118—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7,1978 J Miss Apple Queen USA to be named October 14 BIGLERVILLE - Sandra D. Markey of York will be Pennsylvania’s represen tative in the “Miss Apple Walker testifies on nutritional labeling WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bob Walker (R-16-Pa.) last week called for a workable nutrition education program through translating current nutrition technology into an un derstandable form. Walker made the remarks in testimony at food labeling bearings conducted by the Food and Drug Ad ministration. He was one of only three congressmen invited to testify at the hearings. “Few things are as im portant to Americans as good health and nutrition is an important factor in maintaining good health “According to a recently published consumer study, 77 per cent of those con sumers interviewed in dicated that they felt nutrition mattered more now than ever before,” Walker said. Walker focused the bulk of his testimony on his own legislation which would provide a pictorial label on all food packaging showing nutritional content in an easy to understand fashion. “Specifically, my bill requires a label revealing caloric content; car bohydrate and fat content; the portion of the recom mended daily allowance of proteins, vitamins and minerals; and the ratio of caloric content to the nutritional content. “The label I am proposing Queen U.S.A.” contest, a highlight of the annual Apple Harvest Festival to be held the first two weekends of is taken from a system developed by Albert Heinj of Holland where it has proven to be both useful and suc cessful,” Walker said. Walker noted further that his proposal would allow shoppers to judge a product on its merits through a system of intelligent com parisons. He termed the Heijn-type label “practical and educational.” “There is a pressing need to translate what we know into language the public can understand. “In simple terms, the public should have available for its use what has been, up to now, largely in the realm of research and education. “I am hopeful that the appropriate agencies will work cooperatively with Congress on obtaining a good, easily understood nutrition label,” Walker concluded. have a .nice weekend... SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE OLD FOLKS! October in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Miss Markey who is Pennsylvania’s Apple Queen is sponsored by die Penn sylvania Horticultural Association. She will com pete against 14 other Apple and Harvest Queens and Princesses from throughout the United States for the coveted “Miss Apple Queen U.S.A.” title and the $l,OOO cash award th»t ac companies the title. Miss Markey is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Markey