North American Meat Institute

In 1979, AMI moved from Chicago to Washington, DC to be closer to the federal government while regulatory and legislative affairs dominated the institute's agenda.

NMA was formed by the merger of Pacific Coast Meat Association, itself formed in 1948, and Western States Meat Packers Association which had launched in 1946 in San Francisco, California.

NMA was once known as Western States Meat Association, but had since grown to national prominence with approximately 500 member companies.

[4] The executive order was controversial, with labor unions criticizing it as putting the profits of the meat companies ahead of the safety of workers.

The Meat Institute elected leaders include five officers plus the president and CEO, as well as a 91-person board of directors and a 20-person executive committee.