The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has commended the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates for its vote in support of the continued use of GE ingredients in food and beverage products. According to GMA, this action is in accordance with the position of the US FDA and numerous regulatory and scientific bodies that agree foods and beverages containing GE ingredients are safe and materially no different than those foods that do not contain GE ingredients.

“Plant and animal biotechnology provides significant benefits to consumers,” says Pamela G. Bailey, GMA president and CEO. “It has led to improved varieties of corn, soybeans, fruit and other foods that grow faster and are resistant to insects, bacteria and viruses. Some genetically modified foods and beverages contain enhanced nutrition and health benefits.”