Operator

Greetings. Welcome to Where Food Comes From First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this conference is being recorded.

I will now turn the conference over to Jay Pfeiffer, Investor Relations. Thank you. You may begin.

Jay Pfeiffer
Vice President of Investor Relations

Good morning, and welcome to the Where Food Comes From 2026 First Quarter Earnings Call. Joining me on the call today are CEO, John Saunders; and Chief Financial Officer, Dannette Henning. During this call, we'll make forward-looking statements based on current expectations, estimates and projections that are subject to risk. Statements about financial performance, growth strategy, customers, business opportunities, market acceptance of our products and services and potential acquisitions are forward-looking statements.

Listeners should not place undue reliance on these statements as there are many factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. We encourage you to review our publicly filed documents as well as our news releases and website for more information.

I'll now turn the call over to John Saunders. John, please go ahead.

John Saunders
Co-Founder, CEO & Executive Chairman

Hello, and thank you for joining the call today. This morning, in our first quarter results news release, we were pleased to announce year-over-year growth and a return to profitability. Verification and certification revenue increased 6% in the quarter to $4.4 million from $4.2 million, while product sales edged up slightly to $713,000 from $702,000. Total revenue increased nearly 2% year-over-year to $5.4 million. This growth, which we achieved despite persistent headwinds around tariffs and a smaller herd size was driven by steady new customer wins based on increasing demand