Humane Farm Animal Care to Exhibit at Natural Products Expo East

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HUMANE FARM ANIMAL CARE TO EXHIBIT AT NATURAL PRODUCTS EXPO EAST

(Herndon, VA) October 8, 2010 – Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) announces that it will exhibit at the Natural Products Expo East, October 14-16, 2010 in Boston, MA.  HFAC will be located at Booth # 2640.

Humane Farm Animal Care and the Certified Humane® label are the industry leader and only program in the U.S. that improves the lives of farm animals by certifying their humane treatment, birth through slaughter.  Certified Humane® is the only labeling program of its kind in the United States today.

The Natural Products Expo East, held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, is the largest natural and organic products trade show on the East Coast.  This year it will feature over 25,000 international industry professionals and 1,500 booths representing new products and trends in the areas of organic products, foods, beauty and health, pet supplies, natural living and supplements.

HFAC is the leading non-profit certification organization improving the lives of farm animals in food production. The 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. Animals must receive a nutritious diet without antibiotics or hormones and must be raised with shelter, resting areas and space sufficient to support natural behavior. Since the HFAC program was unveiled in May 2003, more than 60 companies, representing hundreds of farms and millions of farm animals, have been certified.

Endorsed by more than 36 humane organizations, the Certified Humane Raised and Handled® program is nationally recognized as the Gold Standard for certifying animal welfare from birth through slaughter.  HFAC’s Animal Care Standards were developed by a veritable “Who¹s 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 visit Humane Farm Animal Care at www.certifiedhumane.org.