Location(s):
Albertville, AL, Est. P1317
Decatur, AL, Est. 1235, P20214#, P33885#
Dobson, NC, Est. P445
Dothan, AL, Est. P7342
Jack, AL, Est. P7485
Union Springs, AL, Est. P912
Process Verified Point(s):
- Raised Without Antibiotics (RWA) 1 = No antibiotics critically important to human health/medicine;
- RWA 2 = No antibiotics ever - birds are raised with no antibiotics ever.
- RWA 3 = No antibiotics ever and all vegetarian diet - birds are raised with no antibiotics ever and fed a vegetarian diet with no animal by-products.
Process Verified Point(s) for #Further Processing locations only:
- Responsible Use:
- No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine (NAIHM): Antibiotics Used Medically Important to Human Medicine as defined by the World Health Organization.
- No antibiotics used important to human medicine as defined by the Food and Drug Administration.
- Use of Ionophores – Ionophores used on program birds as necessary to control coccidiosis.
- USA Source Verified – broiler chicks will be sourced only from eggs produced and hatched in USA.
- No Antibiotics Used for Growth Promotion – no antibiotics are used throughout the growth cycle of the bird to enhance growth.
- All Vegetarian Diet – birds are fed a vegetarian diet with no animal by-products.
- No Animal By-Products – birds are not fed any animal by-products.
- Cage Free – birds are never confined to cages during their life cycle.
- No Antibiotics Ever or Raised with No Antibiotics Ever includes:
- Raised with No Antibiotics Ever
- Raised with No Antibiotics
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.