Silverglade Presentation (Acrobat 77k)

Consumer Groups Call for Greater Regulation of “Functional Foods”
— News Release

Functional Foods: Public Health Boon or 21^st Century Quackery? An International Comparison
— Full Report

Letter to US Trade Representative regarding SPS Conference in Geneva on cattle feedlot regulations, antibiotic cattle growth promoters, Salmonella in poultry, dioxin and reduction of fats in meat (Acrobat 53k)
— March 8, 2004

Letter to The Honorable Charlene Barshefsky Re: Ongoing Negotiations Between the United States and Canada to Develop a Seafood Equivalency Agreement
— March 29, 2000

Consumer Group Asks FDA/USDA to Comply with Transatlantic Recommendations
— May 6, 1999

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Weakening Food Safety Regulation to Facilitate Trade?
— January 25, 1999

Letter to U.S.D.A. on Harmonization of Food Additive Standards
— January 22, 1999

Round-table discussion on the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity, and health (Acrobat 95k)
—June 09, 2006

IACFO comments on the need for Codex to Set Standards for Food Advertising
— March 10, 2005

Broadcasting bad health: Why food marketing to children needs to be controlled (Acrobat 785k)
—July, 2003

International Consumer Coalition Urges UN Committee to Call for Improved Food Labelling
— May 2, 2002

Consumers Association of Singapore Joins IACFO
— April 2001

The Food Commission — An IACFO Coalition Partner

Japan Offspring Fund — An IACFO Coalition Partner

What is IACFO?

Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme

Consumer Groups Call for Greater Regulation of “Functional Foods” — IACFO News Release

Functional Foods: Public Health Boon or 21^st Century Quackery? An International Comparison
— Executive Summary

IACFO comments to CODEX food labelling committee on proposed amendment on labelling of prepackaged foods: quantitative ingredient declarations (QUID) (Acrobat 174k)
—October 20, 2006

IACFO's Comments on CODEX Plan for Implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health (Acrobat 37k)
—October 20, 2006

Proposed Draft Code of Ethics for International Trade in Food (Acrobat 60k)
—June 09, 2006

The Implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health - Discussion Paper (Acrobat 67k)
—March 30, 2006

WHO Recommendations for Revamping Codex Nutrition Standards Revealed (Acrobat 1,345k)
— November 5, 2004

IACFO Proposed Draft Standard for Soy Sauce
—September 27, 2004

IACFO proposed amendment to the general standard for the labelling of prepackaged foods (CL 2003/18-FL - Part B)
—May 12, 2004

Comments re proposed international standards for percentage ingredient labelling
—April 28, 2003

Comments re proposed international standards for organic foods.
—April 28, 2003

Proposed Draft Guidelines on the Judgement of Equivalence of Sanitary Measures Associated with Food Inspection and Certification Systems (At Step 3)
—September 29, 2000

Consumer, Labor, and Environmental Groups Tell Clinton Administration To Support Openness at Global Food Safety Meetings Despite Industry Opposition
— April 10, 2000

Consumer Groups Call for Stronger International Food Safety, Labeling Rules
— June 28, 1999

International Harmonization of Food Safety and Labeling Standards: Threats and Opportunities for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S.D.A.
— June 1997

U.S. Position on Codex Draft Medium-Term Plan for 1998 to
2002
—December 23, 1997

Request for comments on draft Codex guidelines for vitamin and mineral supplements. CL1997/12-NFSDU
—December 5, 1997

Comments on the Consideration of Codex Alimentarius Standards; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Docket No. 97N-0218
— October 6, 1997

CSPI Comments on the U.S. Position on Codex "Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Development of Equivalence Agreements Regarding Food Import and Export Inspection Certification Systems (at Step 4)," Sixth Session, Melbourne, Australia, February 23-27, 1998.
—December 10, 1997

Comments on matters arising from the 22nd session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission as related to food additives and contaminants
— Oct. 23, 1997

Codex Committee on Food Labeling, U.S. Position on Agenda Items for May 25-28 Meeting
— October 9, 1997

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Weakening Food Safety Regulations to Facilitate Trade?
— December, 2000

The Impact of the TBT and SPS Agreements on Food Labeling and Safety Regulations
— October, 2000

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - A Speech to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences National Research Council Conference on Incorporating Science, Economics, Sociology, and Politics in International Food Safety Standards.
— May 25, 2000

Preparations For the 1999 Ministerial Conference: Proposal for Reforms to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Testimony on United States Trade Policies and Agricultural Disease: Safety, Economic, and Global Considerations
— October 26, 1999

Reforming the World Trade Organization: Testimony Before the House Ways and Means Committee
— August 5, 1999

Food Safety Threatened by WTO Agreement - Letter to the U.S. Trade Representative
— May 27, 1999

Comments of Bruce Silverglade at the “Global Policy: Local Issues” Conference.

Should the SPS Agreement Be Amended? A Modest Proposal to Restore Public Support.  By Bruce Silverglade, at the 1998 Ceres Conference on Politicizing Science: What Price Public Policy?
— April 4, 1998

CSPI's Comments on the Triennial Review of the SPS Agreement
— January 8, 1998