The Meat Institute has coined March as National Deli Meat Month.
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative suspended a scheduled tariff increase on $200 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S. until further notice, following President Donald Trump’s decision to delay his March 1 deadline for a U.S.-China trade deal amid progress in the negotiations.
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Industry testing began today for phase two of the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) Public Health Information System (PHIS) Export Component. Testing will run through April 4.
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Washington, DC – The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) applauds the regulatory framework of cell-based meat products announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Washington, DC – The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), along with the National Association of Manufacturers, the Grocery Manufacturers of America, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Turkey Federation and the National Chicken Council, today called on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to overturn an award of damages for nuisance, including punitive damages, in a case in which a hog producer was operating in compliance with comprehensive environmental regulations.
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Dallas – Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education , the foundation for the North American Meat Institute , released the 14th annual exploration into how to best optimize meat and poultry’s role in today’s food culture: the way we eat, shop and live. The Power of Meat 2019 explores the financial prowess of the $67 billion category and meat’s overall role in supporting a food retailer’s reputation.
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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
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? 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