AMSA Enews 10/5/2018 - AMSA 2019 RMC Updates, Eastern Results, and More!

NEWSLETTER The official publication of the American Meat Science Association October 5, 2018 Volume 55e Number 380

What's New in eNews? AMSA Membership Information: Key Reminders and Updates:

AMSA 72nd Reciprocal Meat Conference ~ “Meat Us in the Rockies” To update your Stay in the Loop AMSA membership AMSA Announces a New PORK 101 Course for 2019 information please click Texas Tech Brings Home the Trophy here: Meat and Muscle Biology Updates AMSA's Sustaining Congratulations to AMSA Members Sharon Beals and Partners John Scanga 8 Jobs Posted on the Career Center Diamond Sustaining Upcoming Conferences, Industry News and More! Partner: Cargill Be sure to follow AMSA on Twitter, like us on Facebook and check the Website daily to stay up to date on important Platinum Sustaining AMSA information! Partner: Smithfield Foods Got news? Send information and news items to Deidrea Tyson Foods, Inc. Mabry for inclusion in a future edition of AMSA eNews. Gold Sustaining Partners: AMSA 72nd Reciprocal Meat Conference ~ American Foods Group, LLC Food Safety Net Services “Meat Us in the Rockies” Hormel Foods, Inc. Are you up for some breathtaking views, remarkable Kemin Food Technologies landscape, mouthwatering food, and an educational program Merck Animal Health that you will not find anywhere else? If so, make plans now to National Pork Board Zoetis “Meat us in the Rockies” as Colorado State University and JBS USA, Food Company host the AMSA 72nd RMC June 23-26, Silver Sustaining Partners: 2019 in Fort Collins, CO! ADM ConAgra Brands A big thank you goes out to Colorado State University and JBS Corbion USA, Food Company for hosting the 2019 RMC site visit last Elanco Animal Health week, September 23-25. Your warm welcome and excitement Hawkins Food Ingredients for the upcoming RMC was remarkable! The 2019 RMC host Group committee has Iowa State University put a lot of time Jack Link's® Protein Snacks and effort into JBS, USA making sure Johnsonville, LLC that every event Kraft Heinz Company Nestle at the upcoming Purina AMSA 72nd RMC will be an unforgettable experience and an PIC RMC that you will want to load up the family and bring them Sealed Air's Cryovac® brand along for a fun filled family vacation. Texas Tech University

The pre-RMC site visit is an important time for the planning committee to come together and bring the vision of the 72nd RMC to life. Tommy Wheeler, chair for the 2019 RMC, the AMSA staff, and the co-chairs for the 2019 technical program spent a few days looking at the meeting spaces, reviewing the

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RMC survey comments, discussing the program suggestions, International Center for Food and ironing out details to make the technical program for the Industry Excellence AMSA 72nd RMC one that you will not find on any other USDA, AMS, Livestock, conference agenda. Poultry and Seed Program US Foods

Bronze Sustaining Partners: Boar's Head Clemens Food Group Colorado State University Center for Meat Safety and Quality Darling Ingredients Inc. Essentia Protein Solutions ICL Food Specialties IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group Kayem Foods, Inc. Kerry Ingredients Land O'Frost, Inc. Maple Leaf Foods NSF International Oklahoma State University Perdue Foods, LLC Attendees will be starting out at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seaboard Foods Loveland Hotel Conference Center Monday morning for the Simmons Foods Keynote presentation, AMSA International Lectureship Award U.S. Meat Export presentation, concurrent sessions and ePoster viewing, not to Federation mention great opportunities for networking! Tuesday morning, Winpak all attendees travel to the Colorado State University campus for the “Reciprocation Fair” which will be a full day of educational programs. Attendees will have the chance to tour the JBS Global Food Innovation Center in Honor of Gary & Kay Smith and participate in some hands-on reciprocation sessions. Then Wednesday, we will head back over to the To make a donation to the Embassy Suites by Hilton Loveland Hotel Conference Center AMSA Educational for a powerful keynote presentation and a variety of Foundation please click concurrent sessions and workshops. below!

