Grocery Manufacturers Of America (GMA)
When the dietary guidelines were first released in draft form, the GMA raised issues with proposed language around sustainability and taxation saying that it was beyond the purview of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. That said, the Association was still not yet ready to issue a final statement in support or against the guidelines, saying, “We look forward to closely reviewing the details of the guidelines to see how the topics of sugars, sodium, lean/processed meats, and caffeine are addressed. GMA had expressed earlier concerns that the advisory committee’s recommendations in these areas were not based on the best available science.”