Don’t Gamble With Your Future: Come to the ADS Annual Meeting!
The 2003 Annual Meeting is right around the corner! The meeting, themed “Betting on the Future,” will be held in Henderson, Nevada from October 12-14. Meeting topics include the following:

• Leadership Styles: Is Yours Working for You?
• Transforming the Science of Nutrigenomics to Practice and Products
• Nutrigenomics: The Consumer’s Perspective
• Dressings and Sauces: The Retail Story
• Winning the Brand Battle without a Price War, and
• A Retail/Foodservice Perspective by Costco

Mark your calendars now for these upcoming
Association for Dressings and Sauces’ meetings:

Technical and Regulatory News

ADS Submits Comments on Bioterrorism Act
ADS has been following closely the activities of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with regards to the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act). The Bioterrorism Act provides the FDA with new authority to protect the food supply in the United States.

The FDA recently published in the Federal Register proposed regulations for Establishment and Maintenance of Records (Volume 68, 25187-25240) and Administrative Detention (Volume 68, 25241-25271).

ADS Monitors Qualified Health Claims Ruling
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced an initiative to implement an interim process for review of qualified health claims in food labeling that will allow food products to carry FDA-approved health claims, provided that FDA determines that the claims are supported by science and the claims accurately convey any scientific uncertainty about the claims. The process includes an interim ranking system the FDA will use to systematically evaluate the scientific evidence supporting qualified health claims. This new initiative is the result of recommendations by FDA's Task Force on Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition as outlined in its report, "Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition Initiative." The Task Force also presents three possible longer-term options for regulating health claims, which the Agency intends to develop through rulemaking about one year from now. The link to FDA's Web site, which includes a variety of information recently released by the FDA regarding health claims is: http://www.fda.gov/oc/mcclellan/chbn.html.

Association News

ADS Technical Meeting Hosts Record-Breaking Attendance!
The 2003 ADS Technical Meeting had RECORD-BREAKING attendance with 249 participants! The meeting, held at the beautiful Tampa Marriott Waterside hotel in sunny Tampa, Florida April 27-29, delivered a well-rounded educational program as well as a variety of networking opportunities. Topics ranged from basic oil chemistry to the latest trends in dressing and sauce products. Also featured was the popular Information Open House, a forum for manufacturers and suppliers to meet and discuss their individual products, services and needs. ADS’ Saturday night “Meet ‘n Greet” reception provided yet another opportunity for members to network.

Recipients of ADS Bucks
The following ADS members were given ADS Bucks for referring new members. For more information on how to earn ADS Bucks, contact Jacque Knight at Headquarters.
Pete Leitner of Admix, Inc. for the referral of The Wizards Cauldron Ltd.
Kyle Anderson of Green Garden Food Products for the referral of PTX Food Corp.
Paul Pratt of T. Marzetti Company for the referral of Bruce Foods Corporation.

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