SALISBURY, Md. — Perdue Farms is setting a new standard for transparency in the poultry industry with its successful petition for a more accurate guideline to the “pasture-raised” label, the company announced. Perdue’s pioneering raising models, which align with the new USDA guidelines for “pasture-raised” poultry and meat aimed at eliminating confusion with terms such as “free range,” were showcased at the company’s ninth annual Animal Care Summit.
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service has updated its animal raising labeling guidelines to include a new and additional requirement for the pasture-raised claim that the animal. . .