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Animal Welfare

SYSCO is committed to the humane treatment of animals. We believe it is our ethical responsibility to address issues involving the comfort, physical safety and health of the animals. SYSCO requires that all approved facilities comply with our rigorous standards that include documented information about raising and handling practices, feed, facility design, environmental conditions, employee training, medical practices and animal welfare at the farm, during transportation and throughout processing.

SYSCO is committed to working with our beef, pork, poultry, veal and lamb suppliers, as well as our shell egg and processed egg suppliers to ensure animals are treated in a humane manner at all times. During calendar year 2006, 161 animal welfare audits were conducted. This is an increase of 3.1 percent over calendar year 2005, in which 156 audits were conducted. In 2006, 98 percent of the animal welfare audits conducted achieved a passing score; this is an 8 percent increase over the past year.