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• Sep 18, 2015 Registration Open for NAMI Annual Meeting and Outlook Conference Registration is open for the Meat Institute’s Annual Meeting and Outlook Conference, scheduled to take place November 2-5, 2015, at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, DC. Members are encouraged to view the preliminary agenda and to make travel plans accordingly.    more...  
• Sep 18, 2015 Early Bird Registration Ends Today for the Meat Institute's Listeria Workshop Early bird registration ends today, September 18, for the NAMI Foundation's Advanced Listeria monocytogenes Intervention and Control Workshop , which will take place October 20-21, 2015, at the Hilton Kansas City Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.    more...  
• Sep 17, 2015 FDA Establishes New Email Alert Service for Foodborne Illness Outbreaks The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created a new email alert service for updates on foodborne illness outbreak investigations.    more...  
• Sep 17, 2015 New Glass Walls Video Explores Antibiotic Use in Livestock The Meat Institute released a new Glass Walls video that aims to clarify exactly how, when and why antibiotics are used in livestock. The video, which represents the ninth in the Glass Walls series, features a virtual tour of a livestock production facility from University of Nebraska and Great...    more...  
• Sep 16, 2015 FDA Extends Comment Period for Nutrition Facts Panel Consumer Studies The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period from September 25, 2015, to October 13, 2015, for public input on consumer studies regarding changes to the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels.    more...  
• Sep 16, 2015 FDA Releases Menu Labeling Guidance The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance document to assist companies in complying with the menu labeling final rule, which requires calorie information to be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments with 20 or more locations.    more...  
• Sep 16, 2015 Presidential Advisory Council on Combatting Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria to Host Inaugural Meeting The Presidential Advisory Council on Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria will hold its first public meeting September 29, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC.    more...  
• Sep 15, 2015 FDA Issues FSMA Final Rules on Preventive Controls in Human and Animal Food The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final rules regarding preventive controls for human food and animal food , as required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).    more...  
• Sep 15, 2015 FSIS Issues Correction to Proposed Rule on Needle- and Blade-Tenderized Beef Products The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a correction to the preamble of a proposed rule " Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products " that subsequently became final earlier this year and affects the labeling requirements for raw...    more...  
• Sep 15, 2015 CCNF Update Highlights Current Efforts Regarding Geographic Indicators and Common Food Names The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), of which NAMI is a member, released its quarterly update containing information about current measures regarding common food names and geographic indicators-names associated with specialized foods from regions throughout the world.    more...  
• Sep 15, 2015 Early Bird Registration Ends Today for Animal Care and Handling Conference Early bird registration ends today, September 15, to attend the North American Meat Institute Foundation’s Animal Care and Handling Conference for the Food Industry, which will take place October 15-16, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri.    more...  
• Sep 11, 2015 Exclusive Energy Savings Available to Meat Institute Members NAMI members can receive exclusive energy cost savings through the Institute’s partnership with APPI Energy.    more...  
• Sep 11, 2015 Register for the Meat Institute’s Listeria Workshop Registration is open for the NAMI Foundation’s Advanced Listeria monocytogenes Intervention and Control Workshop , which will take place October 20-21, 2015, at the Hilton Kansas City Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.    more...  
• Sep 10, 2015 FSIS Issues Notice on Sampling of Raw Ground Beef Products for Nutrient Content The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued Notice 57-15, FSIS Sampling of Raw Ground Beef Products for Nutrient Content.    more...  
• Sep 10, 2015 AMS Announces Lamb Bonus Solicitation The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is inviting bids to purchase surplus frozen lamb products for use in Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs.    more...  
• Sep 10, 2015 USTR Releases TPP Report Following Maui Meeting The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a report outlining progress made at the recent Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial meeting in Maui, Hawaii.    more...  
• Sep 9, 2015 New Video Demonstrates Safe Handling of Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Meat and Poultry Products The North American Meat Institute Foundation (NAMIF) released a new video demonstrating safe preparation of frozen, raw, stuffed meat and poultry products in time for September’s Food Safety Education Month.    more...  
• Sep 9, 2015 FSIS Releases Compliance Guide Regarding Sanitary Dressing and Antimicrobial Implementation at Veal Slaughter Establishments The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a compliance guide to assist veal slaughter establishments in implementing effective sanitary dressing procedures and antimicrobial treatments.    more...  
• Sep 9, 2015 NAMI Submits Comments Regarding DOL's Proposed Amendments to Overtime and Salary Level Provisions The Meat Institute submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) opposing amendments to existing overtime provisions and proposed changes to salary levels that exempt individuals from overtime requirements.    more...  
