A method and apparatus for tracking animal protein intended for consumption includes receiving completed questionnaires from a person associated with a farm. The completed questionnaires are stored in a database and subsequently compared by management, an algorithm, or a combination of management and an algorithm, to a set of standards. If the answers to the questionnaires meet the standards, the server on which the database is stored generates a unique quick response (QR) code that identifies a specific animal protein intended for consumption that is produced by one specific farm and is indexed to a robust amount of data points that are of interest to the consumer, including farm details, customer's distance from the farm, the entire supply chain and details pertaining to the sourcing, raising and processing of the animal, in a standardized, easy-to-read embodiment.
