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Grocery Manufacturers Association
The Grocery Manufacturers Association GMA Issued the Following Statement by Its President and CEO, Pamela G. Bailey, in Response to Draft Food Safety Legislation Released Today by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman,
June 14th, 2009
"Food safety is our number one priority and we share the broad goals of the draft legislation released by Chairman Waxman. The bill contains many of GMA's food safety proposals, and we look forward to working with the Chairman to enact food safety legislation that makes prevention of contamination the foundation of our food safety strategies. "At the urging of industry and consumer groups, Congress has already increased food safety spending from $439 million to $649 million over the last three years. If Congress enacts the FY 2010 request proposed by FDA and the Obama Administration, FDA's food safety appropriations would increase to $783 million - an increase of more...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-06-14)
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