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6th Annual Meeting, February 1-4, 2004, Brussels
Agenda: Generation Excess - tackling obesity, February 3rd
'Generation Excess' - transatlantic food policy approaches to tackling
obesity. A one-day conference on obesity, diet and public policy, which will
be co-chaired by Jim Murray, Director of BEUC, and Felix Cohen, General
Director of Consumentenbond. This meeting is open to the media.
Venue: Hotel Renaissance, Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels
08.30 - 09.00: Coffee, juice and pastries.
A chance to informally meet fellow delegates, reserve a seat and collect
papers for the meeting.
09.00 - 09.45: Welcome Session with keynote speeches.
Moderated by TACD, with two keynote speakers:
European Commission: Paola Testori, Food Safety Director, DG Health and
Consumer Protection
US: Shaun Donnelly, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
09.45 - 11.45 Session 1: Diet and health - the way forward
Five speakers followed by panel discussion
The nature and extent of the problem: Pekka Puska, Director General of the
Finnish National Health Institute
The role of national government: Julia Unwin, Deputy Chair of UK Food
Standards Agency
The role of litigation: Richard Daynard, Professor of Law, Northeastern
University, Boston
Tackling the global epidemic: Professor Philip James, Chairman of the
International Obesity Task Force and member of the FAO/WHO expert committee
Next steps for the WHO and the role of civil society: Amalia Waxman, World
Health Organisation
Panel discussion and questions from the floor
What are the priorities and
who should take responsibility?
11.45 - 12.00 Break
12.00 - 12.45 Session II: Nutrition labelling
EU's review of the nutrition labelling directive - outstanding issues: Basil
Mathioudakis, DG Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission
The US experience - has nutrition labelling worked?: Michelle Limoli, Food and Drug Administration, US Government
The Swedish Keyhole system: Bengt Ingerstam, Swedish Consumer Forum, Konsument-Forum
Discussion
12.45 - 13.45 Lunch
13.45 - 15.45 Session III: Food marketing and advertising to children
A consumer perspective - Sue Dibb, National Consumer Council
Industry perspective: Advertisers as part of the solution – Stephan Loerke,
Managing Director, World Federation of Advertisers
Experiences of bans:
The ban on advertising to children in Quebec and its impact - André Allard,
Legal Counsel, Quebec Office for Consumer Protection
The ban on TV-advertising to children in Sweden - Marianne Ĺbyhammar,
Deputy Ombudsman, Swedish Consumer Agency
Discussion - are controls on food marketing adequate in EU and US?
15.45 - 16.00 Break
16.00 - 16.50 Session IV: Fortified foods
Impact of US controls on fortified foods - Michelle Limoli, Food and
Drug Administration, US Government
Overview of proposed EU legislation on fortified foods - Basil
Mathioudakis, DG Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission
Donal Walshe, Secretary General of EURO COOP
Panel discussion - should there be restrictions on foods that can be fortified?
16.50 - 17.45 Session V: Health and nutrition claims
Overview of US legislation on health and nutrition claims - Mr J. Howard
Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, US Federal Trade
Commission
Proposed EU legislation on health and nutrition claims - Patrick Deboyser,
DG Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission
Discussion, moderated by TACD
17.45 - 18.00
Chair's closing remarks and Close - Sue Davies, Consumers' Association, and Bruce Silverglade, Center for Science in the Public Interest
19.30 - Dinner hosted by the Consumers Association
Venue: Poivre Et Sel, Rue Du Parnasse 2, 1050 Brussels
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