USE OF DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES IN NUTRITION LABELING
Workshop Sponsored by
Committee on Use of Dietary Reference Intakes in Nutrition Labeling
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine
Ida and Cecil Green Building, Room GR 104
2001 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC
May 23, 2002
PROGRAM
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8:30 am |
Welcome and Introduction Romy Gunter-Nathan/Linda Meyers, Co-Study Directors Irwin Rosenberg, Committee Chair |
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8:40 am |
Historical Perspective on Nutrition Labeling and Daily Values in the United States Christine Taylor, Food and Drug Administration |
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9:20 am |
Historical Perspective on Nutrition Labeling in Canada Margaret Cheney, Health Canada |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
Consumer Understanding of Nutrition Labels and Use of Daily Values Brenda Derby, Food and Drug Administration Constance Geiger, Geiger and Associates Susan Borra, International Food Information Council |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
Implications of Using Dietary Reference Intakes for Nutrition Labeling: (10 minute comments followed by questions from the committee) Bonnie Liebman, Center for Science in the Public Interest Leila Saldanha, Consumer Healthcare Products Association Annette Dickinson, Council for Responsible Nutrition Regina Hildwine, National Food Processors Association Robert O. Earl, American Dietetic Association Suzanne Harris, International Life Sciences Institute |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
Open Forum Interested individuals and organizations are invited to present their views during this part of the workshop. To be considered for a brief (5 minute) presentation to the panel, an abstract with references must be submitted to FNB no later than May 21, 2002. Interested parties should fax requests to 202-334-2316. |
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4:00 pm |
Adjourn |
DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES AND DISCRETIONARY FORTIFICATION
Workshop Sponsored by
Committee on Use of Dietary Reference Intakes in Nutrition Labeling
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine
National Academy of Sciences Building, Lecture Room
2101 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC
November 21, 2002
PROGRAM
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1:00 pm |
Welcome and Introductions Irwin Rosenberg, Committee Chair |
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1:10 pm |
Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs): Overview and Issues Ian Munro, CANTOX Health Sciences International |
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1:30 pm |
Regulatory Perspectives on DRIs and Discretionary Fortification Robert Post, U.S. Department of Agriculture Christine Taylor, Food and Drug Administration Margaret Cheney, Health Canada |
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2:30 pm |
Trends in Nutrient Intake and Status Alanna Moshfegh, U.S. Department of Agriculture Clifford L. Johnson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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3:45 pm |
Application of DRIs in Discretionary Fortification Kathryn Wiemer, General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition Nancy Green, Tropicana Products, Inc. |
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4:30 pm Open Forum |
Interested individuals and organizations are invited to present their views during this part of the workshop. [Presenters were Robert O. Earl and Allison Kretser.] |
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5:30 pm |
Adjourn |