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April 28, 2011
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Interagency Working Group Publishes Proposed Nutrition and Marketing Standards Today, the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketing to Children published its much-anticipated proposed nutrition and marketing standards. Representing four federal agencies – the Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – the workgroup assembled federal nutrition, health, and marketing experts to develop voluntary nutrition standards for foods marketed to children and adolescents, ages 2 to 17.
Read early Washington Post coverage and post your comments online. Read Claiming Health, Strategic Alliance and Prevention Institute’s latest study on food labeling of children’s foods. Share your advocacy efforts with us! Did you write a letter or pitch a story? Send us a quick note so we can make sure your efforts are recognized. ********************************** WHAT IS THE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE? The Strategic Alliance is reframing the debate on nutrition and physical activity away from a focus solely on individual choice and lifestyle towards one of environmental influences and corporate and government responsibility. Current Steering Committee members are: California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program (CANFit), California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA), California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, California Park and Recreation Society (CPRS) , California Project LEAN, California WIC Association (CWA), Child Care Food Program Roundtable, Latino Health Access, Partnership for the Public's Health, PolicyLink, Prevention Institute, Samuels & Associates, and Public Health Law and Policy. HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER The Strategic Alliance is currently engaged in building a broad and diverse statewide membership. To join or for more information, please visit us on the Web, www.eatbettermovemore.org, or contact Phebe Gibson at 510.444.7738 or Phebe@preventioninstitute.org. And even if you're already a member, please forward this message on to your colleagues so we can continue to strengthen our coalition. Thank you!
The Strategic Alliance is reframing the debate on nutrition and physical activity - from a focus solely on individual choice and lifestyle, towards one of environmental influences and corporate and government responsibility.
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