Primary State Affiliates
Dr. Dana Hanson, Associate Professor & Meat Extension Specialist
Food Science Department
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
(919) 515-2958
dana_hanson@ncsu.edu
Donald H. Delozier, State Director
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Meat and Poultry Inspection Division
Raleigh, NC
(919) 733-4136
Donald.Delozier@ncagr.gov
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services website
Poultry:
Dr. Doug Smith, Associate Professor
Director, Poultry Processing Laboratory
Department of Poultry Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
(919) 513-7157
doug.smith@ncsu.edu
Other Contacts in North Carolina
NC Choices
North Carolina Meat Processors Association, Inc.
Candace Cansler, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1176, Conover, NC 28613
(828) 465-4900
ncmpa@ncmpa.com
http://www.ncmpa.com/
National Contacts
Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN) National Contacts
NMPAN Co-coordinators:
Dr. Arion Thiboumery |
Dr. Lauren Gwin |
Poultry processing questions:
Dr. Anne Fanatico
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
(828) 262-6813
fanaticoac@appstate.edu
Mobile processing unit questions:
Bruce Dunlop
Island Grown Farmers Co-op
Lopez Island, WA
(360) 468-4620
bruce@lopezislandfarm.com
National Small Meat Processor Trade Associations
American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP)
One Meating Place, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
(877) 877-0168
aamp@aamp.com
www.aamp.com
AAMP works exclusively with small and very small meat processing plants. They often are able to provide detailed regulatory and production advice over the phone.
North American Meat Association (NAMA)
1910 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191
(703) 758-1900
www.meatassociation.com
NAMA works with small and large meat processors.