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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GMA Applauds HHS Secretary Sebelius and HHS for New Community Prevention and Wellness Program
Contact:
Scott Openshaw, Director, Communications, 202-295-3957
Brian Kennedy, Director, Communications, 202-639-5994
September 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - GMA Senior Vice President and Chief Science and Regulatory Affairs Officer Robert E. Brackett today commended Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for launching a new community prevention and wellness campaign.
"We applaud Secretary Sebelius and HHS for launching its new community prevention and wellness initiative. Helping to reduce childhood obesity and encouraging healthy lifestyles is a top priority for the food and beverage industry. The new HHS initiative is a great example of ways our society can work together to win the battle against obesity. A healthy diet combined with regular physical activity is the key to healthful living.”
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Based in Washington, D.C., the Grocery Manufacturers Association is the voice of more than 300 leading food, beverage and consumer product companies that sustain and enhance the quality of life for hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the globe. Founded in 1908, GMA is an active, vocal advocate for its member companies and a trusted source of information about the industry and the products consumers rely on and enjoy every day. The association and its member companies are committed to meeting the needs of consumers through product innovation, responsible business practices and effective public policy solutions developed through a genuine partnership with policymakers and other stakeholders. In keeping with its founding principles, GMA helps its members produce safe products through a strong and ongoing commitment to scientific research, testing and evaluation and to providing consumers with the products, tools and information they need to achieve a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. The food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry in the United States generates sales of $2.1 trillion annually, employs 14 million workers and contributes $1 trillion in added value to the economy every year.
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- March 16, 2010 First Lady Michelle Obama Addresses Grocery Manufacturers Association Science Forum - GMA Strongly Supports First Lady’s Goal of Solving Childhood Obesity within a Generation
- March 9, 2010 GMA: More Than Two-Thirds of the Advertisements Seen by Children and Teens Today Promote More Nutritious Foods and Healthy Lifestyles
- March 4, 2010 GMA Statement at House Agriculture Appropriations Hearing on the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act
- January 27, 2010 GMA Response to President Obama's State of the Union Address
- January 20, 2010 GMA Statement on First Lady Michelle Obama's Childhood Obesity Initiative
- December 16, 2009 Grocery Manufacturers Association Testifies before Congress in Hearing on “Innovations in Addressing Childhood Obesity”
- October 5, 2009 Retailers, NGOs and Food and Beverage Industry Launch National Initiative to Help Reduce Obesity
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