John Maday, Managing Editor, Drovers CattleNetwork | Updated: October 16, 2012
Last week, Tyson Foods Inc. announced the launch of its Tyson FarmCheck program, which will include animal-welfare audits of beef, pork and poultry farms that supply animals to the meatpacker’s plants.
R-CALF USA this week criticized the plan, saying it “exemplifies supply-chain control found only in monopolistic markets.”
It its news release announcing the FarmCheck program, Tyson describes it as a service to its farmers, customers and consumers. The company says the audits already are underway on a trial basis with some hog farms, and will expand to include chicken and cattle farms by January 2014.
“We believe the farmers who supply us are the best in the world, and I think the audits will verify this,” says Tyson president and CEO Donnie Smith. “But, if we find problems, we want them fixed right away.
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Posted: October 16, 2012 by Certified Humane
John Maday, Managing Editor, Drovers CattleNetwork | Updated: October 16, 2012
Last week, Tyson Foods Inc. announced the launch of its Tyson FarmCheck program, which will include animal-welfare audits of beef, pork and poultry farms that supply animals to the meatpacker’s plants.
R-CALF USA this week criticized the plan, saying it “exemplifies supply-chain control found only in monopolistic markets.”
It its news release announcing the FarmCheck program, Tyson describes it as a service to its farmers, customers and consumers. The company says the audits already are underway on a trial basis with some hog farms, and will expand to include chicken and cattle farms by January 2014.
“We believe the farmers who supply us are the best in the world, and I think the audits will verify this,” says Tyson president and CEO Donnie Smith. “But, if we find problems, we want them fixed right away.
To Read the Entire Article:
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