(Washington, D.C.)  In a statement released today, Dr. Leon Bruner, Chief Science and Regulatory Affairs Officer for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), responded to a new report by the Institute of Medicine titled, Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today announced the release of the 2013 report “Formula for Growth – (Innovation)Big Data & Analytics”,  completed in collaboration with Deloitte Consulting, LLP (“Deloitte”).  The report is the culmination of more than 10 months of broad-based industry research led by Deloitte and contains five specific conclusions and recommendations for how food, beverage and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies can convert emerging forms of “big data” into useful analytics and insights to improve business results.

“Japan is one of the United States’ most important export markets for consumer goods.  Their addition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations is a boon to our efforts to craft a next-generation regional trade agreement that will liberalize trade and investment to the mutual benefit of TPP member countries for years to come,” said GMA President and CEO Pamela Bailey.