As part of the new policy, Bon Appétit is:• Requiring that ALL pork it serves be produced without gestation crate confinement systems by 2015.• Switching ALL of its liquid eggs from hens confined in barren battery cages to hens living in cage-free farms (as it already does for shell eggs), by 2015.• Entirely eliminating foie gras (livers of force-fed ducks) and veal from calves confined in crates from its menus, effective immediately. • Ramping up efforts to seek out the most responsible meat, poultry and egg producers — those who have received at least one of the four highest animal-welfare certifications.

bon appétit announces comprehensive farm animal welfare policy

Aaron Miller of Miller Livestock in Kinsman, Ohio, recently received Food Alliance certification for his pastured pork and lamb. Bon Appétit buys more than half his pigs.

“This sets the bar for animal welfare for major food service providers.” Mark Bittman, New York Times

“[Bon Appétit] is demonstrating that being socially responsible is not a bromide or a slogan, but an operational principle.”

Wayne Pacelle, President of The Humane Society

For more information on Bon Appétit’s commitments to humane treatment of animals, visit bamco.com/humane