New iPhone app available to locate food product sources
A new easy-to-use iPhone app for the food industry has been released. The Establishment Number Finder App is the first iPhone app dedicated to searching a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) product establishment number. The new app offers instant access to a product’s manufacturer and provides further information about that company. In addition to identifying the company, the app offers its address, telephone number and web address.
All containers of meat, poultry and egg products must be labeled with a USDA mark of inspection and establishment (EST) number, which is assigned to the plant, where the product was produced. The establishment number may appear on the package within the USDA mark of inspection. Or, it may appear elsewhere on the exterior of the package container or package labeling. Users simply type a product’s establishment number into the app and discover the producer or manufacturer of the product.