Verified Beef Production (VBP): Canada's verified on-farm food safety program for beef

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Renewed approval for Verified Beef Production program

July 14, 2009

The Verified Beef Production (VBP) program has received a renewed stamp of approval from the On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). more »

Verified Beef Production workshops now available online

February 25, 2009

Beef producers across Canada wishing to participate in Canada's Verified Beef Production (VBP) on-farm food safety program can now complete their workshops online. That will improve availability of the program in all regions, says the national manager of the program. more »

Food safety helps drive consumer confidence, says branded beef producers group

July 7, 2008

Canada's internationally recognized safety standards for food safety can help drive consumer confidence and influence buying decisions at the meat counter, says a group of Western Canadian beef producers who market their own branded product. more »

Beef cattle sales barns to benefit from LED screen technology

March 6, 2008

The Verified Beef Production (VBP) program is supporting a new pilot project that is taking LED screen technology to the auction barn. more »

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What beef producers need to know about optional VBP audits

June 1, 2010

A veteran auditor says many beef producers are likely closer than they think. more »

Pine Haven Colony builds a reputation for food confidence

June 1, 2010

The colony is the first to be registered under the Verified Beef Program. more ».

Verified Beef Production learns from the world

April 3, 2009

New study gives an overview of other countries' progress in on-farm food safety more »

Focus on Quality

April 2, 2009

At the Ricard Farm, we have been registered under the Bœuf Qualité Plus / Verified Beef productiontm (VBP/BQP) program since 2005. more ». Aussi disponible en français.