International Chewing Gum Association C/O Keller and Heckman LLP

The organization's primary activity in furtherance of its exempt purpose will be to keep the membership informed and up to date on any regulatory developments that impact the manufacturing and marketing of chewing gum and gum base products throughout the world. It will also represent the chewing gum and gum base industry's regulatory and, where necessary, legislative interests before local, national, regional and international institutions and regulatory bodies. The organization will also contribute to the development of a regulatory framework that seeks to promote the free sale and marketing by its members of safe and wholesome products, consumer protection and respect for the environment. It will organize and conduct conferences and seminars and carry out studies and other research products. Lastly, the organization will work to ensure that all chewing gum and gum base products manufactured and marketed by its members are safe, wholesome and fulfill the highest quality standards.

The organization is a trade association representing the interests of the chewing gum industry, including chewing gum and chewing gum base manufacturers and the suppliers of ingredients used in chewing gum. The organization monitors and updates members on regulatory and legislative developments of concern to the industry, as well as participates in public forums and proceedings on behalf of the industry, the goal of which is to promote a uniform and harmonized legislative and regulatory environment governing the manufacture, labeling, promotion, and sale of chewing gum in all global regions.