Tracking COVID-19: Meat and Poultry Worker Case Rates Five Times Lower in December Than May, General Population Nine Times Higher

New analysis of independent data for 2020 show that reported new COVID-19 infection rates amongst meat and poultry workers were five times lower in December than in May, while rates in the general population rocketed up by nine times in the same period.

UFCW, Meat Institute Call on Governors in All 50 States to Prioritize Vaccination of Frontline Meat & Poultry Workers

December 24, 2020 North American Meat Institute

The nation’s largest union for meatpacking workers and the association representing meat producers joined forces to urge all 50 U.S. governors to urgently prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for frontline meat and poultry workers across the United States, in accordance with official Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance.

North American Meat Institute Shows Families How to Be Beef-Prepared for the Holidays and New Year

December 18, 2020 North American Meat Institute

As the rest of the world completes another trip around the sun, The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, will be taking consumers’ taste buds on a trip around the world. There’s no need to book tickets or pack a suitcase for this excursion. From the holidays to the end of January, this virtual TikTok adventure will celebrate favorite prepared beef dishes from around the world.

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

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.

After Healthcare Workers, Essential Meat and Poultry Workers High Priority for COVID Vaccine

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.