Chicago Midwest Meat Association

11350 South Winds Crossing, Orland Park, Illinois 60467    Phone: (708) 478-7270

Registration is now open for the Center of the Plate Training® Short Course offered by the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) and co-sponsored by the Chicago Mid-West Meat Association (CMMA) and the American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF). 

CMMA members are eligible for the lower members-only rate.  

Center of the Plate Training is NAMP’s popular course that teaches participants about standards and specifications by demonstrating how the cuts commonly found in foodservice and retail are fabricated. Participants also learn about variations in quality and how standards can impact the consistency of meat products. 

This lower cost, day-and-a-half course will be held at Kendall College in downtown Chicago starting Thursday morning Sept. 23, and ending in the early afternoon of Friday, Sept. 24.

NAMP is offering free registration:  register three people – your staff or those of your customers – and the fourth registration is free.  Many companies took advantage of this offer for the COP course last month at Texas A&M.

This is the second year NAMP, CMMA and AMI have offered this short course in Chicago, which covers beef, veal, lamb, and pork.  Steve Olson, NAMP’s Standards and Specifications Advisor, will be the primary instructor, with additional input from representatives from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Board, and American Lamb Board.

For more information and details, please visit www.namp.com, or contact Ann Wells, NAMP Director of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, at awells@namp.com or +1 800.368.3043 x103

CMMA & NAMP Offers

Center of the Plate Training

Short Course

Sept. 23-24 in Chicago

NMA is a proud co-sponsor of the upcoming 4th National Forum on

Food-Borne Illness Litigation

October 27-28, 2010 - Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel - Chicago, IL

What is your company doing to mitigate the cost, risk and exposure associated with claims of food-borne illness?

Many experts within the industry are predicting that food-borne illness will soon become the #1 cause of litigation facing the food industry. Are you armed with your best strategies to face this rising tide of litigation?  Now is the time for food companies and the lawyers who advise them, to get updated on:

* What new pathogens are infecting our food supply - and how to best trace and isolate them in the context of a food contamination incident

* How to maintain control of the corporate message and the media while preserving your relationship and reputation with the consumer and corporate stakeholders

* Selecting the best scientific/medical expert for your case - what to look for in a consulting vs. testifying expert

* The investigative priorities of government regulators - and how they will impact litigation going forward

At this conference, hear directly from key government agencies who are directly involved in public health investigations of food-borne illness outbreaks: 

David Goldman, Assistant Administrator, Food Safety Inspection Service, USDA

Jack Guzewich, Senior Advisor, Environmental Health, CFSAN, Food and Drug Administration

Arthur P. Liang, Director, Food Safety Office, Center for Disease Control

Benjamin Miller, Operations and Response Section Manager, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Stephanie Meyer, Epidemiologist Senior, Minnesota Department of Health

William E. Keene, Senior Epidemiologist, Oregon Public Health Division

As well as NMA-member experts Dr. Melvin N. Kramer, president of EHA Consulting Group, and David M. Theno, former Senior Vice President, Quality and Logistics at Jack in the Box, Inc.

NMA members are entitled to a $400 discount off the full price (pay $1795 instead of $2195) when using discount code NMA 1795.  For more information, please call 888.224.2480 or visit us online at: www.AmericanConference.com/FoodLit