Quality Assurance Programs

Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus™) 

• A workable, credible and affordable solution to assure food safety and animal care.
• Helps meet the needs of customers including restaurants, food retailers and consumers.

PQA Plus expands the animal well-being of the original PQA program.  In addition to the producer education component of the original PQA content, PQA Plus has an added on-site assessment of animal well-being.

 Learn More about PQA Plus Certification and the PQA Plus Advisors near you.

Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) Program was introduced in 2002 by the Pork Checkoff.  It encourages dedication to transporting and delivering the highest quality, safest product possible to remain competitive in U.S. and world markets and is to be the "consumer's meat of choice."

TQA Certification...

• identifies you to producers and meat packers as a transporter who is conscientious about properly transporting hogs.

• indicates you understand the value of producing quality pork products.

• demonstrates your committment to "quality assured" pork transportation and delivery.

Find a TQA Advisor near you and learn more about the program.