Company Name Product Country of Origin U.S.A. Grow and Behold Grassfed3 Beef (AT Line) Grain Finished Beef Teva Overall Rating2 1-5 Briskets Availability Kosher Certification/s Price Excellent - Online Store OU $$$ U.S.A. Recommended - Online Store OU $$ Grain Finished Beef U.S.A. Acceptable - Uruguay4 Unacceptable - OU, Rabbi D. Miller OU $ $$ Tevya's Ranch Grassfed Beef (GR Line) Grassfed Beef Trader Joes & other retailers Online Store Uruguya Unacceptable - OU $1/2 Tevya's Ranch Grain Finished Beef5 Uruguya Terrible - In Stores &Online In Stores &Online OU $ KOL Foods KOL Foods 1 The scorecard is based on questions asked to company reps as well as my industry knowledge. The ratings constitute my best personal assessment of the information I’m able to obtain. 2 See next table for in depth ratings. Cattle fed exclusively grass their entire lives. See USDA Grass Fed marketing claims regulations for more info. 4 Welfare standards in kosher South American slaughterhouses are notoriously low. I don’t recommend eating any kosher meat sourced from South America. 5 Grain finished beef cattle start out their life on pasture and are then confined and fed a mix of grain and hay for several months before slaughter. 3 By Yadidya Greenberg, created for “The Kosher Omnivore’s Quest” blog www.thekosheromnivoresquest.com Page 1 Company Name Product Animal Welfare During Life6 Animal Welfare During Slaughter7 Environmental Sustainability8 Slaughterhouse Worker Welfare9 KOL Foods Grassfed AT Line Beef USA 4.5 4.5 5 Grow and Behold Teva Beef Grain Finished Beef U.S.A. Grain Finished Beef U.S.A. Grassfed GR Line Beef Urugay Grassfed Beef Uruguay Grain Finished Beef Uruguay 3.5 4.5 3 KOL Foods Tevya's Ranch 5 Total score out of 20 19.0 Overall Rating 5 4 5 17.0 4 3 3 3 12.0 3 4 0.5 4 0.5 9.00 2 4 0 4 0 8.0 2 1.5 0 1.5 0 3.00 1 6 Ratings are based on methods of feeding and confinement, as well as physical alterations performed and weaning practices. Ratings are based on size and location of slaughterhouse, speed of production line and the company’s oversight and involvement in slaughter. 8 Ratings are based on grazing practices used, feeding methods, farm management techniques and sourcing of finishing grain. 9 Ratings are based on the size and location of the slaughterhouse, speed of production line as well as any pertinent information provided by the company. 7 By Yadidya Greenberg, created for “The Kosher Omnivore’s Quest” blog www.thekosheromnivoresquest.com Page 2
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