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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Promoting Healthier Choices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13221.
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Appendix F

Workshop Agenda

Consumer Behavior Research and Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems
and Symbols: What Do Consumers Know, Understand, and Use?

The Washington Club, 15 DuPont Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20036




8:00 am

Welcome
Ellen Wartella, Committee Chair and Workshop Moderator

RECENT CONSUMER RESEARCH ON FRONT-OF-PACKAGE SYSTEMS AND SYMBOLS 8:05-10:30 AM

8:05

Food and Drug Administration’s Consumer Research Chung-Tung Jordan Lin and Alan Levy, Food and Drug Administration

8:35 Recent Work at the Rudd Center Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center

9:05 Grocery Manufacturers Association Initiative and the International Food Information Council Foundation Consumer Research Regina Hildwine, Grocery Manufacturers Association Marianne Smith-Edge, International Food Information Council

9:35 Discussion with Committee

10:30 Break

ADDITIONAL CONSUMER RESEARCH ISSUES 10:45 AM-12:00 PM

10:45

Health Literacy and Population Subgroups Christina Zarcadoolas, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

11:00

Consumer Use of Back of Panel John Kozup, Villanova University

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Promoting Healthier Choices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13221.
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11:15

Relationship of Labeling to Product Reformulation Christine Johnson, New York City Department of Health

11:30

Discussion with Committee Christine Johnson, New York City Department of Health

OPEN FORUM—PUBLIC COMMENT 12:00-1:00 PM

12:00 pm Comments from the Floor

1:00 pm Adjourn
Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Promoting Healthier Choices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13221.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Promoting Healthier Choices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13221.
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During the past decade, tremendous growth has occurred in the use of nutrition symbols and rating systems designed to summarize key nutritional aspects and characteristics of food products. These symbols and the systems that underlie them have become known as front-of-package (FOP) nutrition rating systems and symbols, even though the symbols themselves can be found anywhere on the front of a food package or on a retail shelf tag. Though not regulated and inconsistent in format, content, and criteria, FOP systems and symbols have the potential to provide useful guidance to consumers as well as maximize effectiveness. As a result, Congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to undertake a study with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to examine and provide recommendations regarding FOP nutrition rating systems and symbols.

The study was completed in two phases. Phase I focused primarily on the nutrition criteria underlying FOP systems. Phase II builds on the results of Phase I while focusing on aspects related to consumer understanding and behavior related to the development of a standardized FOP system.

Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols focuses on Phase II of the study. The report addresses the potential benefits of a single, standardized front-label food guidance system regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, assesses which icons are most effective with consumer audiences, and considers the systems/icons that best promote health and how to maximize their use.

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