Common use of Quality Assurance Program Clause in Contracts

Quality Assurance Program. A. Every Producer must demonstrate to Hormel Foods that all of its employees who handle hogs are certified in National Pork Board’s Pork Quality Assurance Plus® Program (PQA PlusSM) and Transport Quality Assurance® Program (TQASM) and will maintain certification during all time periods that Producer supplies hogs to Hormel Foods. Each Producer must certify to Hormel Foods that they are complying with this requirement, using the attached certification form. B. All of Producer’s sites raising hogs to be supplied to Hormel Foods must achieve Site Status, as defined by the PQA Plus Program, by the later of (i) December 31, 2009, or (ii) within 90 days of first delivering hogs to Hormel Foods. C. Every Producer that purchases weaned pigs or feeder pigs is responsible for ensuring that the weaned pig and feeder pig suppliers have established and maintain appropriate quality assurance programs, which includes an animal care & handling program.