Certified Humane® Products Available in All 50 States

Certified Humane® Products Available in All 50 States

(Herndon, VA, July 17, 2013) Certified Humane® products are now available in all 50 states. In 2013, Certified Humane® products became available in Alaska, marking the 50th state to have Certified Humane® products on shelves at supermarkets.

Certified Humane® products are available for sale 9 out of the top 10 grocery retailers, in over 10,000 locations nationwide. Certified Humane® products are also available in Canada and for order online.

In order to locate nearby Certified Humane® products, simply download the Certified Humane App from the Apple Store for iPhone or from Google Play for Android. Accessing www.certifiedhumane.org from any mobile device will instantly pull up a “Where to Buy” button, made for quick access to nearby products. Consumers who wish to find products from a computer may visit the “Where to Buy” page of our website, found in the “Food” section or at the following link: http://www.certifiedhumane.org/index.php?page=where-to-buy.

To place an online order from the App or website, select the “Buy Certified Products Online” button, then scroll down for a list of the 42 companies that ship Certified Humane® products to your door.

HFAC’s Certified Humane® designation assures consumers that meat, poultry, egg, or dairy products they purchase have been produced according to HFAC’s precise standards for humane farm animal treatment. Supported by more than 50 humane organizations, the Certified Humane Raised and Handled® program is nationally recognized as the Gold Standard for certifying animal welfare from birth through slaughter.  Currently, there are 100 companies, representing thousands of farms and millions of farm animals, that are certified.

HFAC’s Animal Care Standards were developed by a veritable “Who’s Who” of national and international animal scientists and farm-animal welfare experts. Producer compliance with the HFAC standards is verified through annual on-site visits by HFAC’s third-party inspectors.

For more information on where to find Certified Humane® products, visit HFAC’s “Where to Buy” page at http://www.certifiedhumane.org/index.php?page=where-to-buy or download the Certified Humane App. To download the App, go to the App Store for iPhone or Google Play for Android, search for Certified Humane and then download and open. You can also access the mobile where to buy page by going to www.certifiedhumane.org from your smart phone.  For additional information, visit HFAC’s website at www.certifiedhumane.org.