GMA is frequently an active voice in some of the most popular issues and stories surrounding the food, beverage and consumer goods industry. We also provide a host of educational conferences and training programs throughout the year. Find out more on all of the latest GMA news and 2016 events below.
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News
GMA Responds to FDA Decision on PHO Food Additive Petition
(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association issued the following statement from Leon Bruner, EVP of Science and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Science Officer, on today’s decision by the Food & Drug Administration to deny GMA’s food additive petition seeking specific and limited uses of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs).
GMA Names Three New Members to Board of Directors
GMA Blog
Food and Consumer Product Fraud: Prevention and Mitigation
By Brian Bedard, Executive Director, GMA Science & Education Foundation Wood pulp in shredded Parmesan cheese. Melamine in baby formula and pet food. Asian catfish sold as grouper. Pomegranate juice cut with grape juice. Honey diluted with beet sugar syrup. These are just some of the cases of product fraud involving food or beverage products […]
When Observation Becomes Innovation: Lessons for the CPG Industry
By Shannon Cooksey, Vice President, GMA Science and Regulatory Affairs The seismic shift of consumer preferences paired with the evolution of science, has brought innovation to the forefront of the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. As the rate of exchange of information increases, it has become both an opportunity and necessity for CPG companies to […]
Events
Intentional Adulteration Webinar: Revisiting FDAs Final Rule on Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration
Virtual, /United States
May 30 2018