Are you and your staff prepared for upcoming labeling changes? Effective January 1, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will implement new trans fat and allergen labeling regulations. This one-day workshop will instruct you on the specifics of trans fat and allergens labeling requirements, as well as the latest in labeling for health benefits. You will also receive an overview of what you can expect in the future. Learn the latest on labeling dairy foods to avoid waste and costly fines -- your company cannot afford to miss this workshop!

AGENDA

8:30 – 9:00am	Welcome
9:00 – 10:00am	FDA's Perspective on Labeling Changes Learn FDA's perspective on upcoming label changes and potential future label changes. Learn about FDA's priorities and goals with these changes. Speaker: Felicia Satchell, Staff Director, Food Standards & Labeling, FDA ONPLDS (invited)
10:00 – 11:00am	Trans Fat In this session, we will give background on trans fats and what changes you need to make to your label to comply with the regulation by January 1, 2006. We will also discuss IDFA's updated nutrient database, which includes values for calculating trans fat in dairy products, and how to include trans fats from non-dairy ingredients in your nutrition values. We'll also discuss the required implementation date and what it means for your label change schedule. This session will end with an exercise for milk, ice cream and cheese products to prepare you for making trans fat labeling changes on your own products. Speaker: Michelle Matto, RD, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association
11:00am – 12:00pm	Allergens In accordance with the 2004 Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, all products must declare food allergens on the package in plain English by January 1, 2006. Our speakers will discuss the allergens that may be found in dairy and other ingredients commonly used in dairy products, threshold levels of allergens and how to declare allergens on product labels. This session will conclude with the implementation date for allergen labeling and an exercise on labeling allergens in dairy products. Speaker: Martin J. Hahn, Hogan and Hartson and Cary Frye, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association
12:00 – 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00pm	Using Your Label to Sell the Benefits of Dairy —Healthy Weight with Dairy —Nutrient and Health Claims Since you are updating labels to comply with the new trans fat and allergen requirements, this is a perfect time to make changes in order to use your labels to sell the health and nutrient benefits of dairy foods. Speakers will share the latest research on the links between dairy and weight control, as well as review the claims that can be made on dairy product labels. In addition to Healthy Weight claims, there are also a number of nutrient content and health claims available for dairy products. Learn how to use these to the best advantage for your products. Speakers: Cary Frye, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association Michelle Matto, RD, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association
2:00 – 2:20pm	Future Labeling Changes: Obesity, Dietary Guidelines What changes might be coming down the road? Two big issues in the area of nutrition and health may require label changes, particularly to the Nutrition Facts panel. Get the scoop on what changes may be required in the future.
2:20 – 3:00pm	Questions and Answer Session
3:00pm	Adjourn

HOW TO REGISTER

IDFA's Labeling Workshop — "Making the Change" is priced at $495 for IDFA members and $695 for nonmembers. To register, click here to download the registration form (.pdf).

Questions can be directed to Tanika Manning at (202) 220-3557 or tmanning@idfa.org.

HOTEL INFORMATION

The Grand Hyatt is located at 1000 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. To make hotel reservations, please call the Grand Hyatt directly at 800/233-1234 by January 2, 2005, to secure the group rate of $189 single/$214 double.