Joining Forces to Tackle Obesity, 21-22 January 2002

 

Workshop Two

 

Engaging the food industry: Working towards a healthier diet

 

Margaret Ashwell of Ashwell Associates, independent consultants on nutrition introduced the following speakers and facilitated discussion during this workshop.

 

Mike Rayner, Director of the Health Promotion Research Group, British Heart Foundation gave an overview of the issues and some potential solutions.

 

Karen Tonks (Tesco) and Gill Fine (Sainsbury’s) gave presentations from the retailers on their healthy eating and nutrition policies and discussed possible areas for future collaboration between industry and government.