The CBA represents companies that manufacture food, beverages, household, and personal care products.
[4] It was headquartered at 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.[5] Since its founding, the association has helped draft legislation such as the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938, which gave the Food and Drug Association (FDA) regulatory authority and credited innovations, like the Universal Product Code (also known as the UPC bar code) in the 1970s.
[9] On December 5, 2013, the GMA sent a petition to the FD to support a new rule allowing food that is made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled as natural.
[13] Several significant members, including Campbell Soup Company, Unilever, Mars, Incorporated, Tyson Foods, Nestlé, Dean Foods, Hershey's, and Cargill, had left the GMA since 2017, prompting a rebranding.
[17] CBA advocates on behalf of the CPG industry to Congress, state legislatures, and administration officials.