Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the leading non-profit certification organization improving the lives of farm animals in food production, announced today that at 1.5 billion cage free eggs per year, Certified Humane is the leading certifier of cage free eggs in the Untited States.
The current list of egg producers which come from farms that have earned the “Certified Humane…” certification are:
- Abbotsford Egg Products (Papetti Liquid eggs), Wisconsin
- Ayrshire Farms (Ayrshire Farms), Virginia
- Braswell Eggs, North Carolina
- Egg Innovations, Wisconsin
- Eggology, California
- Farmer’s Organic Foods International, Wisconsin
- GCB Foods, North Carolina
- Giving Nature Foods, Pennsylvania
- Glaum Egg Ranch, California
- Herbrucks/Green Meadows Organics, Michigan
- Hidden Villa Ranch (Cage Free), California
- Nellie’s Nest Eggs, New Hampshire
- Pete & Gerry’s Organic Eggs, New Hampshire
- Phil’s Fresh Eggs, Illinois
- Radlo Foods (Cage Free), Massachusetts
- R.W. Sauder, Inc. (Cage Free), Pennsylvania
- Soncrest Egg Company, Texas
- Stiebrs Farms, Washington
- Wilcox Family Farms, Washington
Over the last 6 years, HFAC’s “Certified Humane” program has expanded from 5 certified companies to 60 certified companies and from 143,000 animals raised under the standards in 2003 to 22.6 million animals in 2008. That translates to over a 15,000% growth over the lifetime of the organization.
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.
HFAC is a national nonprofit organization supported by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), regional and local animal protection organizations, foundations and individuals. More information is available at HFAC’s website, www.certifiedhumane.org.
Leading Certifier of Eggs
Posted: January 22, 2009 by Certified Humane
Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the leading non-profit certification organization improving the lives of farm animals in food production, announced today that at 1.5 billion cage free eggs per year, Certified Humane is the leading certifier of cage free eggs in the Untited States.
The current list of egg producers which come from farms that have earned the “Certified Humane…” certification are:
Over the last 6 years, HFAC’s “Certified Humane” program has expanded from 5 certified companies to 60 certified companies and from 143,000 animals raised under the standards in 2003 to 22.6 million animals in 2008. That translates to over a 15,000% growth over the lifetime of the organization.
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.
HFAC is a national nonprofit organization supported by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), regional and local animal protection organizations, foundations and individuals. More information is available at HFAC’s website, www.certifiedhumane.org.
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