Michelle Obama Talks Anti-obesity to Food Giants

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 Michelle Obama is speaking to some of the country's largest food companies about her anti-obesity campaign.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association has invited Obama to speak about the campaign at the group's science forum Tuesday. The group counts Kraft Foods Inc., Coca Cola Co. and General Mills Inc. among its members.

Welcoming the first lady and embracing her campaign for healthier kids could have advantages. The industry is positioned to
take some blows in the coming year, including a child nutrition bill about to move through Congress that could attempt to eliminate junk food in schools.

Michelle Obama has not yet gone directly after the large food companies but said recently that she would like to see more
customer-friendly food labels and healthier foods sold to schools.