National Pork Board endorses Safe Feed/Safe Food program

The 29-member Pork Safety Committee provided its endorsement after examining the details of the Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program, administered by AFIA.

 

The program is designed to ensure stringent standards of safety and quality are met in the production of livestock feed and pet food.

 

“The Pork Safety Committee’s endorsement means a lot to those who work to make pork a safe, nutritious and healthy food,” said Joel G. Newman, AFIA president and CEO.

 

“That’s why I am extremely pleased the committee decided to study and subsequently endorse the Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program, which is designed to assist the employees of feed mills and related facilities achieve the highest levels of feed safety. Hogs and other livestock that consume safe feed are more likely to produce safe food for human consumption.”

 

Barb Determan, a producer from Iowa and member of the Pork Checkoff’s Pork Safety Committee, added that the Pork Checkoff will encourage the use of Safe Feed/Safe Food materials by producers.

 

Becoming Safe Feed/Safe Food-certified means the facility demonstrates and ensures continuous improvements in delivering safe, wholesome feed.

 

This one-of-a-kind, voluntary program has resulted in the certification of nearly 330 feed- and ingredient-related facilities in the US and Canada.

 

Certified facilities go above and beyond federal requirements to ensure the highest standards in manufacturing and processing are followed each and every day.

 

More info on the Safe Feed/Safe Food program can be found at the AFIA website.

 

The National Pork Board, based in Des Moines, Iowa, administers funds provided by the Pork Checkoff.