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Sep 1, 2010
American Meat Institute Announces Resources in Conjunction with National Food Safety Education Month
In conjunction with September's National Food Safety Education Month, the American Meat Institute is encouraging consumers to be partners in ensuring safe food...
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Sep 1, 2010
Proposals to Deliver Meat Tech Presentations at 2011 Meat, Poultry and Seafood Convention and Exposition Due November 19
Presentations Will Be Featured on Exhibit Floor
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Aug 27, 2010
American Meat Institute Calls GIPSA Rule Raw Deal for Packers and Producers Alike
Onerous Proposal Would Destroy Partnerships, Progress that Have Spurred Growth in Livestock, Meat and Poultry Sector
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Aug 2, 2010
AMI Foundation Reaffirms Safety of Nitrite, Processed Meats
Refutes weak study suggesting link between processed meat and bladder cancer...
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Jul 29, 2010
2011 AMI International Meat, Poultry and Seafood Industry Convention and Exposition Unveils General Session Speakers
Carlos Gutierrez, former Commerce Secretary, and Michael Hayden, former CIA director, Scheduled to Appear
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Jul 21, 2010
AMI's Annual Hot Dog Lunch a `Wiener' on Capitol Hill
Members of Congress Cross Party Lines to Give Hot Dog its Due
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Jul 16, 2010
Livestock and Poultry Groups Call for End of Ethanol Subsidies, Protective Tariff
The nation's largest livestock and poultry trade associations today asked the Senate leadership to allow a 30-year-old tax credit and a protective tariff for ethanol to expire as scheduled at the end of the year.
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Jul 15, 2010
AMI Stresses Importance of Meat and Poultry as Part of a Well-Balanced Diet in Comments to USDA
Comments filed in response to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report ...
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Jul 8, 2010
AMI Defends Importance of Meat in Diet in Comments to USDA and HHS in Response to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Technical Report
"AMI appreciates the effort of the Committee and is pleased that the technical report accurately characterized meat and poultry as containing `high quality protein.' Unfortunately, while the report affirms meat's nutritional value, it simultaneously advises consumers to moderate their consumption...
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