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Luiz Mazzon, Director General of Certified Humane – South America, is elected to Humane Farm Animal Care Board of Directors

HERNDON, VIRGINIA, USA – The U.S.-based, nonprofit group, Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) has elected Luiz Mazzon to serve on their board of directors.  Mazzon is the Director-General for their South America region. As Director General, Mazzon will be responsible for overseeing the expansion of the Certified Humane® program in South America and the certification …

Open Farm is the first major pet food company in Canada to receive the Certified Humane® label

First ethically-raised and sourced pet food product hits Canadian market (HERNDON, VA, USA) November 10, 2014 — Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the leading international non-profit certification organization improving the lives of millions of farm animals in food production, announced this week that Open Farm will be the first producer of Certified Humane® Raised and …

Will you buy a Certified Humane® turkey this Thanksgiving?

(HERNDON, VA, USA) November 5, 2014 – Turkey dinners have long been a part of the Thanksgiving meal tradition. But buying a Certified Humane® turkey is something that U.S. consumers have only been able to do in the 21st century. What is a Certified Humane® turkey, you ask? A Certified Humane® turkey is a turkey …

What Is a Certified Humane® turkey and where can you find one for Thanksgiving in Canada?

(HERNDON, VA, USA) OCTOBER 6, 2014 – Turkey dinners have long been a part of the family Thanksgiving tradition. This Thanksgiving, you can feel good about the turkey you serve with Sunrise Farms Certified Humane® Frozen Young Turkeys, available exclusively at Sobeys. What is a Certified Humane® turkey? A Certified Humane® turkey is a turkey …

Certified Humane® free app that allows consumers to geo-locate products at nearby retailers expands to Canada, Brazil and Peru

HERNDON, VA, September 25 2014 –  Humane Farm Animal Care,(HFAC) the leading international non-profit certification organization improving the lives of farm animals in food production, announced today that consumers in Brazil and Peru can now find Certified Humane® products in their supermarkets. The increased presence of Certified Humane® products in supermarkets in the US, Canada, …

“Free Range” and “Pasture Raised” officially defined by HFAC for Certified Humane® label

HERNDON, Va., Jan. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) announces new standards for products that are labeled Certified Humane® and either “Free Range” or “Pasture Raised.”  There is currently no legal definition for “Free Range” or “Pasture Raised” in the United States, therefore these terms are often used on poultry packaging with no unilateral definitions for the consumer to trust.  HFAC’s 28-member Scientific Committee has spent nearly two years reviewing all of the current research, which has resulted in new standards for the Certified Humane® label.