The summit, partially funded by the Beef Checkoff Program, is held to facilitate collaboration on beef safety among all sectors of the beef industry, from pasture to plate. Among participants in this year’s event were cattle producers, meat processors, food safety service providers and retail and foodservice operators.

Opening the program was a keynote session that recounted the history of beef safety since 1993, and the progress the industry has made since the first Beef Industry Safety Summit was conducted. Also on the agenda were sessions on sustaining the food industry, Salmonella, antibiotics, ground beef and consumer market research. Over a dozen research project presentations were also made in a research status update.

Since 1993 beef producers have invested more than $30 million through their Beef Checkoff Program in beef safety research and outreach. The Beef Industry Safety Summit is coordinated by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), contractor for the beef checkoff, on behalf of the Beef Industry Food Safety Council (BIFSCo). The summit has become the industry’s premier meeting to discuss current and emerging beef safety challenges.

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—Beef Checkoff News