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The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is a
The North American Meat Institute was formed with the merger of the ''American Meat Institute'' and ''North American Meat Association'' in 2015. The origins of the association date back to the passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act in 1906, one of the first U.S. laws to set federal food processing standards. The ''American Meat Packers Association'' was founded in Chicago shortly thereafter to assist meat packers in complying with the new law. Its name was changed to the American Meat Institute in 1940. In 1979, AMI moved from Chicago to Washington, DC to be closer to the federal government while regulatory and legislative affairs dominated the institute's agenda.
NAMA formed in 2012 from the merger of the ''National Meat Association'' (NMA) and the '' North American Meat Processors (NAMP)''. NAMA was headquartered in
non-profit
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, industry trade association
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formed in 2015 from the merger of the ''American Meat Institute
The American Meat Institute (AMI) was the oldest and largest trade association representing the U.S. meat and poultry industry. In 2015, it was merged into the North American Meat Institute (NAMI).
Overview
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'' (AMI) and the ''North American Meat Association'' (NAMA). It is headquartered in metropolitan Washington, DC
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History
The North American Meat Institute was formed with the merger of the ''American Meat Institute'' and ''North American Meat Association'' in 2015. The origins of the association date back to the passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act in 1906, one of the first U.S. laws to set federal food processing standards. The ''American Meat Packers Association'' was founded in Chicago shortly thereafter to assist meat packers in complying with the new law. Its name was changed to the American Meat Institute in 1940. In 1979, AMI moved from Chicago to Washington, DC to be closer to the federal government while regulatory and legislative affairs dominated the institute's agenda.
NAMA formed in 2012 from the merger of the ''National Meat Association'' (NMA) and the '' North American Meat Processors (NAMP)''. NAMA was headquartered in Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
. NMA was formed by the merger of ''Pacific Coast Meat Association'', itself formed in 1948, and ''Western States Meat Packers Association'' which had launched in 1946 in San Francisco, California
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. NMA was once known as Western States Meat Association, but had since grown to national prominence with approximately 500 member companies. It had a biennial trade show
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called MEATXPO.
COVID-19 pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic, NAMI wrote a draft of an executive order for PresidentDonald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
to keep meat plants open during the pandemic. After receiving the draft, Trump issued an executive order which had similarities to the NAMI draft. The executive order was controversial, with labor unions criticizing it as putting the profits of the meat companies ahead of the safety of workers.
Organizational structure
NAMI is governed by elected leaders and staffed by 35 professionals. NAMI elected leaders include five officers plus the president and CEO, as well as a 106-person board of directors and a 42-person executive committee. The current officers are as follows: # NAMI president and CEO: Julie Anna Potts # Chairman: Warren Panico, Sigma # Vice Chairman: Brad McDowell, Agri-Beef # Treasurer: Steve Van Lannen, American Foods Group # Secretary: Eric Gustafson, Coast Packing # Immediate Past Chairman: Joe Mass, JTM ProvisionsSee also
*Poultry farming in the United States
Poultry farming is a part of the United States's agricultural economy.
History
Beginnings; eggs from the farm
In the United States, chickens were raised primarily on family farms or in some cases, in poultry colonies, such as Judge Emery's Po ...
*Canadian Meat Council
The Canadian Meat Council is Canada's national trade association for the federally inspected meat packers and processors. It is an industry trade group associated with the meat packing industry. Federally inspected plants account for over 90% of a ...
*New Zealand Meat Producers Board
The New Zealand Meat Board is a statutory body which provides quota management on behalf of the Crown for meat exports to the United States, European Union and United Kingdom. To protect their own livestock industry these countries give limited ac ...
*Meat Industry Association of New Zealand
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted, farmed, and scavenged animals for meat since prehistoric times. The establishment of settlements in the Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of animals such as ch ...
References
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*https://www.meatinstitute.org/ 2015 establishments in the United States Food industry trade groups Lobbying organizations based in Washington, D.C. Meat industry organizations