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Provided: 2009. 2.5
Tel: 774-4050 / FAX:774-4090
Person in Charge: Lee Jeong-su, General Affairs Manager
Organizer: Lee Eun-ji
International Symposium on Food Safety
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- Current Status and Management of International Food Labeling -
◇ Date & Time: February 10, 2009 (Tuesday) 2:00pm
◇ Location: International Conference, 20th Fl, Korea Press Foundation
◇ Host: Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations
◇ Sponsor: Korea Food & Drug Administration
◇ Participants: 150 people from food companies, academia, government, and consumer organizations.
◇ Chairman: Lee Jeong-su (General Affairs Manager, Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations) |
The Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations (President Kim Cheon-ju, hereinafter KNCCO) is hosting the International Symposium on Food Safety in February 10 to review the current status and management of food labeling in Korea, U.S., and Japan.
The international symposium on food safety will be held at 2:00pm, February 10, 2009 (Tue) at the International Conference Room on the 20th floor of the Korea Press Foundation (Press Center) under the title ‘Current Status and Management of International Food Labeling’.
The purpose of the international symposium is to find out the current status and management of food labeling in Korea, U.S., and Japan, and to serve as an opportunity to supplement Korea’s food labeling system.
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International Symposium on Food Safety
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◇ Date & Time: February 10, 2009 (Tue), 2:00pm
◇ Location: International Conference Room, 20th Fl, Korea Press Foundation (Press Center)
◇ Chaired by: Kim Yeon-hwa (Director of the Korea Consumer Affairs Institute)
◇ Titles
1. Current Status and Evaluation of Japan’s Food Labeling System
/ Gowaga Junichi (President of Japan Food and Living Safety Fund)
2. Current Status of U.S. Food Labeling System
/ Michael Hansen (Senior Researcher at the U.S. Consumers Union)
3. Introduction of Korea’s Food Labeling System
/ Jeong Myeong-seop (Director of Strategic Planning, Korea Health Industry Development Institute
◇ Special Discussions
▶ Kim Su-chang (Administrative Official, Food Safety Policy Division, Korea Food & Drug Administration)
▶ Lee Hyang-gi (Vice-chairman of the Consumers Union of Korea)
▶ Park Gi-hwan (Professor, Food Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
▶ Song Seong-wan (General Manager, Korea Food Industry Association) |
Member Organizations
Green Consumer Network in Korea, National YWCA of Korea, Korean Federation of Housewives Clubs, Citizens Association for Studying Consumer Problems, National Council of Homemakers’ Classes, Korean Consumer Affairs Institute, Korea Consumer Education Center, Consumers Union of Korea, Korea YWCA
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