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Oct 18, 2008 Tyson Foods, Inc. Vice President of Food Safety and Quality Assurance Dean Danilson, Ph.D, Honored for Scientific Achievement Colorado Springs, Colo. – Dean Danilson, Ph.D, vice president of food safety and quality assurance at Tyson Foods, Inc., Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, was honored today with the 2008 American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) Scientific Achievement Award. more...
Oct 10, 2008 Anti-Processed Meat Campaign is As Extreme As the Pro-Vegan, Animal Rights Group Behind It “A petition to ban processed meats from the school lunch program is as extreme as the pro-vegan, animal rights group behind it,” said American Meat Institute (AMI) Foundation President Randy Huffman, Ph.D. more...
Sep 18, 2008 Low-Dose Electron Beam Carcass Irradiation May Be Important Processing Aid in Enhancing Beef Safety, American Meat Institute Says Washington, DC – Low-dose electron beam carcass irradiation can be an important processing aid to enhance beef safety, American Meat Institute (AMI) Foundation President Randy Huffman, Ph.D., told a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) public meeting to solicit opinion on an AMI petition to... more...
Sep 8, 2008 AMI Launches New `Ask the Meat Science Guy' Consumer Education Video Series Featuring AMI Foundation President Randy Huffman, Ph.D. The American Meat Institute today unveiled a new educational video series, "Ask the Meat Science Guy," which will feature well-known meat expert Randy Huffman, Ph.D., president of the American Meat Institute Foundation. more...
Aug 27, 2008 American Meat Institute Applauds USDA's Proposed Rule Banning All Non-Ambulatory Cattle from the Beef Supply Washington, DC - The American Meat Institute (AMI) today applauded USDA's response to its petition to prevent all non-ambulatory cattle from entering the beef supply. more...
Aug 6, 2008 Experts Cast Doubt on the Meat and Cancer Hypothesis New Research Debunks Popular Claims more...
Aug 1, 2008 Media Needs to Check Background of Pseudo-Medical Animal Rights Group and Cease Coverage of Alarmist and Unscientific Attack on Meat Products ‘Physicians Committee’ Campaign Exploits Children and is Fear-Mongering at Its Worst more...
Jul 18, 2008 American Meat Institute Says Processed Meats Are Safe and Nutritious ‘Physicians Committee’ Campaign is Animal Rights Fear-Mongering at Its Worst more...
Jun 18, 2008 Tom Super Joins AMI Public Affairs Team Category: Industry Events
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Meat Institute (AMI) today announced that Tom Super has joined the Institute’s public affairs department. more...

Jun 13, 2008 American Meat Institute Offers Free Brochure and Recipes to Help Consumers Stretch Their Meat Dollar The American Meat Institute (AMI) today unveiled a free brochure featuring six special recipes to help consumers stretch their meat dollar in the face of rising food prices at the checkout counter. more...

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