Fellow William W. Allen Endowed Chair in Human Nutrition Department of Nutrition and Food Science Texas A&M University |
11:05 a.m. |
The General Mills Nutrition Highlights and Goodness Corner Programs |
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Kathy Wiemer, M.S., R.D. Director/Fellow, Regulatory Affairs General Mills Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition |
11:15 a.m. |
The ConAgra Start Making Choices Program |
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Mark Andon, Ph.D. Vice President, Nutrition Research, Quality, and Innovation ConAgra Foods |
11:25 a.m. |
The NuVal System |
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David Katz, M.D., M.P.H., FACPM, FACP Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health Practice Director of the Yale Prevention Research Center Yale University School of Medicine Chief Science Officer, NuVal LLC |
11:35 a.m. |
The Nutrient Rich Foods Index |
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Adam Drewnowski, Ph.D. Director Center for Obesity Research University of Washington |
11:45 a.m. |
The Guiding Stars Program |
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Mark Kantor, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Extension Specialist Department of Nutrition and Food Science University of Maryland |
11:55 a.m. |
Committee Discussion with Presenters |
1:00 p.m. |
Lunch on Your Own |
Session 3:
Concerns About Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
2:00 p.m. |
Perspectives on Front-of-Package Labeling |
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Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P. H. Paulette Goddard Professor Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health New York University |
2:15 p.m. |
Committee Discussion with Presenter |
2:25 p.m. |
Break |
Session 4:
FDA Sponsor Perspectives
2:30 p.m. |
Update on FDA Front-of-Pack Efforts |
Jessica Leighton, Ph.D. Senior Science Advisor Office of the Commissioner Food and Drug Administration |
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Barbara Schneeman, Ph.D. Director Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration |
Session 5:
Public Comments
3:00 p.m. |
Public Comments |
4:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |