News Column  Grocery Manufacturers Association Introduces
September 23, 2013  Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
president and CEO, Pamela G. Bailey, announced the launch of, a
new website designed to provide consumers, policymakers and the
media with answers to their questions about the use of
genetically modified (GM) food ingredients.  "Genetically
modified food ingredients are not only safe for people and our
planet, but they have a number of important benefits," said
Bailey. "This technology has been used safely in the food supply
in the United States for twenty years, and seventy to eighty
percent of the food we eat in the United States, at home and
away from home, contains ingredients that have been genetically
modified.  "We know that some consumers have questions about
genetically modified food ingredients. We built this Web site to
help answer their questions about the safety, prevalence and
benefits of this important and effective technology.  "Modern
agricultural biotechnology helps us keep