The Health Effects of Artificial Sweeteners

AGENDA

Assembly Committee on Health Informational Hearing

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

October 3, 2008 1:30 PM State Capitol, Room 126

I. Welcome and Opening Remarks Mervyn M. Dymally, Chairman, Assembly Committee on Health

II. Testimony 1. Neal Kohatsu, M.D., Chief, Cancer Control Branch, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Pat Kennelly, Chief, Food Safety Section, Center for Environmental Health; California Department of Public Health 2. George Alexeeff, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment 3. Susan Schiffman, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center 4. V. Lee Grotz, Ph.D., Director, Product Safety, McNeil Nutritionals 5. Jim Turner, Chairman of the Board, Citizens for Health 6. Lorri Holzberg, Vice President for Public Policy, California Dietetic Association 7. Lyn Nabors, President, Calorie Control Council

III. Public Comment