To help all pork producers meet today’s high standards of quality and safety, the National Pork Board has created the PORK QUALITY ASSURANCETM Program (PQA). This program was created to ensure that pork producers have up-to-date, accurate information about using a comprehensive management system that addresses the health and handling of animals, and the proper use of animal health products to prevent violative animal tissue residues. The program provides information about the federal government’s rules and regulations for pork producers, and explains how the National Pork Board has incorporated these and additional scientific principles into its PQA program. PQA outlines 10 Good Production Practices (GPPs) and offers suggestions and techniques to help implement each practice. The PQA manual also contains sample forms and additional sources of information.