• Sep 3, 2015 New NLRB Rule Speeds Union Votes A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that took effect this April to streamline the election process for private-sector employees has sped the pace of union votes, yielding a 40 percent decline in average election times.    more...  
• Sep 3, 2015 Beef Safety Conference Convenes Next Week The North American Meat Institute Foundation's Pathogen Control and Regulatory Compliance in Beef Processing Conference , which will take place September 9-10, 2015, in Rosemont, Illinois.    more...  
• Sep 2, 2015 NLRB Adopts New Joint-Employer Standard The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voted Thursday to redefine its test for determining joint-employer status, ruling that companies can be held responsible for labor violations committed by their contractors.    more...  
• Sep 2, 2015 Lithuania Now Eligible to Export Meat and Meat Products to the U.S The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) added Lithuania to the list of countries eligible to export meat and meat products to the U.S.    more...  
• Sep 2, 2015 New Study Affirms Benefits of Red Meat in Preventing, Treating Heart Disease A new study found that increasing daily intake from protein rich foods that contain certain amino acids reduces the risk of heart disease as much as giving up smoking. The study appeared in the Journal of Nutrition.    more...  
• Sep 2, 2015 2016 Environmental Recognition Award Applications Now Open The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2016 Environmental Recognition Awards, which honor companies that have demonstrated a continuous dedication to environmental improvement.    more...  
• Sep 1, 2015 NAMI Submits Comments to Health Canada Regarding Nutrition Facts Table Updates The Meat Institute submitted comments to Health Canada regarding proposed changes to Canada's Nutrition Facts table on food products. The comments commend the five year implementation period, stating it provides sufficient time for industry to make the necessary changes and ensure existing labels...    more...  
• Sep 1, 2015 Federal Judge Blocks WOTUS Rule The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota last week issued a preliminary injunction preventing implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers' (the Corps) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.    more...  
• Aug 27, 2015 New CAMP Webinar Dates Announced The Meat Institute announced new webinar dates for its Communicators Advocating Meat and Poultry (CAMP) program, a grassroots effort aimed at increasing the meat and poultry industry’s communications with its customers and communities. CAMP webinars are free, one-hour educational sessions that...    more...  
• Aug 27, 2015 U.S. International Trade Commission Conducts Study Analyzing SMEs and Trade Policy The U.S. International Trade Commission conducted a study that analyzed the relationship between small or medium enterprises (SMEs) and trade policy to determine the role of SMEs in generating exports and jobs, while assessing current barriers to trade for these businesses.    more...  
• Aug 27, 2015 Barry Carpenter Meets Members in California NAMI President and CEO Barry Carpenter last week met with Institute members Columbus Foods, in Hayward, California; Prime Smoked Meats, in Oakland, California; and C &; M Meat Company, in Berkeley, California.    more...  
• Aug 26, 2015 National Academies of Sceinces to Host Workshop on Food Allergies The National Academies of Sciences will host a second meeting of the Committee on Food Allergies: Global Burden, Causes, Treatment, Prevention and Public Policy August 31 through September 2, 2015, at the Keck Center in Washington, DC.    more...  
• Aug 26, 2015 FDA Announces Public Meeting for Comments on On-Farm Antibiotic Use Data Collection The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in collaboration with USDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced plans for a jointly sponsored public meeting to obtain input on possible approaches for collecting additional on-farm antimicrobial drug use and resistance data.    more...  
• Aug 26, 2015 FSIS Issues Directives on Shiga toxin-producing E. coli Verification in Raw Beef Products. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reissued a directive instructing inspection program personnel (IPP) about sampling verification activities for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in raw beef products. FSIS changed the design of sampling programs for raw ground beef components other...    more...  
• Aug 25, 2015 Ports Legislation Introduced in the House Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) introduced the Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015, or the “PORTS Act” (H.R. 3343) in the House of Representatives, which would amend the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 to address port slowdowns, strikes and lockouts in...    more...  
• Aug 25, 2015 CDC Unveils Antibiotics Tracking Tool The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) last week unveiled an interactive tool that allows users to see how antibiotic resistance for four bacteria transmitted commonly through food—Campylobacter, E. coli O157, Salmonella and Shigella —has changed during the past 18 years.    more...  
• Aug 25, 2015 FSIS Announces Availability of Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its intent to revise the Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book, which provides guidance to manufacturers to develop food product labels that are truthful and accurate.    more...  
• Aug 21, 2015 Meat Institute Staff Visits Member Plants Meat Institute staff as well as President and CEO Barry Carpenter last Tuesday visited two member plants in Pennsylvania . Staff received an inside look at a cattle slaughter operation at a JBS plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania, prior to proceeding to a hog slaughter facility at Clemens Foods...    more...  
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