Science Forum 2013

2013 GMA Science Forum Focuses on Product Safety, Sound Science and Responsible Public Policy Solutions

At the 2013 GMA Science Forum, more than 450 experts from the consumer packaged goods industry gathered in Washington, D.C. to advance the industry's product safety and health and wellbeing mission through responsible and science-based public policy solutions.

With record-breaking attendance, this event spread over three full days and featured 70+ speakers from the food, beverage and consumer product scientific community, government and academia to address the major issues impacting consumers, business and public policy both domestically and internationally.

Featuring 15+ hours of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) related sessions, this event had a large focus on food safety, as well as sodium, international trade, obesity, GRAS and more.

Science Forum Coverage in GMA Executive Update (GMA members only)

Science Forum Coverage in Food Chemical News (subscription required)

• Taylor shares list of major foodborne hazards likely to drive FSMA rules

• Supplier verification controls explored at GMA meeting

• FSMA could change industry approach to GRAS, former FDA attorney warns

• Poor FSMA implementation could have global consequences, GMA science forum told

• Editor’s View: WHY I LOVE D.C. IN APRIL

Contact Information

Program:
George Dunaif
Vice President, Food Safety and Technical Services
202.639.5970

Registration:
Evie Kasper
Senior Manager of Membership and Meetings Registrar
202.639.5918

Hotel Accommodations and General Information:
Debbie DeJacques
Senior Manager, Meeting Services
202.639.5904

Sponsorship:
Jackie Lodge
Coordinator, Business and Industry Development
202.639.5910