Meat Institute Updates Animal Handling Guidelines & Audit; Creates New Bison Audits

WASHINGTON, DC – To help members drive continuous improvement in the meat industry, the Meat Institute has updated its Animal Handling Guidelines and Animal Welfare Audit to include scores for each criterion allowing members to set goals. The Meat Institute also released a new bison animal welfare audit.

The guidelines and audit were authored by the Meat Institute’s Animal Welfare Committee, working with Colorado State University Professor of Animal Behavior Dr. Temple Grandin. The audit was certified by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization.

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.

Meat Institute's Challenge of California's Prop 12 Receives Key Support of Federal Government & 20 States

DOJ and 20 State Solicitors/Attorneys General File Amicus Briefs

LOS ANGELES, CA - The North American Meat Institute's (Meat Institute) lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 12 (Prop 12) received key support from the federal government and 20 states with the filing of two amicus briefs.

North American Meat Institute Asks Supreme Court to Review Case Against California's Prop 12

WASHINGTON, DC - The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review an earlier ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the Meat Institute's challenge to the constitutionality of California's Proposition 12: The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (Prop 12 or the law). The Meat Institute opposes the law because it is unconstitutional and will hurt the nation's food value chain by significantly increasing costs for producers and consumers.

North American Meat Institute Urges Massachusetts to Delay Enforcement of Animal Confinement Law

Proposed rule 19 months late; Producers need time to Comply

WASHINGTON, DC - With less than five months before the Commonwealth of Massachusetts intends to enforce its proposed Regulations Implementing the Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals (the Act), the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), the largest and oldest trade association for packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey, has urged the Commonwealth to delay enforcement and allow time for the proposed rule to be made final so livestock producers and packer processors can understand the final rul

North American Meat Institute Calls for Moratorium on Prop 12 Enforcement

CONTACT: NAMI: Sarah Little (443) 440-0029

For Immediate Release: Aug. 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - With California's Proposition 12's (Prop 12) January 1, 2022, effective date for pork looming and the rules implementing the law nearly two years late and far from final, the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today called for a moratorium on enforcement to allow those subject to the law time to comply.

North American Meat Institute to CDFA: Modified Prop 12 Rules Remain Flawed; More Time Needed

WASHINGTON, DC - In comments submitted to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) said, despite modification to proposed rules for Proposition 12 (Prop 12 or the law), the proposed rules remain flawed and more time is needed for compliance.

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