Buying Better Chicken

A Re source to buying chicken R aised without Antibiotic s

and Arsenic for School s , Hospital s and Other Purchasers*

This chart is based on information provided directly by producers and suppliers via websites and phone interviews, via producer
listings on certifier and eco-label websites, and by extrapolation from our knowledge of standards used by certifiers and eco-labels.
Products listed are not endorsed, nor does IATP take responsibility for the accuracy of the information or product performance.

Producer/Supplier Product Line Antibiotic Use Arsenic (As) Use Certification(s)

Applegate Farms
750 Rt. 202 South, 3rd Floor
Bridgewater, NJ 088075530 Organic No abx used No As used USDA Organic

Contact: Stewart Sundholm

Phone: 1-866-587-5858
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 1-800-358-8289
Antibiotic Free No abx used No As used
Website: www.applegatefarms.com

Distribution range: Nationwide

Bell & Evans
154 W. Main Street
Fredericksburg, PA 17026 Organic No abx used No As used USDA Organic

Contact: Stephanie Hearn

Phone: (717) 865-6626
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bellandevans.com
Regular No abx used No As used
Distribution range: Nationwide except MT, ND,
SD, IA, WY, ID and MS
Key:
No abx used: No antibiotics were given to the animal during its life, sick animals may be treated but sold on conventional market.
No abx in feed: No antibiotics were given to animals in feed, but antibiotics may have been used to treat sick animals.
No As used: No arsenic compounds were used in production.
Unknown: Unable to learn whether arsenic compounds were used in production.

*This fact sheet was developed by IATP, as a steering committee member of Keep Antibiotics Working: the Campaign to End Antibiotic
Overuse in Agriculture.

I N S T I T U T E F O R A G R I C U LT U R E A N D T R A D E P O L I C Y
Compiled by Marie Kulick, March 2011 2105 First Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 USA iatp.org

© 2010 Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. All rights reserved.
 Producer/Supplier Product Line Antibiotic Use Arsenic (As) Use Certification(s)

Blackwing Meats
17618 West Edwards Road
Antioch, IL 60002 Organic No abx used No As used

Contact: Roger Gerber

Phone: (847) 838-4888
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.blackwing.com Antibiotic-free No abx used No As used

Distribution range: Nationwide

BC Natural Chicken (owned by Coleman
Natural Foods)
2609 State Route 22 Organic No abx used No As used USDA Organic
Fredericksburg, PA 17026

Contact: Bob Fry

Phone: (717) 861-4165
Website: www.colemannatural.com Natural No abx used No As used

Distribution range: East coast

Draper Valley Farms
1000 Jason Lane
Mount Vernon, WA 98273 ABF Natural No abx used No As used

Contact: Marc Pritchard

Phone: (206) 351-4179
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.drapervalley.com Ranger No abx used No As used

Distribution range: Washington, Oregon and Idaho

Eberly Poultry, Inc.
1095 Mt. Airy Road
Stevens, PA 17578

Contact: Tom Mikus

Phone: (717) 336-6440
Organic No abx used No As used USDA Organic
Fax: (717) 336-6905
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.eberlypoultry.com

Distribution range: East Coast And Some

Midwest (see website)
Springer Mountain Farms
P.O. Box 516
Mt. Airy, GA 30563
American Humane
Contact: Regular No abx used No As used
Certified
Phone: 1-877-826-2322
Website: www.springermountainfarms.com

Distribution range: Nationwide

FreeBird Chicken
P.O. Box 10
220 North Center Street Organic No abx used No As used
Fredericksburg, PA 17026

Contact: Warren Dunn

Phone: 1-800-533-3361
Website: www.freebirdchicken.com
Antibiotic Free No abx used No As used
Distribution range: Nationwide frozen but
predominately eastern seaboard to Midwest
Key:
No abx used: No antibiotics were given to the animal during its life, sick animals may be treated but sold on conventional market.
No abx in feed: No antibiotics were given to animals in feed, but antibiotics may have been used to treat sick animals.
No As used: No arsenic compounds were used in production.
Unknown: Unable to learn whether arsenic compounds were used in production.
 Producer/Supplier Product Line Antibiotic Use Arsenic (As) Use Certification(s)

Fulton Valley Farms

1200 River Road
P.O. Box 2 Organic No abx used No As used USDA Organic
Fulton, CA 95439

Contact: John Cocharn

Phone: 707-546-8482
Fax: (707) 528-2363
Email: [email protected] ABF No abx used No As used
Website: www.fultonvalley.com

