Salmon Creek Farms Marketing Association Process Verified Program

Commodity
Swine (pork)

Location(s):

Independent Meat Company – Twin Falls, ID, Est. 226

Process Verified Point(s):

  • All market hogs are source verified to Salmon Creek Farms Marketing Association partner farms.
  • Use of the Beta-adrenergic agonist, Paylean (Ractopamine), is prohibited in the production of hogs. Also, product is produced to meet the export requirements of selected countries under the Never Fed Beta Agonists Program.
  • No rendered animal proteins including meat meal, bone meal, or blood meal are used in the production of hogs.
  • All hogs are sourced from Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus certified producers – PQA Plus is a certification program of producer(s) by the National Pork Board.
  • Salmon Creek Farms Marketing Association performs meat quality evaluations. Marbling, lean color, loin eye area, and rib backfat are evaluated for quality.

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.