Certified Regenerative by A Greener World: Chicken
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This label certifies whether products come from a farm using regenerative practices. It goes beyond USDA Organic Standards to provide specific guidelines for environmental, social and animal welfare, including detailed accounting for greenhouse gas emissions.
Requires Verification/Inspection
FoodPrint Label Criteria
Animal Feed Quality
Produced without industrial pesticides
Synthetic fertilizers or sewage sludge prohibited
Prohibits animal waste and byproduct
Restricted use of feed supplements?
Prohibits GMOs
Drug Use
Antibiotics only for sick animals or prohibited
Prohibit hormones and other drugs to healthy animals
Environmental and Pasture Quality
Pasture management / rotational grazing plan required
Synthetic fertilizers or sewage sludge prohibited
Grown without industrial pesticides*
Biodiversity required in pasture
Soil health monitored/measured for improvement over time
Requires emissions modeling/accounting
*Allows limited use of pesticides as farms transition to a fully regenerative model and requires a plan for elimination
Animal Welfare and Living Conditions
Breed health requirements
Minimum indoor space requirements
Natural light required
Standards for indoor ammonia levels
Outdoor access required
Pasture access required
Hygiene and manure management addressed
Physical alterations prohibited (debeaking, etc)
Standards for animal wellbeing in transport including maximum duration times
Welfare standards for slaughtering addressed
Pasture required throughout grazing/growing season
Requires perches
Dust bathing opportunities
Worker Welfare
Standards and protections for workers on farm
Standards and protections for workers in processing plants
Fair/living wages ensured
Health care insurance ensured*
*Farms must contribute to worker health care if they do not provide insurance
Food Label Glossary
For explanations of some of these technical terms, like “rotational grazing” or “sewage sludge fertilizers,” please visit our glossary.