Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age
Workshop Summary
Leslie Pray, Caitlin Boon, Emily Ann Miller, and Laura Pillsbury, Rapporteurs
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This study was supported by Contract No. HHSF22301004T (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Interagency Risk Assessment Consortium); AG-3A94-P-09-0172 and OEM-09-DC-01 (U.S. Department of Agriculture), N01-OD-4-2139 (National Institutes of Health), and HHSF22301005T (Food and Drug Administration) between the National Academy of Sciences. Additional support came from Abbott Laboratories, Campbell Soup, Cargill, Coca-Cola Company, ConAgra Foods, General Mills, Kellogg Company, Kraft Foods, Mars, McDonalds, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Monsanto, and PepsiCo. 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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PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR FOOD SUPPLY AND AGING POPULATIONS1
SUSAN J. CROCKETT (Co-chair),
General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
STEVE GENDEL (Co-chair),
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD
KERRY DEARFIELD,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
GORDON L. JENSEN,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
MARGARET LEAHY,
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA
PAMELA STARKE-REED,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Study Staff
CAITLIN BOON, Study Director (through August 2010)
LAURA PILLSBURY, Study Director (from August 2010)
EMILY ANN MILLER, Research Associate
GERALDINE KENNEDO, Administrative Assistant
LINDA MEYERS, Director,
Food and Nutrition Board
FOOD FORUM1
MICHAEL P. DOYLE (Chair),
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
MARK ANDON,
ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, NE
SUSAN BORRA,
Edelman, Washington, DC
FRANK BUSTA,
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
JULIE CASWELL,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
CELESTE A. CLARK,
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI
DAVID B. COCKRAM,
Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, OH
SUSAN J. CROCKETT,
General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
ERIC A. DECKER,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
SAMUEL GODEFROY,
Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
CINDY GOODY,
McDonalds Corporation, Oak Brook, IL
NED GROTH III,
Groth Consulting Services, Pelham, NY
BRENDA HALBROOK,
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
DARLENE HARDIE-MUNCY,
Cargill, Wayzata, MN
JERRY HJELLE,
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO
VAN S. HUBBARD,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
GORDON L. JENSEN,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
CAROL KELLAR,
Kraft Foods, Glenview, IL
CHOR-SAN KHOO,
Campbell Soup Company, Camden, NJ
MARGARET LEAHY,
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA
JOSEPH A. LEVITT,
Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, DC
DONNA PORTER,
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
STEPHEN F. SUNDLOF,
Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC
PETER VAN DAEL,
Mead Johnson Nutrition, Evansville, IN
CATHERINE E. WOTEKI,
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA
DEREK YACH,
PepsiCo, Purchase, NY
BARRY L. ZOUMAS,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Staff
CAITLIN BOON, Director (through August 2010)
LAURA PILLSBURY, Director (from August 2010)
GERALDINE KENNEDO, Administrative Assistant
LINDA D. MEYERS, Director,
Food and Nutrition Board
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 process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Gordon L. Jensen, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
Robert M. Russell, former Director, Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University
Linda G. Snetselaar, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Iowa
Pamela Starke-Reed, Division of Nutrition Research Coordination, National Institutes of Health
Martin Wiedmann, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not endorse the final draft of the report
before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Melvin Worth. Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authors and the institution.