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AMI playing dirty

Sandhusker

Well-known member
Cattle Producers Warn AMI of Formal Complaints
with GIPSA if Unauthorized Demands Continue

Washington, D.C. – The American Meat Institute (AMI) contacted R-CALF USA today to inform the cattle-producer organization that AMI has recommended that its packer members begin to demand that farmers and ranchers provide affidavits, access to records, third-party verifications, and indemnification of packer liability in order to meet non-existent implementation regulations for country-of-origin labeling (COOL) of meat. AMI cites a proposed country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rule, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 30, 2003, for its authority to make such demands.

R-CALF USA fired back in a formal letter to AMI, which advised AMI that R-CALF USA will file formal complaints on behalf of its cattle-producing members with the Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) against AMI and any meatpacker that follows AMI’s recommended demands that would deceive, mislead, coerce and threaten U.S. cattle producers.

“AMI’s assertion that the October 2003 proposed rule confers authority to AMI members to make demands of R-CALF USA member or any other U.S. cattle producer is false, misleading, deceitful and otherwise not in accordance with the law,” said R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard. “This proposed rule is not in force and has no effect and does not confer any rights or responsibilities upon any person presently engaged in the production of commodities covered by the COOL statute, originally passed in the 2002 Farm Bill.”

R-CALF USA stated in its letter to AMI that until a final rule is published in the Federal Register and the requirements for COOL implementation are known, it is wholly irresponsible for AMI to use the market power of the meatpackers to effectively burden U.S. producers with AMI’s presumptions.

“R-CALF USA finds AMI’s list of recommended demands to be a deliberate attempt to use false and misleading information in order to cause the nationwide imposition of unauthorized demands upon U.S. cattle producers for the purpose of scaring them into supporting AMI’s political agenda,” he asserted. “R-CALF USA will aggressively pursue available remedies if AMI does not rescind these recommendations and advise its membership that they are not authorized to make such demands pursuant to the COOL statute.

“AMI’s recommendation that meatpackers make unauthorized demands of cattle producers to conform to regulations that do not exist is contrary to the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA), which prohibits U.S. meatpackers from engaging in any unfair, unjustly discriminatory and deceptive practices against U.S. cattle producers,” Bullard concluded.
 

PORKER

Well-known member
Inform the cattle-producer organization that AMI has recommended that its packer members begin to demand that farmers and ranchers provide affidavits, access to records, third-party verifications, and indemnification of packer liability in order to meet non-existent implementation regulations for country-of-origin labeling (COOL) of meat.

The only one are the importers that don't know of the J rule.
 
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Anonymous

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The American Meat Institute (AMI) contacted R-CALF USA today to inform the cattle-producer organization that AMI has recommended that its packer members begin to demand that farmers and ranchers provide affidavits, access to records, third-party verifications, and indemnification of packer liability

The comedy is that for years I and most of my neighbors have provided for these folks- individual animal ID with numbered eartags --permanent ID with hot iron brands-- third party verification with State official signed brand inspections verifying ownership--signed affidavits which not only tell the birth period, but the antibiotics, vaccinations, feed, implant and steroids used/not used, areas pastured and inform that COPIES of individual records of each animal are available- many of which even include individual birthdates (wrote another one down today while fencing)....

But it will be a cold day in hell that I will sign an idemnification of packer liability-- which is exactly what these folks want government to give them....

Again thank you to NCBA for kissing these foks a$$ :wink: :( :( :cry: :mad: :mad:
 

cedardell

Well-known member
If you want to do a little reading into the history of the mafia in this country you'll find that they have always been in the food merchandising business. But the interesting thing is how they have used unions such as the AMI to advance their agenda. The Screen Actors Guild is another one. In his book "Bound by Honor" Bill Banono explains how Johny Rosselli founded those uniions as well as the Civil Liberties Union to control our Govt on political issues that effect them. Johny Rosselli also is the man who put the bullet in JFK's head. So you see it was important enough for them to control unions to murder the president of the United States. So that was the motive for JFK's Assassination. The fact that our govt. went to such lenghts to cover up that conspiracy shows what a pickle we are in. Maybe Bill Bullard and all of us who support him had better start strapping on the old 45's.
 

Kato

Well-known member
Washington, D.C. – The American Meat Institute (AMI) contacted R-CALF USA today to inform the cattle-producer organization that AMI has recommended that its packer members begin to demand that farmers and ranchers provide affidavits, access to records, third-party verifications, and indemnification of packer liability in order to meet non-existent implementation regulations for country-of-origin labeling (COOL) of meat. AMI cites a proposed country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rule, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 30, 2003, for its authority to make such demands.

Is this not what makes up the MCOOL rules that R-Calf have embraced so dearly? :???: :???:

MCOOL, the way I read it, requires just as much proof that an animal IS American, as it does that an animal is NOT American. Why so surprised? :shock: Why so outraged? :mad: This handwriting has been on the wall for a long time for anyone who wanted to read it. Did the wise leaders at R-Calf think that somehow only imports would be affected by the red tape? :roll: Once you get the bureaucrats involved, the paper trail becomes neverending. For everyone. This is just a taste of the fun to come.

As we've been told over and over MCOOL is coming, and then all will be well with the world. :wink:
 

Sandhusker

Well-known member
Kato, "Is this not what makes up the MCOOL rules that R-Calf have embraced so dearly?"

No. What you're seeing is a corporate hissy fit and bullying action. The A-hole Meat Institute is simply going to rediculous lengths (and breaking the law) to try to force their way.

Just about every other developed country has COOL. We're not inventing something new here.
 

Ben Roberts

Well-known member
No! what you are seeing here, is the way M-COOL will be implemented, and do you really believe the AMI cares about, breaking the law.

Best Regards
Ben Roberts
 
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