US: Grocery Manufacturers Association supports bipartisan, compromise approach to improving food safety - (US Newswire)
August 1, 2008 – 11:15 pmGrocery Manufacturers Association President and CEO Cal Dooley today issued the following statement in regard to introduction of the bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2008 cosponsored by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Richard Burr (R-NC) along with Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN):
“As recent events have exposed weaknesses in our food safety net and undermined consumer confidence in the safety and security of the food supply, GMA and its member companies have worked with the Congress and the Administration to reform and modernize our nation’s food safety laws in order to enhance the safety of food and food ingredients, sourced domestically and imported.
“The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act embodies many of the elements of GMA’s Commitment to Consumers: The Four Pillars of Food Safety, the food and beverage industry’s prevention-focused plan for reforming our nation’s food safety system. The […]
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