Stephanie Childs Quotations

Nobody's been able to prove that anyone's even gotten the sniffles from biotechnology.

I don't know of a company that didn't look at reformulation.

If one state has better science or legislation, then they should bring it to the national level and it would apply to everyone.

Ours simply complements what USDA has done. I think what USDA is doing is great, but the private sector needs to step up and help USDA spread its message.

Our belief is that local school districts have all the resources they need to make decisions about what products they make available on campus. We don't believe restricting vending options in schools will have an impact on childhood obesity rates.

It does not relate to other state labeling requirements, including Ohio's labeling requirements for honey or Alaska's regulations regarding farm-raised and salmon labeling.

We want to make sure Americans have the best foods available and the safest food supply. This legislation would help build on that history, and hopefully improve it.

We saw it as an opportunity for GMA to help promote USDA's nutritional message.

There's no controversy there. We're hoping to get it back on the docket as soon as possible.

The traceability and labeling scheme puts a black mark on any biotech product.

Companies knew the trans fat labeling rule was coming. We've had quite a bit of time to be in compliance.

It's given companies a new incentive to reformulate their product. They've reduced or eliminated trans fats, increased polyunsaturated fats and lowered saturated fats.

If you're a parent and you have an allergic child, you may know all the names of all milk-derived ingredients, but a child may not. So the plain English wording provides simple wording so they can understand it.

The goal of this legislation is to ensure that all consumers get the same information about food safety on packaged foods regardless of what state they're in. Something can't be safe in one state but considered unsafe in another.

The legislation addresses only food safety tolerances and warning label requirements. It does not relate to other state labeling requirements.