Grocery Manufacturers Association Releases Science Policy Paper on Sodium and Salt

Grocery Manufacturers Association Releases Science Policy Paper on Sodium and
Salt

Resource Guide for Policymakers, Consumers and the Media is Part of a Series
of Educational Publications on Food, Beverage and Consumer Product Issues

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Grocery Manufacturers
Association (GMA) today released Sodium and Salt: A Guide for Consumers,
Policymakers and the Media, a science policy paper that provides policymakers,
consumers, journalists and health professionals with current and
scientifically accurate information and resources on sodium and salt.

"The food industry takes seriously its commitment to develop products that
provide choices for consumers interested in managing their intake of salt
(sodium chloride) and sodium," said Robert Brackett, chief science officer for
GMA. "Companies are achieving lower sodium in products through extensive
research, reformulation, new salt reduction technology and new product
development. Thanks to these industry efforts, today there are more and more
sodium- or salt-modified products available nationwide for consumers in the
marketplace."

"We hope this paper can be a useful resource for policy makers, including the
Institute of Medicine's committee on Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake
convening tomorrow in Washington, DC, and charged to make recommendations to
help consumers find ways to meet the daily intake goal of 2,300 mg of sodium
in the federal government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005," continued
Brackett.

To access GMA's science and policy paper on sodium and salt, please visit:
www.gmabrands.com/publications/SPP_SodiumFINAL.pdf.

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

Brian Kennedy, +1-202-639-5994, or Scott Openshaw, +1-202-295-3957, both of
the Grocery Manufacturers Association