{"id":17037,"date":"2019-03-29T13:48:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/?p=17037"},"modified":"2019-03-29T13:48:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:48:23","slug":"calorie-control-council-january19-digest-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/calorie-control-council-january19-digest-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Calorie Control Council February Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CCC’s Monthly Digest serves to inform its members of developments from the previous month concerning topics of interest to the Council. Below are highlights which cover past, current, and on-going regulatory updates, industry & consumer issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In this Issue<\/h3>\n

US Policy and Regulatory Updates
\n<\/strong>\u2022 FDA CFSAN Announces National Food Safety Education Conference 2019
\n\u2022 CRA Submits Report to FDA on Consumer Understanding of ‘Healthy’ and ‘Natural’
\n\u2022 Challenges Predicted for FDA After Trump Approves Short-Term Funding to Reopen Government
\n\u2022 Brashears, Earp, and Hutchins Start Work at USDA
\n\u2022 U.S. Court Blocks San Francisco Health Warning on Soda Ads
\n\u2022 Soda Tax Associated with 50 Percent Drop in Sugary Drink Consumption in Berkley, CA
\n\u2022 Connecticut Governor Proposes Tax on Sugary Drinks
\n\u2022 Spending Bill Requires USDA to Report on DGA Process
\n\u2022 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Takes Shape
\n\u2022 Two Year Stay Lifted on KIND ‘All Natural’ Lawsuit
\n\u2022 Campaign Successfully Curbs Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in New Jersey
\n\u2022 Public School Wellness Policy Prohibits Alternative Sweeteners
\n\u2022 California Lawmakers and Health Groups Back Soda Tax, Ban on Jumbo-Size Sugary Drinks
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International Policy and Regulatory Updates<\/strong>
\n\u2022 China Looks to ‘Cigarette-Style’ Labeling for Health Foods
\n\u2022 Barbados’ Sugar Tax May be Increasing Sugar Intake
\n\u2022 Chilean Food Regulations Prove Effective at Changing Mothers’ Food Behaviors
\n\u2022 France Adopts Amended Junk Food Bill<\/p>\n

Council Updates<\/strong>
\n\u2022 CCC Staff Attends U.S. CCFA Public Meeting
\n\u2022 CCC Staff participates in IFT Food Policy Impact Conference
\n\u2022 CCC Staff attends Eat-Lancet Report Launch
\n\u2022 Communications Update<\/p>\n

US Policy and Regulatory Updates<\/h3>\n

FDA CFSAN Announces National Food Safety Education Conference 2019
\n<\/strong>On January 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) published an update<\/a> announcing on-going registration for the seventh national Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (CFSEC), which will be held March 6-8 in Orlando, Florida. The name of this year’s conference is “From Consumers to Chefs: Food Safety Education Matters<\/em>.” The conference is designed to bring together food safety educators from academia, government, industry, professional organizations and consumer advocacy and assistance groups. Please see the registration information page<\/a> for additional details.<\/p>\n

CRA Submits Report to FDA on Consumer Understanding of ‘Healthy’ and ‘Natural’
\n<\/strong>On January 24, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) submitted a report<\/a> to FDA, which was commissioned by Jayson Lusk, Head of the Department of Agriculture Economics at Purdue University, on consumers’ understanding of “healthy,” “natural,” and various ingredient names in food products. The survey was conducted online in December 2018 and included 1,290 participants. The study’s key findings are noted below:<\/p>\n