Vion transparency
Our aim is to be open and transparent
Background information and transparency
Transparency is essential to building trust in the food chain. Consumers, customers, policymakers, animal welfare organisations and other stakeholders increasingly want to understand where their food comes from and how it is produced. As one of Europe’s leading food companies, Vion believes in providing clear and accessible information about its operations.
This website offers insight into our beef and pork production processes and provides access to certifications, inspection reports and audit results for our production locations in the Netherlands and Germany. We also publish information on the official slaughter animal and meat inspections of the animals delivered to and slaughtered at Vion, providing a transparent view of our approach to quality, food safety and animal welfare.
Our responsibility
Vion operates across the food supply chain, connecting farmers, logistics partners and customers. Through long-term partnerships, we work to deliver safe, high-quality food to consumers in markets around the world.
We invest in modern facilities and technology to safeguard food safety, while innovation in our products and production methods helps us respond to growing expectations around sustainability and animal welfare. We develop these activities in continuous dialogue with our stakeholders.
Production process
Production is at the core of Vion’s slaughterhouses and processing facilities. Every day, our employees work alongside official veterinarians, inspectors and livestock farmers to ensure compliance with strict production, food safety and hygiene standards.
On this website, we provide an insight into our production process, showing how beef and pork are produced through a series of carefully controlled steps. We also explain the measures we take to safeguard hygiene, food safety and product quality throughout the process.
Inspection reports
Vion publishes the results of key inspections carried out at its production locations on a quarterly basis. These include live animal inspections, meat inspections (food safety) and organ condition inspections, performed by the competent authorities and supported by our own quality assurance processes.
You can also find audit reports from the German veterinary authorities and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), as well as certificates and reports on process and product observations for each production location on the relevant location pages.