International Symposium on Nutrition and Food Safety Communications
Bangkok, Thailand - The meeting will share perspectives from health and education professionals, regulatory professionals, food industry personnel and journalists on the role of communication in advancing public health.
The meeting will share perspectives from health and education professionals, regulatory professionals, food industry personnel and journalists on the role of communication in advancing public health.
Experts from around the world will present updates on new research into
the effective communication of nutrition, food safety and health issues and share the challenges faced by communicators in this area. Topics to be addressed include advertising to children, food safety communications as well as a session on best communication practices from a journalist’s
perspective.
*/ Free registration fee for journalists/*/!/
Program Time Table:_*
Session 1: Nutrition Information on Food Packaging
Chair: Dr Tee E. Siong, Scientific Director, International Life Science Institute (LSI), South East Asia
Panel 1: Asian Regulatory Framework: Current trends in nutrition labeling on packaged food.
Speakers:
Dr. Hye Kyung Park, Director, Division of Nutritional Evaluation, Department of Food Standard Evaluation, South Korea FDA
Dr. Hj. Abdul Rahim Mohamad, Director of Food Quality and Safety Division, Malaysia Ministry of Health
Dr. Chanin Charoenpong, Senior Advisor in Standards of Health Products, Thailand Food and Drug Administration
Q& A and Panel Discussion
Panel 2: International experience: consumer research perspective (US, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand) --- Consumer Attitudes to
Nutrition Information on Food Labels and Packaging - Global Overview
Presenters:
Helen J. Yu, Executive Director, Asian Food Information Centre
Sue Borra, President, International Food Information Council Foundation, U.S.A
Jo Will, Director General, European Food Information Council
Other presenters from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Q& A and Panel Discussion
Session 2: Food Safety Communications
Chair: Dr. Junshi Chen, Director of ILSI China, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
Panel 1: Asian Perspectives on Food Safety Challenges and
Communications Response *
Speakers:
Dr. Hye Kyung Park, Director, Division of Nutritional Evaluation, Department of Food Standard Evaluation, South Korea FDA
Dr. Hj. Abdul Rahim Mohamad, Director of Food Quality and Safety Division, Malaysia Ministry of Health
Dr. Chanin Charoenpong, Senior Advisor in Standards of Health Products, Thailand Food and Drug Administration
Q& A and Panel Discussion
Panel 2: International Perspectives: Using Consumer Research for Relevance and Impact
Presenters:
Dave Schmidt, President and CEO, International Food Information Council, Washington DC
Helen J. Yu, Executive Director, Asian Food Information Centre
Jo Wills, Director General, European Food Information Council
Other presenters from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Q& A and Panel Discussion
Session 3: Best Communications Practices: Working with Conventional
and New Media
Chair: Helen Yu, AFIC
This session will review the role to date of communications in public health strategies and consider opportunities for an enhanced future role. The session will identify optimal collective strategy options for global media monitoring, early-alerts, assessing emerging issues, and keeping ahead of the curve in new media trends in promoting food based health and wellness.
Aiming to develop a better understanding of consumer behaviors, the session will focus on the changing role of media, the impact of electronic technologies and the internet on knowledge and attitudes, and the use of modern communication technologies for public health goals.
Panel: The Journalists’ Perspective
A panel of experienced journalists from the Asia Region will present their views on how consumers have been impacted by public health strategies and how conventional and new media can help to advance understanding and acceptance.
Q& A and Panel Discussion
If you interest to join this unique event, please download brochure and
registration form from http://www.afic.org/FIO2007/1%20day%20symposium_Final.pdf
and return your complete form by fax + 662 634 1286 or email
[email protected]
For more information visit the Asian Food Information Centre website www.afic.org
