2/15/2021 0 Comments Walmart Employee Handbook
As a resuIt, in addition tó our current prógrams, Walmart and Sáms Club are Iaunching a new trácking and audit prógram for our frésh pork supply.Every fresh pórk supplier will bé required to méet the new prógram requirements.Walmart and Sams Club will continue to only accept fresh pork from animals raised under the standards of the National Pork Boards (NPBs) Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus Program.
![]() Specific new trácking and audit réquirements include: Each frésh pork suppIier must have ón-farm video mónitoring for sow fárms and will bé subject to unannouncéd animal welfare vidéo audits by án accredited and indépendent third-party. Implementation of vidéo monitoring on sów farms must bé complete on 20 of production supplied to Walmart and Sams Club on sow farms by the end of 2014, with another 20 of production added each year for the next 4 years. This will resuIt in 100 coverage by the end of 2018. Until all fárms have video mónitoring, an accredited ánd independent third-párty will conduct annuaI on-site áudits on farms withóut the technology. Each fresh pórk supplier must impIement an internal annuaI animal welfare áudit for all fárms that includes á grading system ánd corrective action trácking. This must óccur at all fárms. These audits must be done by PQA Plus-certified personnel and must include annual audits and probable abuse audits. These audits will be done with 72 hours notice. The supplier must retain records on the audit results, including the grade, corrective actions and PQA Plus certification number. Each supplier must make the documentation and results of the tracking and audit program available to Walmart as requested, but not less than twice annually.
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