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The Institute of Medicine Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools held its second meeting on December 5-6, 2005 at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC.
On Monday, December 5, the committee meeting was open to the public from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. During the open session, the committee heard presentations by invited speakers. The committee also held closed sessions from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on December 5 and from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM on December 6.
If you would like to learn more about the project, please contact Heather Del Valle, Senior Program Assistant, at (202) 334-2873 or HDelValle@nas.edu.
APPROACHES TO NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS
Open Session
12/05/2005
1:00 Welcome, Opening Remarks
Virginia Stallings, Chair, Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
1:15 Workshop Presentations: Approaches to Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
INVITED SPEAKERS
Karen Weber Cullen, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Behavioral Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D., Director, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration College Park, MD,
Margo Wootan, D.Sc., Director of Nutrition Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington
Alicia Moag-Stahlberg, MS, RD, LD, Executive Director, Action for Healthy Kids
Susan Neely, CEO and President, American Beverage Association
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Moderator: Karen Cullen, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Behavioral Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Nancy Green, Ph.D., Vice President, Health and Wellness, Pepsi Beverages and Foods, PepsiCo
Melanie White, Director, Education and Youth Channels, Coca-Cola North America
Richard Black, Ph.D., Vice-President, Global Nutrition, Kraft Foods, Inc.
Kathy Wiemer, M.S., R.D., L.D., Senior Manager, General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition
Hope Hale, M.S., R.D., C.D., Principal Nutrition Scientist, Schwan Food Company
Susan Waltman, B.S., Vice President of Nutrition, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
4:00 Public Comments
5:00 Adjourn Open Session
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