Ethical Food Choices Translate into Better Business for Many Restaurants
Submitted on Apr 10, 2010 (Original item from March 2010)
Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | Environment | Factory Farming | Food Trends | Food/Product Selection or Purchase Criteria | Meat, Dairy, Egg Consumption
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Short Description:
This discussion of ethical foods observes that humane food labels are among the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. food industry, although there is opportunity for manufacturers to overstate or deceive the end consumers.
Abstract:
"American Humane Certified" (AHC) is one of a few U.S. organizations that certifies farmers for treating animals "humanely" and also producing quality foods. Independent auditors inspect farms annually, at a cost of about $1,800 for the day-long inspection. AHC covers over 600 farms in the U.S. and Canada, equivalent to 60 million animals and 65% of all cage-free egg production operations. Cage-free eggs account for about 5% of total U.S. production.
Spot Check Number:
1340
Sponsor:
ZooToo
Animal Type:
Farm Animals
Record Type:
News Article
Research Method:
Unknown or Not Applicable
Geographic Region:
United States National
Number of Participants:
Unknown
Population Descriptors:
U.S. Consumers
Year Conducted:
March 2010
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