Over the next few months, make sure to watch for eNews AMSA Educational announcements regarding the Keynote speakers, concurrent Foundation General Fund - sessions, and the Wednesday sessions. This is going to be one used in the area of greatest RMC you will not want to miss out on OR leave early! need

Just to give you a glimpse of how the technical program is AMSA Meat Judging Fund shaping up, listed below are tentative titles for the upcoming Concurrent Sessions (please be advised these titles will be Mentor Recognition Funds, finalized in the coming weeks): click here to donate today!

Science and Technology of Cell-Based Protein William R. "Bill" Enhancing the Competitiveness and Value of U.S. Beef Jones (fund student Hot Topics/Debate development events Novel Applications of Omic Technologies to Improve with priority to the Quality and Quantity of Meat Production meat judging Automation and Labor – What the Future Outlook is in program) Automation Chris Raines Food Safety Update for the Protein Industry (supports agriculture Thermal Processing advocacy and Foreign Material in Pet Food – What are the Risks, What consumer outreach is the Cost, How Can They be Prevented efforts for the meat Food Waste and livestock

industries) Details on the host hotel, social events, and technical program Tom Carr (supports will be released over the next few months, so make sure to AMSA youth read your eNews and go online! programs including meat judging) Stay in the Loop Melvin "Hunter" Hunt (supports student Have you allowed your membership to lapse? It’s time to travel to international renew and take advantage of the discounted registration rate meetings) to attend AMSA and affiliate events, catch up on the latest Robert G. Kauffman happenings in the meat science world by reading eNews, and (support meat if you missed RMC this summer, catch up on what you missed science student by gaining access to numerous resources including recordings development) of RMC sessions. Plan to join us for the 2019 RMC which will William Moody be held in Fort Collins, Colorado June 23-26, 2019. Looking a (supports meat few years ahead, AMSA will be hosting the AMSA RMC/ICoMST science students) in Orlando, Florida in 2020. There is lots going on in the world Robert Rust of meat science, stay connected and be in the know! (supports meat You can renew your AMSA membership by any of the methods science students) below: H. Russell Cross (supports meat Online: To renew your AMSA membership online click here! judging and student You may be asked to login to your AMSA account, once you activities) are logged any open dues renewal orders you have will appear Robert Cassens under my transactions. (support PhD Phone: contact Jen Persons at 1-800-517-2672 ext. 11 to students) assist you! C. Boyd Ramsey Mail: print your membership invoice and send with payment (supports to: undergraduate students) AMSA Jimmy Wise (support 26145 Network Place meat judging Chicago, IL 60673-1261 activities) F. C. Parrish (support will endow AMSA AMSA Announces a New PORK 101 Course for student activities) 2019 Dell Allen (supports meat judging) AMSA is excited to announce that a PORK 101 course to be John Forrest held in 2019 at the University of Florida March 4-6. With the (supports AMSA addition of the course, we can expand the outreach of this programs) valuable program and enable others to take advantage of the Dale Huffman great opportunity to learn from our outstanding AMSA (supports members. AMSA programs) PORK 101 is hosted by AMSA in cooperation with the National Robert Bray Pork Board and is sponsored by Merck Animal Health. (supports R.C. Attendees will experience firsthand the swine industry from Pollock Award) live animal production through finished pork products. The Vern Cahill (supports course concludes with the attendees preparing and sampling R.C. Pollock Award) products from pork carcasses including pumped loins, bacon, C. Ann Hollingsworth hams, and sausage. (supports student scholarships) Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the value Donald Kinsman differences in swine, pork carcasses, pork primals and (supports student processed pork products from meat science faculty and AMSA international members at each university. program) Roger Mandigo PORK 101 is co-sponsored by the American Association of (supports RMC) Meat Processors (AAMP), North American Meat Institute Robert Merkel Foundation (NAMIF), Southeastern Meat Association (supports RMC) (SEMA),and the Southwest Meat Association (SMA). http://www.magnetmail.net/...la0qsp-SF1qL2Q3dHfmoCCDpvJm3Z3KgaC9BdQdR9rMvLRdVDVzgfO4sXEh_cOl9nl74r0-3IsKzhM1dXiT[10/5/2018 12:03:19 PM] AMSA eNews 10/5/2018 - AMSA 2019 RMC Updates, Eastern Results, and More!