Distribution range: Western U.S

Gerber Poultry, Inc.
5889 Kidron Road
Po Box 206
Kidron, OH 44636

Contact: Barry Livingston

(All) No abx used No As used
Phone: 1-800-362-7381 Ext. 320
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gerbers.com

Distribution range: 18 states Mid-Atlantic to

Midwest see website
Gold N’ Plump
10908 Timberline Drive
Champlin, MN 55316

Contact: John Puchalski

Phone: 1-800-328-2845, ext. 6172 Just BARE No abx used No As used
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.goldnplump.com

Distribution range: Nationwide, but mostly in

MN, WI, IA, ND, SD, NE, MO, IL, CO, and UT
Kadejan, Inc.
1455 2nd Avenue NE
Glenwood, MN 56334

Contact: Pete Thorfinnson All Natural No abx used No As used

Phone: (320) 634-3561
Website: www.kadejan.com

Distribution range: Minnesota

Murray’s Chicken
5190 Main Street
So. Fallsburg, NY 12779

Contact: Steve Gold

Humane Raised &
Phone: (845) 639-3154 All Natural No abx used No As used
Handled
Fax: (845) 639-5001
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.murrayschicken.com

Distribution range: Nationwide

Key:
No abx used: No antibiotics were given to the animal during its life, sick animals may be treated but sold on conventional market.
No abx in feed: No antibiotics were given to animals in feed, but antibiotics may have been used to treat sick animals.
No As used: No arsenic compounds were used in production.
Unknown: Unable to learn whether arsenic compounds were used in production.
 Producer/Supplier Product Line Antibiotic Use Arsenic (As) Use Certification(s)

Organic Prairie
One Organic Way
La Farge, WI 54639

Contact: Steve Brandl

Phone: (608) 625-6328 Ext.466 Organic No abx used No As used USDA Organic
Fax: (608) 625-3096
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.organicprairie.com

Distribution range: Nationwide

Petaluma Poultry (owned by Coleman Natural)

Rosie No abx used No As used USDA Organic
P.O. Box 7368
2700 Lakeville Highway
Petaluma, CA 949557368

Contact: Brian Starr Rocky Jr. Natural No abx in feed No As used

Phone: 707-763-1904
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.petalumapoultry.com
Rocky The Range No abx in feed No As used
Distribution range: West coast

Speedy Bird™
Townsends Inc. Antibiotic Free No abx used Unknown
22855 DuPont Boulevard Precooked Items
Georgetown, Delaware 19947
Operations in NC and AR
Pristine Cuisine No abx used No As used
Contact: Lisa Nelson
Phone: (302) 855-7100
Website: www.townsends.com/ Antibiotic Free CVP No abx used Unknown

Wholesome Harvest
Rural Route 1
Colo, IA 50056

Contact: Jimmy Betts

Organic No abx used No As used USDA Organic
Phone: 641-377-7777
Fax: 641-377-3322
Website: www.wholesomeharvest.com

Distribution range: Nationwide

Key:
No abx used: No antibiotics were given to the animal during its life, sick animals may be treated but sold on conventional market.
No abx in feed: No antibiotics were given to animals in feed, but antibiotics may have been used to treat sick animals.
No As used: No arsenic compounds were used in production.
Unknown: Unable to learn whether arsenic compounds were used in production.

Note: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates the use of meat and poultry production/marketing claims
including the term “no antibiotics added.” To verify this claim USDA relies primarily on documentation submitted by users of the
claim, such as signed affidavits and copies of feed formulas. For this document’s purpose, producers which claim not to use antibiotics
in production of a particular product line are assumed to have received this minimum level of scrutiny. For more information on USDA-
approved general label claims for poultry and an independent assessment of their meaningfulness refer to Table 1 in the Purchaser’s
Guide to Sourcing Sustainable Poultry, available at http://www.noharm.org/lib/downloads/food/Purchas_Sustainable_Poultry.pdf.

The eco-labels listed here can be used as verification of some or all of a producer’s claims regarding use of antibiotics, arsenic
or animal byproducts. For more details on specific eco-label criteria see the Guide to Poultry Applicable Eco-labels, available at
http://www.noharm.org/lib/downloads/food/Poultry_Eco-Labels.pdf. To carry these labels, producers are subject to on-farm
audits conducted by an independent third party.

If you would like your company to be added to this list, or if it is already included but you would like to make an update, please contact
Kendra Cuthbertson at [email protected].