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Foundation Shares Summaries on Status of Beef Checkoff Research Projects
May 17, 2019
The Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education (Foundation) summarized ongoing and completed Foundation-funded research projects. These projects focus on fresh meat and poultry safety, ready-to-eat meat and poultry safety and nutrition sciences. Several projects are funded in part by the Beef Checkoff of which the Foundation is contractor to administer post-harvest beef safety and processed beef nutrition research.
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Meat Institute Joins Industry Stakeholders at Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholder Summit
May 17, 2019
The Meat Institute joined more than 325 attendees from across the animal protein industry at the annual Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit. Sustainability and building consumer confidence in meat were common themes at the event.
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Meat Institute Details Benefits of Beef vs. Plant-based Burgers for AP
May 16, 2019
The Meat Institute responded to a request from the Associated Press comparing the nutrition and environmental impact of beef burgers vs. new plant-based options. The final story highlighted the difference in number of ingredients between the products with the Meat Institute noting that beef burgers are made with one natural ingredient: beef.
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North American Meat Institute Applauds New Access for U.S. Beef, Poultry Exports to Tunisia
Apr 18, 2019
Washington, DC – The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) applauds the Trump Administration’s successful efforts to open the Tunisian market to U.S. beef and poultry exports.
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Meat Institute Adopts New Vision, Mission and Values Statements
Apr 12, 2019
Carlsbad, CA – The North American Meat Institute’s (Meat Institute) Board of Directors this week adopted new vision, mission and values statements during the Meat Industry Summit in Carlsbad, California.
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Students Win a Combined $7,000 in Scholarships During Meat Institute’s Inaugural Collegiate SausageFest Competition
Apr 11, 2019
Carlsbad, CA – Students won a combined total of $7,000 in scholarships at the North American Meat Institute’s (Meat Institute) Collegiate SausageFest Competition during the association’s annual Meat Industry Summit this week in Carlsbad, California.
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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