WASHINGTON, DC - The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have signed a two-year alliance to provide Meat Institute members, the public, and other stakeholders with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help protect workers.
WASHINGTON, DC - The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today released the following statement from Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts regarding an Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) citation related to COVID-19.
"While the meat and poultry industry remains vigilant working with many government agencies to stop the spread of COVID-19, OSHA engages in revisionism.
WASHINGTON, DC - The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today said the Washington Post missed the real story regarding the Occupational and Safety Health Administration's (OSHA) citations of two meat packing companies related to COVID-19:
WASHINGTON, DC - A newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) annual report for 2019 shows U.S. meat and poultry packers and processors continued their lengthy track record of reducing worker injuries, reaching a new all-time low for injuries.
WASHINGTON, DC - The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today urged federal authorities to highly prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for the men and women who work in the meat and poultry industry, following healthcare workers and those in long term care facilities.
Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts commented:
WASHINGTON, DC - The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) urged the nation's governors to highly prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for the men and women who work in the meat and poultry industry, following healthcare workers and those in long-term care facilities.
The groups sent the following letter to each governor:
WASHINGTON, DC - Governor Laura Kelly of Kansas and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) joined a growing chorus of support for prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination for frontline meat and poultry workers.
Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts commented:
WASHINGTON, DC -- Frontline meat and poultry workers should be amongst the first to be vaccinated after health care workers and those in long-term care facilities, according to federal guidance approved today by the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Priority (ACIP).
Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts applauded ACIP's guidance and urged state governments to follow CDC's decision:
