ARLINGTON, VA. — The Meat Institute announced on Sept. 19 that it joined the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness. By joining, the Meat Institute will expand its access to best practices in food safety, as well as other efforts to prevent foodborne illness on behalf of meat and poultry companies. The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness is a nonprofit program of Stop Foodborne Illness and brings consumer advocates, leading companies, and like-minded organizations together with a commitment to prevent foodborne disease. The Meat Institute will offer programming and training on these tools for senior executives at the “Protein PACT Solutions Summit” in October. Continuing the conversation from the Food Safety Conference, the Meat Institute is offering a Food Safety Exchange Series designed to provide ongoing education and insight on the critical issues shaping food safety.