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NHDSC Adds to Successful Promotion Efforts.
Aug 2, 2019
Following a busy National Hot Dog Day that generated nearly 500 million impressions online, the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) received additional positive media hits last week.
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Latest Foundation Quarterly Report Now Available.
Aug 2, 2019
The latest quarterly report of the Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education (Foundation) is available here.
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China Approves Several Domestic Companies to Buy U.S. Products At No or Lower Tariffs.
Aug 2, 2019
The Chinese government approved several domestic companies to buy U.S. products - including cotton, corn, sorghum and pork - with lower or no retaliatory tariffs.
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North American Meat Institute: New Swine Inspection System Finalized; Voluntary System Allows for Innovation in Food Safety
Sep 17, 2019
The North American Meat Institute today said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Services’ (FSIS) final swine inspection rule allows for further food safety innovation while continuing to ensure consumers have access to safe, wholesome pork. FSIS today released the text of the final rule, called Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection.
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Meat Institute Statement on U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement in Principle
Aug 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today applauded the Trump Administration for securing a trade agreement in principle with Japan.
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Food Writers See How Veal Calves are Raised Today through a Revealing Farm Tour funded by the Beef Checkoff
Aug 15, 2019
“So many misconceptions were put to rest”
Washington, DC---Seven food writers recently participated
in a food and farm excursion to see...
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Mighty Earth’s Mighty Miss
By NAMI On August 3, 2017
This week the environmental activist group Mighty Earth issued a report titled “Mystery Meat II: The Industry Behind the Quiet Destruction of the American Heartland,” which seeks to blame the meat industry for any real or perceived environmental impact it can find... read more
Lessons on Processed Meat and Cancer
By Eric Mittenthal On May 8, 2017
It is rare that I sit in a session at a conference and am riveted by the entire presentation. But that was the case when David Klurfeld, Ph.D., USDA’s National Program Leader for Human Nutrition in the Agricultural Research Service, spoke at our recent Meat Industry... read more
What Happens When You Tell People to Stop Eating Meat
By NAMI On December 27, 2016
What happens when you tell people to stop eating meat? They get mad! And why wouldn’t they? Meat is both delicious and nutrient dense. In 2016, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans confirmed once again that meat can play a key role as part of a healthy diet... read more