Citation
(2006), "Westminster Diet and Health Forum Consultation Seminar: Food Promotion to Children", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 36 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2006.01736eac.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Westminster Diet and Health Forum Consultation Seminar: Food Promotion to Children
Westminster Diet and Health Forum Consultation Seminar: Food Promotion to Children
Timing: morning, 1 June 2006; venue: Westminster, SW1
This meeting brought together key stakeholders to discuss Ofcom's consultation on food advertising to children. Timing of this seminar was arranged with Ofcom to tie in with their consultation. Its purpose was to provide an opportunity to share opinions and to help move forward thinking in this area.
The discussions were reported in a policy briefing document - an extremely important output from the day. This publication contains transcripts of all the speeches and comments made during the day, together with further articles submitted by interested parties. It was distributed to the key figures deciding policy in these areas in Government and Parliament, as well as to all delegates.
Ian Blair, who is leading the consultation for Ofcom, agreed to take part, together with Rosemary Hignett, Head of Nutrition Division at the Food Standards Agency. Claire Phillips, Director of Policy and Research at the Office of the Children's Commissioner, gave a keynote address.
Other speakers included: Andrew Brown, Chairman, Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice; Malcolm Earnshaw, Director General, Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA); Trish Fields, Consumer Impact Director, Cadbury Schweppes; Richard D. North, Media Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs; Kate Stross, Commercial Director, Ofcom; and a senior representative from Which?.
Attendees, invited from the contacts of both the Westminster Diet and Health Forum and the Westminster Media Forum, were a senior and informed group numbering over 100, including members of both Houses of Parliament, officials involved in this area of public policy and representatives of industry, the food, healthcare, media and advertising sectors, interest groups, consumer groups and academia.
The Westminster Diet and Health Forum, and its sister forum the Westminster Media Forum, are impartial and cross-party, and have enjoyed considerable support from within Parliament and government. They organise senior level seminars on public policy in nutrition and health, and media, which receive prominent coverage in the national and trade media. The Forums have no policy agenda of their own.
For more information, please contact www.dietandhealthforum.co.uk