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The International Meat Secretariat (IMS) – an industry organization representing meat producers in 50 nations – and the Organization of International Epizootics [EP-A-ZOO-TEAKS] (OIE) – the international animal health and safety standards organization with the governments of more than 160 nations represented – this week signed an historical agreement calling for cooperation and ongoing information exchange … Philip Seng, President and CEO oF the U.S. Meat Export Federation is also the current president of IMS and was in Paris for the signing of the agreement …

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Seng sees the agreement – and the industry involvement it assures – as an important first step toward finding workable, science-based resolutions to international animal health challenges more quickly.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn, sorghum and soybean checkoff programs.

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