Gary Smith (supports Registration for AMSA members and other partnering meat judging organizations is $825. Non-member registration is $975. program) Companies or organizations sending more than one person to R. C. Pollock the course are eligible for a discount! Space is limited for each (supports R.C. course so make sure to register soon! Pollock Award)

Student News

Texas Tech Brings Home the Trophy

Congratulations to Texas Tech University for taking top honors at the 2018 Eastern National Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest which was held September 29th at Cargill Regional Beef in Wyalusing, PA

In total, 107 contestants representing 15 teams participated in the Senior division contest with Texas Tech University, coached by Clay Bendele, Erin Beyers, and Dr. Mark Miller, placing first. Texas Tech’s team members include: Thachary Mayer, Emma Mortensen, Colton Smith, Dyllan Galligan, Jessie Featherstone, Courtney Walker, Cole Bendele, Rafe Royall, Zach Buckley, Sarah Spradlin, Kade Clapper, Chandler Sarchet, Taylor Stubenbordt, Megan Eckhardt, Travis Tilton, Eddie Davilla, Taylor Swinson and Case Hindrex. Texas Tech was followed by Colorado State University, Kansas State University, Oklahoma State University, and Texas A&M University.

Thachary Mayer,(Texas Tech University) was high individual and the winner of the 2018 Food Safety Net Services Scholarship and Mac Cassas (Colorado State University) was second. Koby Valentine (Texas Tech University) won the alternates contest.

This year’s committee consisted of: Dr. John Scanga, Meyer Natural Foods; Dr. Rob Maddock, North Dakota State University; Dr. Katy Wolff, Cargill; Dr. KatieRose McCullough, North American Meat Institute; Nick Myer, Sealed Air’s Cryovac; Drew Cashman, Clemons Food Group; and Darrell Dowd, USDA.

AMSA 2018 Student Assessment Survey: Each year the AMSA Student Board of Directors develops a student needs assessment survey to garner feedback on student programming events that occur throughout the year. This survey allows students to provide insight into events such as SLC, iron chef, career fair, student-mentor networking, etc. for the coming year. We ask student members to take a few minutes and fill out the survey so we, as a student board, can understand areas for improvement and better serve you as a student membership. You should have received a survey last week, if you did not, please reach out to Deidrea Mabry at [email protected].

The survey will take just a few minutes of your time. Please provide as much details as possible when responding to the questions. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or any of the other student board directors.

Thank you in advance for your feedback, we appreciate your participation!

Texas Tech Invitational Meat Judging Contest and Workshop: Texas Tech will host a walk-through 4-H/FFA meat judging workshop November 3rd where classes, retail ID and grading carcasses will be available from 7am-10am with officials and Texas Tech Meat Judging team members to help teach students, if needed. There will be a contest which includes classes, questions, beef grading and retail ID at 11:30am with awards immediately following. Texas Tech students will be available to help go over the contest with your students after the contest. You are welcome to come to any portion of the day. Please register online at https://www.judgingcard.com/Registration/Info.aspx? ID=8660. Registration is $10 a person. There is a football game on campus, so please print out the info sheet online in order to park on campus. Feel free to email

[email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Meat and Muscle Biology Updates

Meat and Muscle Biology (MMB) is an open-access, peer reviewed, online-only journal, focusing on edible products from commonly farmed and/or harvested meat animal species. This new journal's content spans beyond "red meat" into all aspects of meat science. MMB aims to become the flagship journal in disseminating the most important and highest quality knowledge on antemortem and postmortem factors that influence meat properties. Authors can find everything they need to submit articles at www.meatscience.org/mmb, the same address can be used to access the journal contents.

