‘Resolve, To Create a Task Force on Public Awareness Regarding Caffeine-added Drinks, Foods, Food Products, Over-the-counter Medicines and Dietary Supplements’

‘Sec. 1. Task force created. Resolved: That the Task Force on Public Awareness Regarding Caffeine-added Drinks, Foods, Food Products, Over-the-counter Medicines and Dietary Supplements is created to consider options for a public awareness campaign regarding caffeine-added drinks, foods, food products, over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements and to make recommendations for implementing such a campaign. The Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention shall appoint, chair and convene the task force. The chair shall invite the participation of interested parties, including but not limited to representatives of manufacturers of foods, drinks, over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements, the Maine Beverage Association and other distributors and marketers of foods, drinks, over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements, the New England Convenience Store Association, the Maine Grocers Association, the Maine Energy Marketers Association, the Maine Restaurant Association, the Maine Public Health Association, the Statewide Coordinating Council for Public Health, the Maine Medical Association, the Maine Osteopathic Association, Healthy Maine Partnerships, the Maine Dental Association, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Maine Children's Alliance and other stakeholders and interested parties. The chair shall notify members of the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services of the dates, times and places of all meetings and shall invite the voluntary participation of Legislators. The task force shall consider any relevant studies and initiatives undertaken by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration. The consideration of options for a public awareness campaign regarding caffeine-added drinks, foods, food products, over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements must include information and activities designed to convey information on the effects of caffeine-added drinks, foods, food products, over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements on children and adolescents. By February 14, 2014 the task force shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on the results of its work and its recommendations for a public awareness campaign.’