Companies starting with A

Australian Pork Industry (APIQ)

The Australian Pork Industry's Quality Assurance Program (APIQ) includes standards for pig production.  APIC standards are currently being developed to include optional certification as Free Range and Outdoor Bred.

Australian Certified Organic

•  Farms and abattoirs are independently audited.  
•  Antibiotics and growth promoting hormones are not permitted.
•  Animals have free access to pasture.
•  Feedlots, farrowing crates, and sow stalls are not permitted.
•  Certified to national and international organic standards.

Australian Egg Corporation Ltd.

• Farms are independently audited. 
• The use of antibiotics and growth hormones is not specified.
• Stocking density indoors must not exceed 12 birds per square metre.
• There are no limits for outdoor stocking densities in the standards.
• Beak trimming and wing clipping are permitted