As a backgrounder you have the opportunity to enroll in our
USVerified™ USVPlus program as an “approved location.”
With this, you are then able to market your services to producers with cattle approved under any USDA Process Verified
Program umbrella.
USVPlus
The USVPlus program was developed for backgrounders and feedlots interested in becoming approved locations for
managing Source & Age verified, NHTC and Verified Natural Beef™ cattle. Each approved location is required to have a
quality manual in place and allow an annual on-site audit, which we will facilitate for you. Your quality manual will be
modified based on the claim you wish to be approved for (Source & Age, NHTC or Verified Natural Beef™).
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IMI Global’s USDA Process Verified Programs:
| Source & Age Verification |
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The USVerified™ Source & Age Verification program is a USDA approved, non-biased, third-party audit that verifies the source and age of your calves. This is beneficial to you because: the source verification will enable you to meet COOL requirements, the age verification will make your cattle eligible for export to countries with age requirements on imported beef products, and both of these things add value to your cattle at sale time.
Quick Facts: low cost, off-site auditing available, fast turn-around, COOL compliant
Contact Us to learn more:
(866)395-5883
info@imiglobal.com
| Non-hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC) |
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The USVerified™ NHTC program is a USDA approved, non-biased, third-party audit that verifies the source, age and nonhormone
treated status of your calves. This program is perfect for those producers already practicing non-hormone or natural
procedures and want to see the benefit of those practices realized at sale time. When your cattle are NHTC verified, not
only can you market them as such, but they will also qualify for export to the European Union - again adding value at sale
time.
Quick Facts: on-site audit required; no hormones allowed; 30 day turn-around;
export-ready for the European Union
Contact Us to learn more:
(866)395-5883
info@imiglobal.com
The USVerified™ Verified Natural Beef™ program is a USDA approved, non-biased, third-party audit that verifies your calves
have never received hormones, antibiotics or animal by-products. Similar to the NHTC program, Verified Natural Beef™ is
perfect for those producers already practicing natural procedures and want to see the benefit of those practices realized at
sale time. When your cattle are Verified Natural Beef™ verified they will meet the requirements of the USDA’s NeverEver3
Program, making them eligible for verified all-natural marketing claims.
Quick Facts: on-site audit required; no hormones/antibiotics/animal by-products allowed; 30 day turn-around; meets USDA NeverEver3 requirements
Contact Us to learn more:
(866)395-5883
info@imiglobal.com
