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Dino-Meat Company was incorporated in 1997 and has been providing emu products throughout the United States and around the World since before 1997. Emu meat to upscale restaurants, meat markets and to health-conscious consumers and emu oil to health stores, pharmacies, hospitals and to those consumers wanting relief from joint and muscle pains and various skin problems. We feel privileged to be able to offer our heart-healthy emu meat products, our Certified Fully-Refined pure oil and our high quality oil based products to those consumers who want to take greater control of their own health. Dino-Meat Company only sells meat products that are U.S.D.A. inspected and only pure oil that meets or exceeds the stringent specifications designated by the Industry Trade Rules of the American Emu Association for Fully-Refined emu oil. Neil Williams, president of Dino-Meat Company and BackCountry Emu Products and wife, Lois, are well known pioneers in the emu industry. They became members of the American Emu Association (AEA) in 1993, with Neil having been elected to three terms on the board of directors from 1999-2004, serving as vice-president in 1999 and as president during 2000-2004. During Neil's tenure on the AEA board of directors, the AEA directors were successful in making great strides within the emu industry; legislation was passed to gain mandatory USDA inspection for emu, extensive research was performed at the University of Massachusetts proving the capabilities of emu oil, comprehensive nutritional tests and comparisons to all other meats were made on emu meat at the University of Wisconsin, trade rules were developed to define specifications for three grades of emu oil and a certification program was developed with the help of the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) to identify and certify Fully-Refined emu oil (the highest grade of emu oil recognized by the American Emu Association). Lois served on the board of directors of the Tennessee Emu Association (TNEA) since 2000, serving as president until 2004 and then serving as vice-president. Lois currently serves on the board of directors for the Tennessee Ratite Association having served there as president from 2001-2003. During Lois's tenure on the TNEA and TRA board of directors, the Tennessee emu industry has enjoyed great relations with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the middle Tennessee school systems and several middle Tennessee hospitals. BackCountry Emu Products is also authorized to use the AEA Certified Fully Refined Emu Oil Seal on all of its emu oil having a batch number on file with the American Emu Association that has met the specifications for Fully-Refined Oil. Dino-Meat/BackCountry Emu Products is a member of the "Pick Tennessee Products" sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and is also a member of the White House, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce.