Day 054 - 24 Nov 94 - Page 05

     
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     2   MS. STEEL:  Perhaps it would be worth just picking out a few of
     3        them as examples?
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     5   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do not take it too quickly because it is
     6        being taken down.
     7        A.  The members of the National Food Alliance include the
     8        British Dental Association; the British Dietetic
     9        Association; the British Heart Foundation; the Children
    10        Society; the Coronary Prevention Group; the National
    11        Association of Teachers of Home Economics and Technology;
    12        the National Confederation of Parents/Teachers
    13        Associations; the National Federation of Consumer Groups;
    14        the National Federation of Women's Institutes; the Society
    15        of Health Education and Health Promotion Specialists; the
    16        World Cancer Research Fund.  Observers of the National Food
    17        Alliance include the British Medical Association and the
    18        Consumers Association; the Health Education Authority; the
    19        Institute of Trading Standards Administration; the National
    20        Consumer Council; the National Forum for Coronary Heart
         Disease Prevention; the Royal Society of Medicine for Food
    22        & Health Forum; the Scottish Consumer Council; the Welsh
    23        Consumer Council -- amongst others.
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    25   MS. STEEL:  The members also include the National Farmers Union
    26        as well?
    27        A.  Yes, they do.
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    29   Q.   As part of your work, is it right that you have also met
    30        with, as well as making submissions, the advertising
    31        regulatory bodies and representatives of the advertising
    32        industry?
    33        A.  Yes, it has been part of my role to meet with the
    34        advertising regulatory bodies, with advertisers and with
    35        the industry to try to seek common ground on the area of
    36        children and food advertising.
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    38   Q.   Right.  Have you spoken at any conferences and seminars?
    39        A.  Yes, I have spoken on the subject at a number of
    40        conferences and seminars, including the European Conference
         organised by Belgium presidency of the EU.  I have also
    42        spoken to the International Organisation of Consumer Unions
    43        meeting this year on the subject.  In the UK I have spoken
    44        at the National Forum for Coronary Heart Disease Prevention
    45        conference into Children's Diet.  I have also spoken at
    46        industry seminars such as the Advertising Associations,
    47        Peterhouse seminar.
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    49   Q.   What were you talking about to the industry, just
    50        generally, what kind of the things were they interested in 
    51        hearing from you? 
    52        A.  Broadly, I was speaking about the NFA's policy in this 
    53        area, and our recommendations and seeking areas where the
    54        National Food Alliance might find common ground areas where
    55        we could seek to work together.
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    57   Q.   Is there any other relevant experience that you want to
    58        tell the court about?
    59        A.  I have, as part of my Certificate in Management, which
    60        is the part 1 of an MBA course, I studied marketing.  That