The Quality Assurance Program is an integrated food safety and quality assurance program developed by the Ontario Cattle Feeders Association.

Producers participating in the program are responsible for implementing and following a number of operating procedures in order to be certified. The Quality Assurance Program recommends the most modern methods and techniques for on-farm safety, emphasizing health, cleanliness environmental stewardship and record keeping.

In general, this Quality Assurance Program is designed to produce a consistent quality beef animal that has been raised by a specific set of guidelines in order to provide a premium product to the marketplace.

GUIDELINES FOR ONTARIO PRIDE PREMIUM CORN FED BEEF

Only the highest quality beef qualifies for the Ontario's Pride Program.

To be selected for this program all beef must meet the following stringent standards....

FULL TRACEABILITY

All beef is raised on the owners farms to ensure consistency

All cattle are fed a high corn diet for 120 days

All beef is AA-AAA West Grey Premium Beef Certified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

HACCP CERTIFIED - The highest food safety standard in Canada.