Review of BC’s school food and beverage sales guidelines

From BCCPAC

On behalf of the Directorate of Agencies for School Health BC and Dietitians of Canada, BC Region, we are inviting you, as a parent, to join us in the review of BC’s school food and beverage sales guidelines. Time is limited, so please respond to this email immediately if you are interested in joining one of our three conference calls. The Ministries of Health and Education are revising the Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools (Guidelines), to ensure that it reflects the most up-to-date scientific (i.e., life sciences – food/nutrition) evidence, and the current market place (i.e., what and how foods and beverages are sold).  In 2011, health and education stakeholders (specifically groups that use the Guidelines on a regular basis such as BCCPAC members) were engaged in stage 1 of a consultation process to review and provide input into the current Guidelines (2010). The Ministry of Health has revised and updated the 2010 Guidelines based on stage 1 input. Stage 2 of the consultation process is now in progress. The objectives are to meet with stakeholders to ensure their feedback is adequately reflected in the proposed Guidelines revision, and to gain input (i.e., comments or feedback) on resources required to implement the Guidelines.  Three opportunities for you to provide feedback have been scheduled.

RSVP BCCPAC by November 9 to confirm your involvement in one of the following teleconferences by emailing info@bccpac.bc.ca with your school district number added to the subject line text box, and your choice of date in the email body.  The available dates and times are:
November 19 7:00-8:00 pm
November 22 12:00-1:00 pm
November 27 1:30-2:30 pm

Prior to the meeting, participants will receive an email containing information to review before the teleconference call. We hope to hear from you soon!