In 1990, the companies themselves took the initiative to set up, in collaboration with the Dutch government, the Stichting Kwaliteitsgarantie Vleeskalversector (SKV). This is an independent inspection body which monitors the quality of calf feed and veal. SKV inspectors guarantee that the veal is ‘clean’, meaning it contains no substances that do not belong there. Veal is guaranteed to be free of illegal growth hormones, and it contains no residual medicines. It is absolutely safe to eat.