Press Releases
Properly Prepared Beef Remains Safe; Meat Institute Calls For Guidance to Protect Workers at Beef Facilities
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a nationwide order including requiring lactating dairy cows to test negative for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) before interstate transport, the Meat Institute today said that properly prepared beef remains safe to eat and called for USDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide worker safety guidance specific to beef processors to ensure workers are protected from infection.
Meat Institute Names 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award Winners
The Meat Institute today honored five companies at the 2024 Environmental, Labor and Safety+ Conference in New Orleans with its highest award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Those five companies are American Foods Group, Bob Evans Farms, Catelli Brothers, Fresh-Lock by Presto Products, and Tyson Foods.
Meat Institute Honors 2023 Health & Wellness Award Winners
The Meat Institute today recognized nearly 200 meat and poultry plants at the 2024 Environmental, Labor and Safety+ Conference in New Orleans for improving and achieving high levels of worker safety performance.
Meat Institute Honors 2023 Worker Safety Award Winners
The Meat Institute today recognized nearly 200 meat and poultry plants at the 2024 Environmental, Labor and Safety+ Conference in New Orleans for improving and achieving high levels of worker safety performance.
Meat Institute Recognizes 2023 Environmental Achievement Award Winners
The Meat Institute today recognized more than 200 meat and poultry plants at the 2024 Environmental, Labor and Safety+ Conference in New Orleans for their positive environmental impact efforts. Thirteen additional establishments that went above and beyond were granted Environmental Achievement Awards for their progress with emissions reduction, energy conservation, packaging/food waste reduction, technological innovation, and water conservation.
Meat and Poultry Coalition: EPA’s Wastewater Guidelines True Cost Is Over $1 Billion and Over 100,000 Jobs
Today, a coalition of meat and poultry industry groups said the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA or the Agency) proposed wastewater guidelines will cost hundreds of millions more than Agency estimates, kill at a minimum tens of thousands more jobs and close many processing facilities, resulting in hardship for livestock and poultry producers.
Meat Institute: Properly Prepared Beef is Safe to Eat; HPAI is not a Food Safety Threat
After the confirmed discovery of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Meat Institute today said properly prepared beef is safe to eat and is not a food safety risk to humans.
19th annual Power of Meat reports strong meat consumption, evolving consumer trends
The number of Americans who describe themselves as meat eaters (80%) and the number of households that purchase meat (98%) remain steady from 2023, while the number seeking to decrease meat consumption has fallen by 20% since 2020, according to the 19th annual Power of Meat report released today by the Meat Institute and FMI—The Food Industry Association.
Meat Institute, FMI Announce 2024 Leaders of Tomorrow Program Winners
To kick off the 2024 Annual Meat Conference, the Meat Institute and FMI – The Food Industry Association announced 10 winners for the 2024 Leaders of Tomorrow Program.
Meat Institute Unveils New Logo and Brand Identity
Washington, DC - Celebrating nearly 120 years of leadership on behalf of North America’s meat companies, the Meat Institute (formerly the “North American Meat Institute”) today unveiled a new logo and brand identity reflecting its dynamic, forward-looking approach to ensuring meat remains at the heart of nourishing the present and sustaining the future.
The new logo evokes the shape of a plate, with the open frame indicating transparency and inclusiveness. The varying thickness of the plate’s border brings a sense of movement, signaling constant evolution and pursuit of continuous improvement.
The new brand identity will be featured at the Annual Meat Conference March 18-20 in Nashville.
Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts commented:
Changes to Packers & Stockyards Act Will Not Affect Competition
The latest attempt by the Biden Administration to disrupt the meat and poultry industry with changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act’s (PSA) regulations does nothing to encourage competition and instead attempts to give new authorities to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to exert federal control over business contracts.
CMC, COMECARNE & Meat Institute Sign Joint Statement of Coordination
To deepen meat industry coordination and government collaboration in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the Canadian Meat Council (CMC), Consejo Mexicano de la Carne (COMECARNE), and the Meat Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that formalizes the three associations’ ongoing work to improve trade, reduce regulatory barriers and enhance information exchange within North America. The organizations also finalized a Joint Statement of Coordination that emphasizes their collective commitment to addressing foreign animal diseases, sustainability and non-tariff trade barriers.
Training for 100 meat companies to measure emissions and set climate targets
Up to 100 of America’s leading meat companies will have the opportunity to complete climate training programs offered by Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LOCT), following a $65,000 investment by the Meat Institute to kickstart the partnership and enable members to participate in training focused on setting science-based targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Meat Institute: House Passes Bill to Preserve the Veterinary Use of Xylazine
The Meat Institute today applauded the House of Representatives for passing the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act that, in part, fights the illicit use of xylazine in humans while preserving access to the drug for use in animals.
Media Advisory: Meat, dairy experts advance climate, food security solutions at COP28
The Meat Institute and the Protein PACT for the People, Animals & Climate of Tomorrow will highlight animal agriculture’s commitments and progress toward global goals in multiple high-level engagements at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai November 30-December 12.
Meat Institute Congratulates Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
The Meat Institute today released the following statement regarding the election of Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.) to be Speaker of the House.
Meat Institute’s Dr. KatieRose McCullough Appointed to USDA Food Safety Advisory Committee
The Meat Institute today announced Dr. KatieRose McCullough was appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) bringing her scientific expertise and industry knowledge to federal food safety agencies.
Meat Institute Selects Class of 2024 Emerging Leaders
The Meat Institute selected 20 participants for its 2024 Emerging Leaders Program, which promotes and develops future leaders in the meat and poultry industry.
New data highlight continuous improvement, sustainability across meat sector
In the second year of the meat sector’s pioneering data collection and reporting on five key focus areas for continuous improvement, the number of companies submitting data grew by nearly 60% and now covering more than half of all establishments operated by Meat Institute members.
Landmark tool supports meat sector greenhouse gas reduction targets
A new tool released jointly today by the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) and the United Nations Global Compact Network USA (the U.S. chapter of the United Nations Global Compact) will aid meat companies of all sizes in measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – advancing the Meat Institute’s aim for 100% of its members to set science-based GHG reduction targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement.
