D’Agostino Supermarkets, Inc., “New York’s Grocer,” announced today that they are asking all suppliers of livestock, poultry, dairy and eggs to join the Certified Humane Raised and Handled Certification Program embracing the emerging consumer issue of improving the treatment of farm animals.

San Francisco restaurant Incanto is the first California restaurant to receive “Certified Humane” certification by the national non-profit organization Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC).

Long-time New York City-area veal packer David Mosner Inc., Hunts Point Market, the Bronx, has been certified to use the “Certified Humane Raised and Handled” label by Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the non-profit organization that certifies the humane treatment of animals raised by meat, poultry, egg or dairy producers.

Four producers of natural and organic eggs have been approved to use the “Certified Humane Raised and Handled” label by Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the non-profit organization that certifies the humane treatment of animals raised by meat, poultry, egg or dairy producers.

Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the non-profit organization that certifies the humane treatment of animals raised by meat, poultry, egg or dairy producers, was audited and found to be in compliance with the Organization for Standardization (ISO) Guide 65 General requirements for bodies operating a product certification by the USDA.