Senior Food Officials Discuss Dietary Guidelines and Sodium

摘要

IFT held its 8th annual "Partnership for Growth" meeting on July 19 during the 2005 IFT Annual Meeting + Food Expo. More than 100 invited seniorfood officials attended the meeting, which was moderated by Todd Abraham, Vice President of Global Technology and Research Strategy at Kraft Foods, Inc. and Chair of IFT's Senior Food Officials Committee. The morning session addressed key and emerging issues facing the food industry. John Bode, a lawyer with Olsson, Frank, and Weeda, provided an update on "The Current Legislative Scene." Formerly Assistant Secretary for Food & Consumer Services with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, he summarized the political climate and congressional activities, including the 2007 Farm Bill, country-of-origin labeling, the National Food & Agricultural Science Act, and obesity and nutrition labeling. He also explained the "Safe Food Act," which calls for establishment of a single food agency.