Member Updates
Annual General Meeting in Nashville Oct 23rd at 5:30 At Smart Tan Downtown Conference and Trade Show
Friday, January 25, 2013
Annual General Meeting in Nashville Oct 23rd at 5:30 At Smart Tan Downtown Conference and Trade Show
- Opening the 2010 Annual General Meeting
- The President’s Address
- Introduction of the Board Members
- Acknowledgment of Financial Support of the JCTA
- Financial Report 2010
- Governments – Allan Rewak from Pathway Group
- JCTA Government relations
- Data and research being used to defend the industry
- Update on JCTA Websites
- Major Campaigns – now and for the future
- Update from Joe Levy on the Vitamin D Society
- The Future of the Industry
- Vote on Bylaw changes
- Questions before the vote
- Open the floor to the members for Question and Answer Period
- Closing of the General Annual Meeting
Online Petition for Ontario Salon – Parental Consent
Friday, January 25, 2013
Dear Ontario Member, Please use this link http://Bit.ly/jctatan to have your clients sign the parental consent petition. Attach the link to your emails to your clients, Facebook page, website and anything else you can think of. We need at least 5000 petitions signed to make the government listen.… continue reading
4th Annual Vitamin D Awareness Month – November – Be part of the Month
Friday, January 25, 2013
Dear JCTA Members,
November is Vitamin D Awareness Month hosted by the Vitamin D Society (VDS). This is the VDS’s 4th year running the event. This year the Vitamin D Society has created a Radio PSA (Public Service Announcement) and has sent it to every radio station in Canada.… continue reading
JCTA Advisory – Warning Signs
Friday, January 25, 2013
Dear Salon Members,
The JCTA and its members have worked hard to become recognized as the responsible and professional leaders of the indoor tanning profession. As part of that commitment to professionalism, we ask that you be proactive in warning your clients about the potential risk of overexposure to UV light.… continue reading
IOM Vitamin D Report: RDA Rates Triple but Canadians Levels Adequate?
Friday, January 25, 2013
JCTA MEMBER ADVISORY
IOM Vitamin D Report: RDA Rates Triple but Canadians Levels Adequate?
A government-commissioned report issued November 30, 2010 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on vitamin D in North America, contained a number of strange contradictions:
A government-commissioned report issued November 30, 2010 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on vitamin D in North America, contained a number of strange contradictions:
- The recommended dietary allowances for vitamin D per day tripled for 1 to 50 year olds from 200 IU to 600 IU
- The recommended upper level intake of vitamin D doubled from 2,000 IU to 4,000 IU
- That the majority of Americans and Canadians are receiving adequate amounts of both calcium and vitamin D
- There is emerging evidence that too much of these nutrients may be harmful
