FSNS Certification & Audit Receives USDA AMS Approval as an Official Service Provider of the Process Verified Program

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Dec 06, 2022, 12:43 ET

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FSNS Certification & Audit (FSNS C&A), a Certified Group Company, has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) as an Official Service Provider of the USDA Process Verified Program (PVP).

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The Process Verified Program allows livestock producers to distinguish their products in the market through different production and quality claims. To qualify, producers must raise their livestock in accordance with defined requirements, depending on the claim they are seeking, and pass a third-party audit from an AMS Official Service Provider. This assures customers that they are purchasing a product that has been produced according to rigorous standards, providing transparency and traceability 'from pasture to plate.'

As an Official Service Provider, FSNS C&A is qualified to create customer specific PVP program audits for approval by the USDA AMS, in addition to providing certification services for process and claim verification needs.

"We are excited to add USDA Process Verified Program audits to our range of services," said Valerie Smith, DVM, FSNS C&A Director of Livestock Audit Services. "The team is dedicated to helping beef producers, as well as producers from all sectors of animal agriculture, raise high-quality livestock. Through verification, this program helps achieve that goal, and we look forward to working with producers across the industry to help them verify their value-added practices to meet changing consumer expectations."

Certified Group, owned by Warburg Pincus and Tilia Holdings, operates over 30 laboratory testing facilities across North America. For more information on laboratory testing, visit www.fsns.com and www.certified-laboratories.com. For more information on Certification & Audit, visit https://fsnsaudit.com/.

About Certified Group

Certified Group is a leading North American provider of laboratory testing and audit and certification services. The Certified Group of companies includes Food Safety Net Services (FSNS), Certified Laboratories, EAS Consulting Group, Labstat International Inc., Labs-Mart Laboratories, Advanced Botanical Consulting & Testing (ABC Testing Inc.), Microconsult Inc. and Micro Quality Labs Inc. The Certified Group provides analytical testing and regulatory guidance services in the food & beverage, dietary supplements & NHP, cosmetics, OTC, personal care, tobacco, cannabis, nicotine and hemp industries.

For more information about Certified Group, contact:
Nishat Jones
Chief Marketing Officer
[email protected]

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