Consumer Behavior Research and Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems
and Symbols: What Do Consumers Know, Understand, and Use?
The Washington Club, 15 DuPont Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20036
| 8:00 am | Welcome |
RECENT CONSUMER RESEARCH ON FRONT-OF-PACKAGE SYSTEMS AND SYMBOLS8:05-10:30 AM
| 8:05 | Food and Drug Administration’s Consumer Research Chung-Tung Jordan Lin and Alan Levy, Food and Drug Administration |
| 8:35 | Recent Work at the Rudd Center Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center |
| 9:05 | Grocery Manufacturers Association Initiative and the International Food Information Council Foundation Consumer Research Regina Hildwine, Grocery Manufacturers Association Marianne Smith-Edge, International Food Information Council |
| 9:35 | Discussion with Committee |
| 10:30 | Break |
ADDITIONAL CONSUMER RESEARCH ISSUES10:45 AM-12:00 PM
| 10:45 | Health Literacy and Population Subgroups Christina Zarcadoolas, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine |
| 11:00 | Consumer Use of Back of Panel John Kozup, Villanova University |
| 11:15 | Relationship of Labeling to Product Reformulation Christine Johnson, New York City Department of Health |
| 11:30 | Discussion with Committee Christine Johnson, New York City Department of Health |
OPEN FORUM—PUBLIC COMMENT12:00-1:00 PM
| 12:00 pm | Comments from the Floor |
| 1:00 pm | Adjourn |