International Meat Expo to Offer Programs and Services for International Attendees

Washington, DC,  – The American Meat Institute (AMI) has announced a wide range of services for international attendees at the International Meat Expo (IME). The IME will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, from Tuesday, January 29 through Thursday, January 31, 2013, as part of the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). With 20 percent of attendees coming from outside of the United States at last year’s event, the IPPE is a proud partner with the Department of Commerce as participants in the International Buyer Program, which recruits thousands of qualified foreign buyers, sales representatives, and business partners to U.S. trade shows each year.  

Among the many services for international attendees, IME will offer a simultaneous translation of education sessions covering pressing food safety issues, a breakdown of the latest regulatory developments, an examination of the impact of a food safety event and the latest information on the global food safety initiative, equivalency issues with Brazil and an update on CODEX. Translations will be available in Spanish and Portuguese. A complete schedule is available here.

Meanwhile, IPPE will offer buyer matching, conference rooms, translation services, internet access, and coffee service during the show.

To register and view the conference agenda, please visit www.ime13.org.  

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AMI represents the interests of packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey products and their suppliers throughout North America. Together, AMI’s members produce 95 percent of the beef, pork, lamb and veal products and 70 percent of the turkey products in the United States. The Institute provides legislative, regulatory, public relations, technical, scientific and educational services to the meat and poultry packing and processing industry.

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