Does sharing a processing plant make 365 and Perdue the same product?

No. A shared facility does not establish identical product specifications, raising conditions or processing treatments.

Does an establishment number identify the wash chemical?

No. It identifies the inspected plant. A wash method needs its own product-specific evidence.

Is Whole Foods 365 Chicken Perdue Chicken?

Is Whole Foods 365 Chicken Perdue Chicken? Most products in Farm Forward’s sample were processed at Perdue-owned plants, but that does not make the brands the same product.

Compare chicken-wash disclosures by brand

Farm Forward, an animal-advocacy nonprofit, traced 247 365-brand raw chicken products using federal establishment numbers in its October 2026 investigation. It reported 92.3% at Perdue-owned plants. The table below lists the other plants in that sample too. A shared plant identifies a processing location, not what a bird ate, how it was raised or which wash it received. Whole Foods responded that sharing a facility does not change its 365 product standards. For your own purchase, use the establishment number on that package to identify its inspected plant.

By Brad McNew · Published October 29, 2026 · Last updated October 29, 2026 · How we find the answers

Farm Forward’s results describe its sample, not every current 365 package. The report is an advocacy group’s investigation, not a regulator’s product-identity finding.

Chlorine-washed chicken FAQ: all questions answered

Processing plants in Farm Forward’s sample

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Farm Forward Figure 1: the 247-product sample
Plant owner	Establishment	Location	Sample share
Perdue	P1318	Milford, DE	38.9%
Perdue	P19112	Cromwell, KY	27.1%
Perdue	P2178	Georgetown, DE	13.8%
Perdue	P6058	Mount Vernon, WA	12.6%
White Lake Foods	P48281	Ferndale, NY	5.3%
Hudson Valley Foie Gras (packing/further processing only)	P8757	Ferndale, NY	1.6%
Pitman Farms	P27389	Sanger, CA	0.8%

Shares concern the 247 products with an identifiable establishment number. Each percentage was rounded independently, so the rows may not total exactly 100.0%.

Farm Forward, Salmonella Sold at a Premium, October 2026, Figure 1

A shared plant is not the same product

The plant code identifies where processing occurred. It does not establish identical feed, raising conditions, ingredients or treatments across different brands.

In its response reported by the New York Post, Whole Foods said a shared processing facility does not change the standards a product must meet to be sold under 365. That is the retailer’s statement, not an independent audit of a particular package.

Whole Foods response reported by the New York Post, October 2026

Check your own package

Keep the full establishment number, including any letter suffix, with the product name and date. Match that number to the inspected plant rather than assigning a source from the store name alone.

How to read a USDA meat establishment number

What this page does not answer

A plant match does not identify a wash chemical or chilling method. The separate brand-disclosure pages address those evidence limits.

Whole Foods chicken-wash disclosure and its limits

Perdue’s separate chlorine disclosure