Bord Bia – Irish Food Board Process Verified Program

Commodity
Cattle (beef)

Location(s): Dublin, Ireland

Process Verified Point(s):

  • Irish Grass Fed Beef - Irish produced beef fed a diet greater than 90% grass (fresh weight) and at pasture for more than 220 days per year. See Bord Bia Grade Fed Beef for more information.
  • Pasture Raised Beef - At pasture for more than 220 days per year (with a 40-day tolerance allowed where weather conditions, soil type and other environmental conditions are determined as an impeding factor to grazing outdoors). See Bord Bia Grade Fed Beef for more information.
  • From Certified Sustainability Scheme - Verified sustainability programme from farmers to processors. See Origin Green Ireland for more information.
  • Raised on Family Farms – farming family unit forms an essential part of the Irish beef culture. Over 120,000 small to medium-sized family farms are central to maintaining the traditional Irish rural landscape and society.

For more information on the USDA Process Verified Program and additional information on this specific program, visit the Livestock & Poultry Program’s Quality Assessment Division website.