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PRESS RELEASE Grocery Manufacturers Association
Conference Focused on Improving Food Safety Through
Harmonization of Global Third Party Food Safety Audit Criteria
Source of Article: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Grocery-Manufacturers-Association-Conference-Focused/story.aspx?guid=%7BD9D2BF2E-DDD9-430B-8E2D-E7235D14BBC7%7D Last
update: 5:48 p.m. EST Dec. 2, 2008 WASHINGTON, Dec 02, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire
via COMTEX/ -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association today kicked off a
two-day meeting of industry experts to identify essential criteria for third
party food safety audits. Third party food safety audits are already playing
an integral role in ensuring the safety and security of the food supply, and
that role is expected to grow as public and private sector agents continue to
work towards strengthening our food safety net. "The full potential of third party audits has yet to
be realized, which is why this meeting is critical," said Dr. Robert
Brackett, GMA senior vice president and chief scientific and regulatory
affairs officer. "The sooner we can harmonize global audit criteria, the
sooner we can fully leverage third party audits to the maximum benefit of the
consumer." The conference, titled Bolstering Consumer Confidence:
Identifying Essential Third Party Food Safety Audit Criteria, featured public
sector speakers Rich McKeown, chief of staff, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services and David Acheson, M.D., associate
commissioner for foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The program also
includes representatives of the Consumer Federation of America, the World
Bank and Bumble Bee Foods, LLC President and CEO Christopher Lischewski. In addition to general sessions and panel
discussions, attendees will also participate in breakout sessions designed to
cull from their experiences new and innovative approaches to harmonizing the
global food safety system. The American National Standards Institute, the National
Fisheries Institute and the Seafood Products Association co-sponsored the
conference with GMA. For more information on this event, please visit www.gmaonline.org. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) represents
the world's leading food, beverage and consumer products companies. The
Association promotes sound public policy, champions
initiatives that increase productivity and growth and helps to protect the
safety and security of the food supply through scientific excellence. The GMA
board of directors is comprised of chief executive officers from the
Association's member companies. The $2.1 trillion food, beverage and consumer
packaged goods industry employs 14 million workers, and contributes over $1
trillion in added value to the nation's economy. For more information, visit
the GMA Web site at www.gmaonline.org.
SOURCE Grocery Manufacturers Association http://www.gmaonline.org
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