How were Food Alliance’s grassfed certification standards, criteria and inspection tools developed?
The standards were derived from a set of guidelines developed and provided by the American Grassfed Association. Food Alliance contracted with Dr. Woody Lane of Lane Livestock Services to develop grassfed evaluation criteria and indicators. Dr. Lane has more than 25 years of experience with ruminants and with forage-based production systems across the United States. Staff from USDA/AMS and FSIS provided valuable commentary and input, and grassfed producers and Food Alliance inspectors participated in field testing of the grassfed audit module.
