Comments | pollanesque: USDA Process Verified.

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USDA Process Verified.

Feb 23, 2011 13:37

Did my food shopping today, and purchased a rather large Perdue Oven Stuffer Roaster, which advertised that it was raised cage free, vegetable fed, hormone and steroid free. The label read "USDA Processed Verified." I'm not familiar with this program. Can anyone shed some light on it>

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Comments 5

hikitsune February 23 2011, 22:16:40 UTC

it means nothing. it means they payed the government for a label. thats really it.

i dont buy purdue because they treat their farmers/chickens like crap...

horsemanure February 23 2011, 22:43:03 UTC

This.

albionwood February 24 2011, 16:29:46 UTC

Meaningless. All large producers are subject to USDA inspection; Purdue hasn't done anything that wasn't required of everyone else ( ... )

petalla February 24 2011, 16:59:21 UTC

Cheers to you for asking! I know many people that would just accept the label as being "truth".

And Albionwood 's answer was very well stated.

Cheers!

Just my opinion? You are better off buying a more local chicken from a reputable farm. You can ask questions about how the chickens are raised, and know exactly what you are buying.

goth_hippy February 24 2011, 21:17:19 UTC

I agree, this is your best bet.

Plus, it may end up being cheaper than going to a grocery store in the long run. We just purchased a bulk order of grass fed beef from a local ranch who sells pork and chicken as well. We visited the farm, got a tour, and the owners were very knowledgable and friendly. It was a 45 minute drive, but well worth it! Not only is the meat excellent quality, but we KNOW where it came from and how the animals were raised.

I encourage you to see 'Food Inc.' - which goes into detail about the farmers that supply chicken for companies like Perdue and Tyson. It's a real eye-opener!