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The USDA Process Verified Program is a verification service that offers applicants a unique way to market their products to customers using clearly defined, implemented, and transparent process points. An applicant’s program may include one or more agricultural processes or portions of processes where self-described process points are (1) supported by a documented management system, and (2) independently verified by a qualified AMS auditor. AMS auditors conduct a rigorous review of a company’s program, first with a desk audit to ensure all program requirements are accounted for and documented in their Quality Manual, followed by a comprehensive on-site audit of all facilities and phases of the operation that impact process verified points.
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A documented program supported by a management system allows applicants the opportunity to assure customers of their ability to provide consistent quality products. Process points may include how a company conforms to various internal, industry, international or customer defined requirements. As such, process points must be verifiable, repeatable, feasible, and factual and cannot be requirements of regulations or management system criteria.
Examples of process points verified by AMS include but are not limited to: adherence to a recognized standard that is not otherwise required by the quality management system or regulation; a production and/or handling practice that provides specific information to consumers to enable them to make informed decisions on the products that they buy; a service with a characteristic for that type of operation; a quantifiable characteristic such as size, weight, or age; and a characteristic, practice, or requirement that is specifically requested by a customer or consumer.
AMS uses the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9000 series standards for documented quality management systems as a format for evaluating USDA Process Verified Program documentation to ensure consistent auditing practices and promote international recognition of audit results.
Applicants with an approved USDA Process Verified Program may develop promotional materials associated with their process verified points, use the USDA PVP shield in accordance with Program requirements and market themselves as 'USDA Process Verified'. The USDA Process Verified Program does not relieve the company of meeting regulatory requirements.
- Official Listing of PVP Programs for Service Providers (pdf) - PVP service providers offer verification services that ensure live animals such as cattle, swine, sheep and poultry from growing operations to harvest facilities meet various requirements and standards
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Release No.: 163-15
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2015 – Today, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced improvements to strengthen the USDA Process Verified Program (PVP). For almost 20 years, AMS has administered the PVP to help agricultural suppliers differentiate their products in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The changes announced today build on that strong tradition by providing the public with even greater transparency and confidence in the “USDA Process Verified” shield.
“As consumers demand additional information about food products, more and more companies are turning to USDA’s Process Verified Program (PVP) to effectively communicate about specific production practices and marketing claims,” said Dr. Craig Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program. “The changes announced today are part of our commitment to continuous improvement, ensuring consistency and providing consumers with even more information about exactly what PVP-audited marketing claims mean.”
Keygen generator. First, in order to ensure consistency, increase efficiency, and protect the integrity of the PVP, AMS moved the program to a single management structure that works across commodity programs. By providing uniform requirements and auditor procedures, this guarantees that the “USDA Process Verified” shield represents the same level of transparency and independent USDA verification regardless of the product.
In addition, the USDA PVP will now require any marketing claim or verified process point to be clearly defined, in plain language, on the USDA website. All products with the “USDA Process Verified” shield will also display the website address, so that consumers can easily find additional information about the actual meaning of any marketing claims or process points.
Both of these changes increase transparency and accountability by making it easier for consumers to understand the meaning of PVP-approved marketing claims. Consumers can be confident that labeling claims associated with the “USDA Process Verified” shield are subject to rigorous, on-site, third-party audits conducted by independent Federal employees. In turn, companies can assure customers that USDA has independently verified that their quality management systems meet the highest international standards. This allows companies to effectively communicate about specific production practices and marketing claims – from antibiotic use in animal agriculture to genetic modification of grains – that are important to consumers.
AMS looks forward to sharing stories about various companies and products that are benefiting from this valuable program.
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