Lake Foods Process Verified Program

Commodity

Location(s):

Hartwell, GA, Est. P45379

Process Verified Point(s):

  • No Antibiotics Ever – Lake Foods receives and further processes poultry products that are from birds hatched and raised without the use of antibiotics ever.
  • Responsible Use of Antibiotics:
    • No antibiotics used important to human medicine as defined by the World Health Organization – no antibiotics used to treat humans are given to poultry.
    • No antibiotics used medically important to human health as defined by the World Health Organization – no antibiotics used to treat humans are given to poultry.
    • Veterinary use only antibiotics allowed – only a veterinarian may issue treatment of antibiotics to birds.
    • No antibiotics used for growth production – no antibiotics are used throughout the growth cycle of the bird to enhance growth.
  • USA Source Verified – Lake Foods receives and further processes poultry products from birds that are hatched and raised within the United States.
  • Raised Cage Free – Lake Foods receives and further processes poultry products from birds that are raised cage free.
  • All Vegetarian Diet – Lake Foods receives and further processes poultry products from birds that are raised on all vegetarian diets with no animal by-products included in the rations.
  • No Animal By-Products – Lake Foods receives and further processes poultry products from birds that are not fed any animal by-products.

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.