SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What's %DV and why is it important?
What's the relationship between serving size and total calories?
Learn the answers to these questions and more when FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition hosts a 30-minute webinar on making smart choices using the Nutrition Facts Label.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions following the presentation.
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When: Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, 1:30 p.m. ET
Where: To join the webinar, see the instructions at http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Basics/ucm221173.htm. Webinar materials will also be available there.
Host: FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
phone: 1-888-SAFEFOOD (1-888-723-3366)
e-mail: Consumers: [email protected]
Industry: [email protected]
Featured speaker: Essie Yamini, a nutritionist and registered dietitian with a Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry, works with the science review team at FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
This webinar is the seventh in a series of monthly online sessions hosted by different FDA centers and offices. The series is part of FDA Basics, a Web-based resource aimed at helping the public better understand what the agency does.
Find out more about FDA's role in food labeling and nutrition at
http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/default.htm
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SOURCE U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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