The new North American Meat Institute (NAMI) will be born right on schedule come New Year’s Day. NAMI is the product of the merger of the 108-year-old American Meat
The meat industry may still be waiting on the World Trade Organization to make a call on country-of-origin labeling (COOL), but in the meantime they’ve lost another round in
Livestock groups are expressing disappointment that “a fix” to country-of-origin labeling (COOL) was not included in the final farm bill and warning that they plan to actively oppose its passage
UPDATE: After a two-hour hearing Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said she’ll have a decision on the meat industry’s request for a preliminary injunction
Manufacturers of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products have “dramatically” improved the safety of their products during the last decade and plan to use what they have learned in battling this
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the White House have caused quite a stir in food and agriculture circles by warning that budget sequestration could lead to a two-week furlough of
In 1993, 623 people in the western U.S. fell ill with a little-known bacteria called E. coli O157:H7. Ultimately, four children would die from their infections; many others
This commentary was contributed jointly by John Munsell and Dr. Richard Raymond.
Last week, James H. Hodges, Executive Vice-President at the American Meat Institute (AMI), ostensibly penned an opinion piece
When it comes to our nation’s Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) policy, some people like to wrestle in the mud. I like to wrestle with the science. And the
“American Meat” is the latest documentary film seeking to be part of the nation’s food debate. Unlike some that have gone before — “Food Inc.” and “Fast Food Nation” come
Sometimes events just run over the best planned lobbying strategy.
Take the American Meat Institute (AMI) for example. Wednesday found it again rolling out what it claims are problems with
