Commodity
Location(s):
Salisbury, MD, Est. P31899
Process Verified Point(s):
- No Antibiotics Ever – Birds that have never been administered antibiotics at any time in their life cycle.
- Animal Protein Free - Birds and feed that are produced with no animal protein or fat containing ingredients.
- All Vegetarian Diet - Live birds are fed a vegetarian diet with no animal by-products such as animal protein or fat containing ingredients.
- Electrical Stimulation – Using electricity to tenderize poultry in its basic form is to reduce the amount of chemical energy available in the muscle after slaughter as quickly as possible. This reduction allows faster onset of rigor to occur by reducing the time required in the delay phase.
- Northwest Grown - Refers to birds that have been raised in Oregon or Washington State only.
- Pasture Raised - Poultry Pasture Raised are chickens that have spent at least 51% of their life cycle on rooted vegetation pasture.
- Raised in the USA - Refers to raw materials that are sourced from Perdue live birds that are raised in the continental U.S. This claim can only be used on Perdue Ready to Eat (RTE) products as a single ingredient raw ready to cook chicken products are required by Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) to be labeled as “Product of USA”.
- Raised Cage Free - Live birds in poultry houses are allowed unlimited access to food, water and provided the freedom to roam within the area during the life cycle.
- Free Range - Birds that have been raised in barns that are designed to provide outdoor access for birds when weather conditions are permissible.
- Aged for Tenderness - Boneless breast products that have been aged on the bone for a minimum of 6 hours after slaughter to ensure tenderness of the product.
- Tenderness Guaranteed - Boneless poultry products produced from front halves of carcasses that have received an application of Electrical Stimulation receives 6 hours of aging from slaughter for tenderness.
- Poultry Care - Poultry Care Process Verified Program, to include Raised Cage Free, are birds that have been raised, transported, and handled under the National Chicken Council poultry welfare guidelines and Perdue Welfare program.
For more information on the USDA Process Verified Program and additional information on this specific program, visit the Livestock & Poultry Program’s Quality Assessment Division website.