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Jolley: Five Minutes With Jim Hodges, President, American Meat Institute Foundation

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:22 GMT

Weigh the newspaper and magazine coverage and you might think the meat industry has little concern about food safety issues.

FDA Modernization Act Passes HELP Committee

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:20:08 GMT

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today passed S. 510, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act, by a voice vote.

AMI: USDA - U.S. Hunger Rate Highest In Nearly Two Decades

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:06:35 GMT

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service yesterday released its annual report “Household Food Security in the United States,” which found that 13 million more American households had trouble putting food on the table in 2008 than they did in 2007.

AMI: Boyle Defends Food Safety Progress On Good Morning America

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:35:31 GMT

The meat industry has made great strides over the past decade in reducing E. coli-related illnesses, says AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle, who appeared on “Good Morning America” today.

AMI: National Hot Dog & Sausage Council Applauds New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez's Good Deed

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:50 GMT

The National Hot Dog & Sausage Council today applauded Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez for his donation of 1,000 hot dogs and hamburgers, along with buns and rolls, to the Community Soup Kitchen in Morristown, N.J. but expressed regret that he had to apologize for acting on an all-American impulse: eating a hot dog at a ball game.

American Meat Institute Elects New Officers

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:41:28 GMT

AMI today elected the six officers that will guide the organization through the next year. The election was held at AMI’s Annual Business Meeting during the Worldwide Food Expo, Oct. 28-31, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.

AMI: Meat Industry Urges USDA To Devleop Age Verification Programs For Exports To Taiwan

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:07:38 GMT

The U.S. government should establish an age-verification Quality System Assessment (QSA) Program for Taiwan to ensure an orderly expansion to a full market opening to U.S. beef products, according to a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that was signed by AMI, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and the National Meat Association (NMA).