New Articles

Predicting Pork Color Scores Using Computer Vision and Support Vector Machine Technology Xin Sun, Jennifer Young, Jeng Hung Liu, Quansheng Chen and David Newman Click here to read more!

The Effect of Finishing Diet on Consumer Perception of Enhanced and Non-Enhanced Honduran Beef N. C. Hardcastle, A. J. Garmyn, J. F. Legako, M.M. Brashears and M. F. Miller Click here to read more!

AMSA Member News

Congratulations to AMSA Members Sharon Beals and John Scanga

Sharon Beals has accepted the role as SVP, Food Safety & Quality with CTI Foods, starting on October 1, 2018. In her role, Sharon will provide strategic, operational, and technical leadership and support in the critical area of food safety & quality for CTI Foods manufacturing facilities, as well as with their customers and suppliers. Sharon brings over 30 years’ experience in food safety and quality.

Most recently, Sharon held the role of VP, Food Safety and Quality Assurance with US Foods. She has held roles at the Director/VP level with several food companies including, Maple Leaf Foods, Smithfield, Tyson Foods, Orval Kent, & Arby’s. Sharon is actively engaged in the industry and is currently Chair for the Beef Industry Food Safety Council, served on the American Meat Science Association Board, and has been a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Wisconsin’s Food Safety & Meat Microbiology school.

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at Meyer Natural Foods in the role of Vice President of Quality Assurance. In this role, John will provide technical support to the operations, sales, marketing and procurement teams as well as work closely with the numerous processing partners throughout the Meyer production and distribution system.

Meyer Natural Foods has a broad portfolio in the natural protein category that includes beef, pork and turkey. Meyer Natural Foods has been a privately held and wholly-owned company specializing in Natural and Organic protein for more than 25 years, serving over 16,500 retail locations and food distributors in the United States, Canada, and Asia.

AMSA Career Center

When it comes to finding qualified professionals in the meat industry, where better to look than the association that represents them? At the AMSA Career Center, employers discover an online resource for recruiting qualified new graduates and meat professionals that won’t be found anywhere else.

AMSA created the AMSA Career Center to provide employers and job seeking new graduates and professionals in the meat industry a better way to find one another to make lasting and fruitful career connections. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to be seen by an exclusive audience of the best and brightest in the meat industry. Let the AMSA Career Center assist you in finding the right candidate. Visit the AMSA Career Center to post your job today! Questions??? Contact Jen Persons.

New Job Postings:

Assistant or Associate Professor, Meat Science Outreach Specialist ~ Colorado State University Sr Meat Scientist ~ Pathfinder Talent Quality Technician ~ Volpi Foods Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Manager ~ Cargill Director/VP of Chemistry ~ Food Safety Net Services Area Sales Manager (Pacific Northwest) ~ Winpak Areas Sales Manager(Chicago) ~ Winpak Senior Product Manager: Meat and Seafood ~ Albertsons Companies

Upcoming Events

University of Illinois to Host PORK 101 Course in 2018: The next AMSA PORK 101 course will be held October 8-9 at the University of Illinois, in Urbana, Illinois. PORK 101 is hosted by AMSA in cooperation with the National Pork Board and is sponsored by Merck Animal Health.

Attendees will experience firsthand the swine industry from live animal production through finished pork products. The course concludes with the attendees preparing and sampling products from pork carcasses including pumped loins, bacon, hams and sausage. Attendees will learn about the value differences in swine, pork carcasses, pork primals and processed pork products from meat science faculty and AMSA members at the University of Illinois.

