The 2007 Global Summit Meeting of Food Information Organisations
Provisional Programme
 

Day 2:  December 5^th - International Food and Health Issues: Thinking Globally, Making a Difference Locally

Session 5: Food Safety and Risk Communication

Background – The list of food safety issues in the public spotlight continues to grow and the role of risk communication in food safety issues is increasingly critical. The session will spotlight major consumer trends, issues, drivers, and consider options for cost-effective strategies based on scientific risk analysis.

Highlights – Top-line presentations on successful case studies and best practice from the FIOs, from senior regulatory agency representatives and member companies. Also, a preliminary assessment of the impact of the 2007 World Cancer Research Fund Report on Diet and Lifestyle Risk Factors for Cancer (release due 11/07) and ILSI perspectives on future developments in food safety science and risk assessment.

Objectives – Identify collective strategy options, and develop proposal for globally funded and coordinated project.

Session 6: Food labelling, including nutrition information on packaging, biotechnology labelling and traceability

Background – Demand for ever more consumer information on labels needs to be balanced with awareness of the pitfalls of hasty implementation. This session will consider which strategies are most effective in promoting evidence-based, economically viable labelling policies (including no additional labelling information), which provide measurable consumer benefits.

Highlights - FIO consumer research insights and their impact to date; member company perspectives, briefings from Asia regulatory agency representatives including Thai FDA, Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department or China Ministry of Health.

Objectives – Develop proposal for increasing effective global collaboration on labelling issue management.

Session 7: Media Relations

Background - New information technologies present both huge challenges and opportunities in issues management. Keeping ahead of the curve in media trends has never been more critical.

Highlights – Analysis and opinion from leading media professionals, live presentations of successful broadcast and online initiatives, detailed insight into best practice and recent case studies.

Objectives – Identify most influential current and future media trends in media outreach. Identify strategies to improve collective benefits of member company and FIO media strategies, and inter-FIO collaboration.

Session 8: Wrap-up