Southwest Poultry, Inc. Process Verified Program

Commodity

Location(s):

Rogers, AR, Est. P2676

Process Verified Point(s):

  • No Antibiotics Ever – poultry products are from birds hatched and raised without the use of antibiotics ever.
  • All Vegetarian Diet – poultry products are from birds that are raised on an all vegetarian diet with no animal by-products included in the rations.
  • USA Source Verified – poultry products are from birds that are hatched and raised within the United States.
  • Non-GMO Verified - birds are fed non-genetically modified organism (GMO).
  • Raised without the use of antibiotics important to human medicine as defined by the World Health Organizationno antibiotics used to treat humans are given to poultry.
  • Chickens raised without the use of antibiotics important to human medicine as defined by the World Health Organizationno antibiotics used to treat humans are given to chickens.
  • Responsible Use of Antibiotics:
    • No antibiotics important to human medicine as defined by the World Health Organization – Critically Important Antimicrobials for Human Medicine.
    • Veterinary use only antibiotics allowed – only a veterinarian may issue treatment of antibiotics to birds.
    • No antibiotics used for growth promotion – no antibiotics are used throughout the growth cycle of the bird to enhance growth.
    • Ionophores used on program birds as necessary – Ionophores used on program birds as necessary to control coccidiosis.

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.