The education and certification program called Pork Quality Assurance® Plus (PQA® Plus) is a clear demonstration of our commitment to improve how we farm. Introduced in 1989, Pork Quality Assurance® (PQA®) was designed to help pig farmers and their employees use best practices to promote food safety.
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Transport Quality Assurance® (TQA®) is a program that helps pig transporters, producers and handlers understand how to handle, move and transport pigs as well as potential impacts on pig well-being and/or pork quality. Anyone who handles pigs, transports pigs, or sets protocols for handling pigs, can influence animal well-being and pork quality.