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Two years later, a GATT Dis pute Settlement Panel ruled that the EC subsidies are a violation of GATT trading rules. The GATT council formally adopted the Checkoff-F unded Ed Program Earns Top Honors CHICAGO, m. “Nutrition Strategies: Designs for Heart- Healthy Living,” the checkoff funded patient education program, was named “Best Of Show” by the National Agri-Marketing Associa tion (NAMA) Chicago chapter awards competition Jan. 14. The program earlier won first place honors in the producer-funded public relations category. “It’s gratifying to see that the industry's top marketers are impressed with the quality of our work,” said Robert D. Norris, a Michigan pork and beef producer and chairman-elect of the National Live Stock and Meat Board. “This program provides physicians with the tods they need to convey the heart-healthy message to their patients. More than 22,000 physi cians have received patient educa tion information through this program, and the response has been quite favorable.” Nutrition Strategies is a beef and pork checkoff-funded prog ram designed to help hysicians promote heart-healthy living through patient education on posi- Phone Collect 716-496-6025 « panel report in January 1990. However, the EC has not yet taken action to conform with the GATT ruling. McCann said the EC’s lack of action is a serious concern to soybean fanners. American Soybean Association officials will meet will Hills to urge action on the petition. ‘The European Community is a very important export market for U.S. soybeans and products, so this problem must be resolved,” McCann said. “U.S. soybean far mers arc no longer willing to sit back and allow the European Community’s internal and export subsidies take away their export markets in Europe and around the world. It’s time for action.” live lifestyle, exercise, and dietary habits. It was developed by the educa tion department of the National Live Stock and Meat Board and reviewed favorably by the Ameri can Academy of Family Physi cians Foundation. Information is based on guidance from the American Heart Association and the National Cholesterol Educa tion Program. The program includes a patient education brochure containing “10 Hints for a Healthy Heart,” sections on cholesterol and fat, and a suggested shopping list a wallet-sized “Pocket Guide for Heart Health” and a physician’s guide on meat’s role in the diet. The Nutritional Strategies Program will advance to the national NAMA awards competi tion April 3 in New Orleans, La. Also advancing to the national competition are 13 other Beef Industry Council-managed checkoff-funded programs that were either awarded a first place or merit award in competitions entered in Chicago, mid-america, and west chapters.
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