News Articles
NAMI to Honor Meat Industry Hall of Fame Inductees at IPPE
Tickets are available to attend the 2016 Meat Industry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner scheduled to take place January 31, 2017, at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia.
News Item · North American Meat Institute · Sep 23, 2016
Euractiv Publishes Meat Institute T-TIP Op-Ed
Meat Institute President and CEO Barry Carpenter called for science-based decision making over the precautionary principle in an op-ed published on the Brussels-based European Union (EU) news website Euractiv.
News Item · North American Meat Institute · Sep 23, 2016
USDA Announces New Open Data Partnership for Public Health
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced the launch of the USDA Branded Food Products Database , a free online resource for families, the food industry and researchers containing nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods available at restaurants and grocery stores.
News Item · North American Meat Institute · Sep 22, 2016
Press Releases
Alfred Almanza Awarded Richard E. Lyng Award for Public Service
Washington, D.C. – The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) presented Alfred Almanza, deputy under secretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), with the prestigious Richard E. Lyng Award in recognition of his support for and commitment to the U.S. meat and poultry industry.
Press Release · Sep 30, 2016
Meat Institute Welcomes First Step Towards Opening Chinese Market to U.S. Beef
Washington, D.C.—The North American Meat Institute welcomed today’s news that China lifted its ban on U.S. beef from animals under 30 months of age. The announcement is the first step toward resuming beef trade with China, with further technical discussions by USDA and USTR still needed on the specific conditions that will allow trade to resume...
Press Release · Sep 22, 2016
Meat Institute Joins Livestock, Poultry Groups In Urging USDA to Permit Public Comment On Six-Year-Old Livestock and Poultry Marketing Rule
Washington, DC – The North American Meat Institute joined four other meat, poultry and livestock groups today in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging him to allow public comment if USDA proceeds with certain portions of a controversial livestock and poultry marketing rule ...
Press Release · Sep 19, 2016