APPI Testing, Education, and Public Health

The Animal Protein Producers Industry (APPI) is the rendering industry organization responsible for the
weekly Salmonella testing programs in North America. APPI also develops educational programs to control biological, chemical, and physical hazards, and will be considering other biosecurity program needs in the future.

APPI’s objectives are uniquely focused to assist member companies in manufacturing safe products. The APPI Code of Practice corresponds very closely to the initiatives taking place throughout the entire food chain and furthers the concept of safe feed – healthy livestock – safe food – healthy people.

APPI will continue to develop innovative programs to promote the safety of animal proteins and feed fats through testing, continuing education and training, and collaborative research.

The following plants have made a significant commitment and have completed the required testing for APPI’s 2004 Salmonella testing program. They will also be the foundation for safe rendered feed products in the future.


Alberta Processing Co.
Calgary, CN

Alex Couture, Inc.
Quebec, CN

Ampro Products, Inc.
Concordia, MO
Cummings, GA***
Gainesville, GA
Pickensville, AL

American Proteins, Inc.
Alma, GA***
Hanceville, AL
Hanceville, AL (Pet Food Div.)
Cumming, GA
Cuthbert, GA

Anamax Corporation
Green Bay, WI
So. St. Paul, MN

AnPro Company
Russellville, AR

Baker Commodities, Inc.
Kerman, CA
Los Angeles, CA
N. Billerica, MA
Phoenix, AZ
Rochester, NY
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA

Bi-Pro Marketing, Ltd.
Guelph, ON, Canada

Birmingham Hide and Tallow
Birmingham, AL

Boyer Valley Co.
Denison, IA

Bryan Foods
West Point, MS

Cargill Meat Solutions (formerly Excel Corp.)
Beardstown, IL
Dodge City, KS 
Friona, TX 
Ft. Morgan, CO
Highriver, AB, Canada
Plainview, TX
Schuyler, NE

Carolina By-Products, Div. of Valley Proteins
Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville, NC (Pet Food Div.)
Gastonia, NC
Rose Hill, NC
Wadesboro, NC
Ward, SC

Central Bi-Products
Long Prairie, MN
Redwood Falls, MN 

Central Industries, Inc.
Forest, MS

Darling International, Inc.
Boise, ID
Blue Earth, MN
Coldwater, MI
Collinsville, OK
Dallas, TX
Fresno, CA
Houston, TX
Kansas City, KS
Los Angeles, CA
National Stock Yards, IL
Newark, NJ
Omaha, NE
Omaha, NE (blending)
San Francisco, CA
Sioux City, IA
Tacoma, WA
Turlock, CA
Wahoo, NE

E.A. Miller, Inc. (Swift and Co.)
Hyrum, UT

Farmland Foods (Smithfield Foods)
Crete, NE
Denison, IA
Monmouth, IL

Fieldale Farms Corp.
Cornelia, GA
Toccoa, GA

Foster Farms
Livingston, CA

FPL Food, LLC (formerly Shapiro Packing)
Augusta, GA

F.W. Renner and Son, Inc.
Canton, OH

G.A. Wintzer and Son Co.
Wapakoneta, OH

Gibbon Packing, Inc.
Gibbon, NE

Gold Kist, Inc.
Ball Ground, GA
Live Oak, FL
Sumter, SC

Grandstaff Rendering
N. Manchester, IN

Griffin Industries, Inc.
Bastrop, TX
Butler, KY
Conley, GA
East Dublin, GA
Hampton, FL
Henderson, KY
Jackson, MS
Newberry, IN
Russellville, KY
Tampa, FL
Union City, TN

H.J. Baker and Brothers, Inc.
Albertville, AL
Ft. Smith, AR
Nacogdoches, TX
Sanford, NC

Hahn and Phillips Grease
Marshall, MO

Holmes By-Products
Millersburg, OH

Hormel Food Corp.
Austin, MN
Fremont, NE

HTC Industries
San Angelo, TX

Indiana Packers Corp.
Delphi, IN

Inland Products, Inc.
Columbus, OH

Island Commodities Corp.
Kapolei, HI

JCR Enterprises, Inc.
Linkwood, MD

John Kuhni Sons, Inc.
Provo, UT

John Morrell and Co. (Smithfield Foods)
Sioux City, IA
Sioux Falls, SD 

Kaluzny Bros., Inc.
Joliet, IL

Kendallville Fertilizer Co.
Kendallville, IN

Keystone Protein Co.
Fredericksburg, PA

Kruger Commodities
Hamilton, MI

Lomex, Inc.
Montreal, QB, Canada

Maple Lodge Farms
Norval, ON, Canada

Mason City By-Products
Mason City, IA

Mendota Agri-Products
Mendota, IL

Merrick Animal Nutrition, Inc.
Union City, WI

Mid-South Milling Co., Inc.
Kansas City, KS
Memphis, TN

Mountain View Rendering (Smithfield Foods)
Edinburg, VA

Moyer Packing (Smithfield Foods)
Elroy, PA
Elizabethville, PA
Seaford, DE

National Beef, LLC
Dodge City, KS

National By-Products
Bellvue, NE
Berlin, WI
Clinton, IA
Denver, CO
Des Moines, IA
Fairfax, MO
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, KS
Lynn Center, IL
Mason City, IL
Omaha, NE
Wichita, KS

