Incanto restaurant of San Francisco is the first California restaurant to be “certified humane” by the national non-profit group Humane Farm Animal Care.
That means that the Italian restaurant has committed to using meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products from farm animals that were treated according to the group’s guidelines that animals receive “a nutritious diet without hormones or antibiotics, and be raised with shelter, resting areas and space sufficient to support natural behavior.” Currently, the restaurant, 1550 Church St., serves meat from two certified humane producers — Prather Ranch and Meyer Natural Angus.
The other 35 restaurants with that certification are on the East Coast. They include: Sapa in New York, Yumcha in New York, and Tosca in Washington, D.C. For more information, go to www.certified humane.org.
Similarly, Palo Alto-based Bon Appétit Management Co. has vowed to start using only eggs from uncaged chickens at all of its corporate, university and specialty venues throughout the country.
Starting Tuesday, the company will begin phasing in the use of those eggs, beginning with its East Coast cafes, and extending to all of its 190 locations over the next 12 months. Bon Appétit serves more than 55 million meals a year, with nearly 200 dining facilities in 26 states, and uses more than 8 million eggs annually.
Mercury News : S.F. Restaurant Incanto Gains ‘Certified Humane’ Designation
Posted: November 9, 2005 by Certified Humane
Incanto restaurant of San Francisco is the first California restaurant to be “certified humane” by the national non-profit group Humane Farm Animal Care.
That means that the Italian restaurant has committed to using meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products from farm animals that were treated according to the group’s guidelines that animals receive “a nutritious diet without hormones or antibiotics, and be raised with shelter, resting areas and space sufficient to support natural behavior.” Currently, the restaurant, 1550 Church St., serves meat from two certified humane producers — Prather Ranch and Meyer Natural Angus.
The other 35 restaurants with that certification are on the East Coast. They include: Sapa in New York, Yumcha in New York, and Tosca in Washington, D.C. For more information, go to www.certified humane.org.
Similarly, Palo Alto-based Bon Appétit Management Co. has vowed to start using only eggs from uncaged chickens at all of its corporate, university and specialty venues throughout the country.
Starting Tuesday, the company will begin phasing in the use of those eggs, beginning with its East Coast cafes, and extending to all of its 190 locations over the next 12 months. Bon Appétit serves more than 55 million meals a year, with nearly 200 dining facilities in 26 states, and uses more than 8 million eggs annually.
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