PORK 101 is co-sponsored by the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP), North American Meat Institute (NAMI), and the Southwest Meat Association (SMA). Registration for AMSA members and other partnering organizations is $825. Non-member registration is $975. Companies or organizations sending more than one person to the course are eligible for a discount! Space is limited so register soon! The course will begin at 7:30 am on Monday, October 8 and conclude at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, October 9 for evening departures. For more information or questions regarding PORK 101 please go online or contact Deidrea Mabry [email protected].

Registration is Open for 2019 SALUMI 101 Course: SALUMI 101 will be held January 9-11, 2019 at California State University – Fresno in Fresno, CA. SALUMI 101 is sponsored by American Meat Science Association, North Carolina State University, California State University – Fresno, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A unique three-day, hands-on educational opportunity for all attendees, “Salumi 101 is great for trained chefs and serious cured meat processors alike. The equal time between hands on training and in depth classroom curriculum was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed all the teachers and staff,” stated past attendee. Anyone with a passion for learning more about the art and science of crafting high quality artisan meat products will benefit from attending SALUMI 101. This class will have the chance to interact with industry and university professionals that specialize in this area of meat science. The class will learn about the production of safe and high quality artisan-style meat products as well as be involved with the crafting of various artisan products. Registration is posted online!

Advanced Listeria monocytogenes Intervention and Control Workshop: October 23-24, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Fall Workshop to Include Hands-On Demonstrations & Best Practice Sessions. One of the many benefits of attending the Advanced Listeria monocytogenes Intervention and Control Workshop is the opportunity to network with other processing and food safety professionals to learn best practices on controlling Listeria monocytogenes in order to produce safe, nutritious products. These best practice sessions are designed to give you first-

hand knowledge to apply to your plant:

Sanitation Best Practices Kris Olson, Director, Corporate Accounts, Food and Beverage, Ecolab, Inc. James Davis, Corporate Sanitation Manager, OSI Group, LLC Best Practices: Equipment Steaming and Deep Cleaning James Davis, OSI Group, LLC Rory Redemann, Sanitation Lead, The Kraft Heinz Company

The workshop also includes a tour of the Multivac, Inc facility. This one-hour tour will give attendees a hands-on experience with equipment to learn about safe cleaning and sanitary design principals. Due to the hands-on nature of this conference registration is limited. Don't delay - this conference is sure to sell out. Members of NAMI and co-sponsoring organizations can qualify for discounted rates. For large groups or questions contact Valencia Covington at 202.587.4204 or [email protected].

Hotel Details Hilton Kansas City Airport 8801 NW 112th St Kansas City, MO 64153 (816) 474-4400

Book early to reserve your room. Hotel deadline is 12:00 pm, October 1, 2018. For more information please visit go online!

Earn Continuing Education Credits at the Animal Care & Handling Conference: October 18-19, 2018 - Kansas City, Missouri The mission of the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization is to promote animal welfare through auditor training and audit certification. Attendance at the entire Animal Care & Handling Conference qualifies for the 12 hours of continuing education that is required annually to maintain PAACO certification. However, this conference isn't just for Professional Animal Auditors.

Who else should attend?

CEOs and senior managers who seek to understand new customer demands – and how to meet them. Plant managers and operations personnel responsible for implementing new animal handling programs – or improving existing ones. New livestock handlers on the front-lines. Producers who want to understand animal welfare from farm to plant. Retail and restaurant companies who seek to understand the issues and challenges involved in animal care and handling.

Members of NAMI and co-sponsoring organizations can qualify for discounted rates. For large groups or questions contact Valencia Covington at 202.587.4204 or [email protected].

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US Foods ~ Food Fanatics Live: Embrace your fanaticism for food and spark up your business acumen by joining like minded chefs and restaurateurs at our Food Fanatics LiveTM culinary expos.

This invitation is for AMSA students and faculty members to “explore the food business and all the potential career paths."

October 17, Cincinnati, OH October 24, New York, NY