Nebraska By-Products
Lexington, NE

North Alabama Blend Mill (Tyson Foods)
Cullman, AL

Northern Alberta Processing
Sherwood Park, AB, Canada

Nutra-Flo Co.
Sioux City, IA

Nutri Feeds, Inc.
Hereford, TX

Nutrimax, Inc.
Greensboro, NC

Oklahoma By-Products
Durant, OK

PACE Manufacturing
Painted Post, NY

Pacific Rendering Co., Inc.
Seattle, WA

Packerland Packing Co. (Smithfield Foods)
Green Bay, WI

Packers By-Products Co.
National City, IL

Perdue Farms, Inc.
Accomac, VA
Lewiston, NC

Pilgrim Pride Corp.
Eldorado, AR (formerly Con Agra Poultry)
Farmerville, LA (formerly Con Agra Poultry)
Mt. Pleasant, TX
Moorefield, WV – Eastern Div. (formerly Wampler Foods)
Russellville, AR (formerly Premium Protein Products)
Timberville, VA – Eastern Div. (formerly Wampler Foods)

Pine Bluff Blending Mill (Tyson Foods)
Pine Bluff, AR

Premium Standard Foods
Milan, MO
Clinton, NC

Proliant, Inc.
Harlan, IA

Protein Products, Inc.
Sunflower, MS

River Valley Animal Foods
Clarksville, AR
Geraldine, AL
Harmony, NC
Noel, MO
Robards, KY
Scranton, AR
Sedalia, MO
Sequin, TX
Temperanceville, VA
Texarkana, AR

Rochelle Foods, Inc. (Hormel Foods)
Rochelle, IL

Rothsay
Dundas, ON, Canada
Foxtrap, NF, Canada
Moorefield, ON, Canada
Truro, NS, Canada
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Rothsay-Laurenco
Ville St. Catherine, QB, Canada

S.F. Rendering, Ltd.
Port Williams, NS, Canada

Sacramento Rendering Co.
Sacramento, CA

Salinas Tallow Co.
Salinas, CA

Saskatoon Processing Co.
Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Simmons Foods, Inc.
Southwest City, MO

Smithfield Packing Co.
Smithfield, VA
Tar Heel, NC 

Southern Oregon Tallow
Eagle Point, OR

Southwest By-Products
Springfield, MO

Standard Fertilizer Co.
Greensburg, IN

Sun Land Beef Co. (Smithfield Foods)
Tolleson, AZ

Swift and Co. (formerly Con Agra Beef)
Cactus, TX
Greeley, CO
Grand Island, NE
Louisville, KY
Nampa, ID
Omaha, NE (formerly Northern States Beef – Con Agra Beef)
Worthington, MN

Tallowmasters, LLC (formerly Florida Transport 82)
Miami, FL

Taylor Beef (Cargill Meat Solutions)
Wyalusing, PA

Thames Valley Processors, Ltd.
Thamesford, ON, Canada

Tyson Fresh Meats (formerly IBP, Inc.)
Amarillo, TX
Boise, ID
Brooks, AB, Canada (formerly Lakeside Industries-IBP, Inc.)
Columbus Junction, IA
Dakota City, NE
Denison, IA
Emporia, KS
Geneseo, IL
Holcomb, KS
Lexington, NE
Logansport, IN
Madison, NE
Pasco, WA
Perry, IA
Storm Lake, IA
Waterloo, IA
West Point, NE

Valley Proteins, Inc.
Amarillo, TX
East Earl, PA
Emporia, VA
Linville, VA
Strawberry Plains, TN
Winchester, VA

Venture Milling Co.
Annsonville, NC
Seaford, DE

West Coast Reduction, Ltd.
Vancouver, BC, Canada

West Coast Rendering
Vernon, CA

Western Mass. Rendering
Southwick, MA

Wilbur-Ellis Co.
Portland, OR

Worthington Rendering Co.
Worthington, MN

Total: 221 Plants
***First time participants


June 2005 Render