(WASHINGTON, D.C.) June 12, 2018 – More than 7 in 10 shoppers want to find out more about the grocery products they buy than they are currently able to get with traditional on-package labels, according to a new national survey. These shoppers want to go beyond the ingredients listed on the label to get information on what the ingredients do and why they are in the product.
(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), the leading representative of the $2.1 trillion food, beverage and consumer products industry, today announced that Geoff Freeman will become the organization’s new president and chief executive officer effective August 1. Freeman is president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), the trade association for the U.S. casino gaming industry
GMA Responds to FDA Decision on PHO Food Additive Petition
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(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 Welcomes FDA’s Extension of Compliance Date for Nutrition Facts Panel Update
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today welcomed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing an extension of the compliance date for label changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) on food and beverage products.
GMA Welcomes USDA Release of the Proposed Rule on Biotech Disclosure Standard
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(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement on the release of the Proposed Rule for the Biotech Disclosure Standard by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.