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202+225+1168 R e p. C hr is G ib so n R ep . C hr is GCbson 03:21:01 p.m. 07-27-2011
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July 27,2011
T he H on orab le T om V ilsa ck
Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
The Honorable Secretary Sebelius
Secretary
U.S. Department of H ealth an d H um an Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington. D.C. 20201
T he H on ora ble Io n L eib ow itz
Chairman
Federal Trade Commission
60 0 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
De ar S ec re ta ry V ils ac k, S ec re ta ry S eb eliu s, a nd Ch airm an L eib ow itz :
W e write to express our significant an d immediate concerns over the Preliminary .--.-
Proposed Nutrition Principles to Food Marketed to Children by th e Interagency Wo rk in g G ro up ,
an d we strongly urge you to consider w ithdraw ing the guidelines. .
. The latest guide l ines , re leased inApril of this year, represent an alarming regulatory
overreach on th e part o f membe rs of th e Interagency W orking Group, As you know, the FY
2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act directed the USDA, FDA, CDC, and FTC to complete a study
and to provide recommendations in the form of a report to Congress. For reasons that remain
unclear, th e Interagency Working Group failed to complete the study or d eliv er a report, bu t
instead went ahead with proposing wide-ranging industry marketing guidelines. While the
principles put forth by the Interagency Working Group are "voluntary," they are still cause forconcern as they appear to be an attempt to regulate absent Congressional action. IfCongress
wished to regulate the marketing offood and beverage products to children and teens, they
would do so. Notwithstanding any action from Congress, and at time o f budget constraints andcompeting agency priorities, it is troubling to learn that valuable agency resources have been
diverted to seek objectives far beyond the in te nt o f Congress.
More importantly, we are concerned with the content of the proposed guidelines put forth
by the Interagency Working Group. Under the proposed Nutrition Principles, many healthy
foods could no longer be marketed to kids and teens, including two percent milk, most soups,
many cereals, many breads, and most cheese. Furthermore, the Interagency Working Group
proposal is clearly inconsistent with other federal nutrition standards. Many of these f ood s h av e
long been considered healthy and included in the WIe program. Even marketing for a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich would be banned under the proposal. Yet, school cafeterias servepeanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day through our National School Lunch
Program. While we recognize the need to address the growing trend of childhood obesity, it is
irresponsible to p u t forth a set of industry guidelines that ignores inherent contradictions in
federal policy.
PAI ~TEO ON AECYC~EO PAPER
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202+225+1168 Rep. Chris GIbson Rep. Chrls Gibson 03:21:33p.m. 07-27-2011' 317
We urge members of the Interagency Working Group to complete the study thatCongress originally requested. Absent such a study, it would be irresponsible to continue
promoting the Interagency Working Group's principles without sufficient research and analysis.
For these reasons, we urge you to consider withdrawing the Preliminary Proposed
Nutrition Principles to Food Marketed to Children by the Interagency Working Group.
Sincerely,
('134-. Chris Gibson 1/' /1//.)Member of Congress
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