National Food Policy Conference to Focus on Food Safety and Child Nutrition

Jointly sponsored by the Consumer Federation of America and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the 32nd annual National Food Policy Conference will feature keynote addresses by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. Scheduled for September 8-9, 2009, in Washington, D.C., the conference will convene speakers representing industry,
government, academia, and consumer interest organizations to address food safety and child nutrition, “two issues that have become critical concerns in recent months both domestically and internationally.”

Among the scheduled speakers are Margo Wootan, Director of Nutrition Policy for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and representatives of organic associations, Trust for America’s Health, the National Wildlife Federation, American Academy of Pediatrics, Consumers Union, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, Food & Water Watch, American Council for Fitness & Nutrition, and The Pew Charitable Trusts. They will discuss pending federal legislation, improving children’s health with better nutrition, food safety needs in a global marketplace, and school food and fitness, among other matters.