NUTRITIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Perspectives, Methods, and Data Challenges
Workshop Summary
Carol West Suitor, Ann Yaktine, and Maria Oria Rapporteurs
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This study was supported by Contract No. HHSF223200730582P between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; the Interagency Risk Assessment Consortium; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the International Life Sciences Institute. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.
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WORKING GROUP ON NUTRITIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT
ROBERT L. BUCHANAN (Chair),
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, College Park, MD
SUZANNE HARRIS,
International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, DC
DAVID KLURFIELD,
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD
KATHLEEN KOEHLER,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
MOLLY KRETSCH,
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD
MICHAEL D. McELVAINE,
Office of Risk Assessment and Cost–Benefit Analysis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
MARIANNE MILIOTIS,
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, College Park, MD
STEPHEN OLIN,
International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, DC
MARIA ORIA,
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC
CATHERINE E. WOTEKI,
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA
FOOD FORUM
MICHAEL P. DOYLE (Chair),
University of Georgia, Griffin
PAMELA ANDERSON,
Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, OH
RHONA APPLEBAUM,
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA
JAMES D. ASTWOOD,
ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, NE
JANET BEAUVAIS,
Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
SUSAN BORRA,
International Food Information Council, Washington, DC
ROBERT BRACKET,
Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC
JULIE CASWELL,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
CELESTE A. CLARK,
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI
DICK CRAWFORD,
McDonalds Corporation, Oak Brook, IL
SUSAN J. CROCKETT,
General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
HAMED FARIDI,
McCormick & Company, Hunt Valley, MD
NED GROTH III,
Groth Consulting Services, Pelham, NY
BRENDA HALBROOK,
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
JERRY HJELLE,
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO
GILBERT A. LEVEILLE,
Cargill, Wayzata, MN
JOSEPH A. LEVITT,
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., Washington, DC
ALICE H. LICHTESTEIN,
Tufts University, Boston, MA
DONNA PORTER,
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
PRISCILLA SAMUEL,
Mead Johnson Nutrition, Evansville, IN
FRED R. SHANK,
Institute of Food Technologists, Washington, DC
WILLIAM SVEUM,
Kraft Foods, Glenview, IL
STEVE L. TAYLOR,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
BRIAN WANSINK,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
CATHERINE E. WOTEKI,
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA
FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD*
DENNIS M. BIER (Chair),
Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX
MICHAEL P. DOYLE (Vice Chair),
Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin
DIANE BIRT,
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames
YVONNE BRONNER,
School of Public Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
FERGUS M. CLYDESDALE,
Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
GORDON L. JENSEN,
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
REYNALDO MARTORELL,
Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
SUSAN T. MAYNE,
Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
SANFORD A. MILLER,
Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy, University of Maryland, College Park
J. GLENN MORRIS, JR.,
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
SUZANNE P. MURPHY,
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
JOSE M. ORDOVAS,
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA
MARTIN A. PHILBERT,
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
JIM E. RIVIERE,
Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
REBECCA J. STOLTZFUS,
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
PATRICK J. STOVER,
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
WALTER C. WILLETT,
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Independent Report Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Diane F. Birt, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Center for Research on Botanical Dietary Supplements, Iowa State University
Christine Chaisson, LifeLine Group, Inc.
Susan Ferenc, Chemical Producers and Distributors Association
Donna V. Porter, Domestic Social Policy Division, Congressional Research Service
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by A. Catharine Ross, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University. Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, she was responsible for making certain that an independent
