Food Forum
The Food Forum convenes scientists, administrators, and policymakers from academia, government, industry, non-profits, professional societies, and consumer groups on an ongoing basis to explore issues related to food (including safety, regulation, systems, nutrition, and health) and identify approaches to address them. It provides a unique way to identify areas of concordance. It does not make recommendations, nor does it offer specific advice. It compiles information, develops options, and brings interested parties together.
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Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.
Description
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Food and Nutrition Board established the Food Forum in 1993 to allow selected science and technology leaders in the food industry, top administrators in the federal government, representatives from consumer interest groups, and academicians to periodically discuss and debate food and food related issues openly and in a neutral setting. The Forum provides a mechanism for these diverse groups to identify possible approaches for addressing food and food safety problems and issues surrounding the often complex interactions among industry, academia, regulatory agencies, and consumers.
The purpose of a Forum at the National Academies is to foster dialogue and discussion across sectors and institutions. Public forums offer a mechanism for convening individuals from a variety of government, academic, industry, and citizen groups and provide a structured opportunity for open communication among representatives of these groups. The objective, however, is to illuminate issues, not to resolve them. Unlike study committees of the National Academies, Forums cannot provide advice or recommendations to any government agency or other organization. Similarly, workshop summaries or other products resulting from forum activities are not intended to reach conclusions or recommendations but, instead, are to reflect the variety of opinions expressed by the participants.
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Sponsors
American Heart Association
American Society for Nutrition
Cargill Inc
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Coca-Cola-Company
Conagra Brands
Danone North America
Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
General Mills Inc
Institute of Food Technologists
Mars, Incorporated
Mondelez International, Inc.
National Council on Aging
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
Staff
Sarah Poncet
Amanda Nguyen
Melanie Arthur
Major units and sub-units
Center for Health, People, and Places
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Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Program Area
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