Food and Drug Administration Obesity Working Group; Public Meeting

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following public meeting: Public Meeting on Obesity. The topic to be discussed involves issues within FDA's jurisdiction related to obesity and nutrition. The purpose of this public meeting, which is being sponsored by FDA's Obesity Working Group, is to discuss FDA's role and responsibilities in addressing the major public health problem of obesity, to focus on issues related to promoting better consumer dietary and lifestyle choices that have the potential to significantly improve the health and well-being of Americans, and to obtain stakeholder views on how best to build a framework for messages to consumers about reducing obesity and achieving better nutrition. The agency has developed a web page for this initiative where interested persons can register to attend and/or make an oral presentation at the meeting, submit comments, and obtain related information. This Web Site is located at http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/ hottopics/obesity.html.