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Poultry-Small Animal Slaughterhouse Inspections and Exempt Establishment Reviews

New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Division of Food Safety & Inspection www.agmkt.state.ny.us. Poultry-Small Animal Slaughterhouse Inspections and Exempt Establishment Reviews. March 10, 2009 Albany, New York. Clarence Davis, Supervising Food Inspector

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Poultry-Small Animal Slaughterhouse Inspections and Exempt Establishment Reviews

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  1. New York State Department of Agriculture & MarketsDivision of Food Safety & Inspectionwww.agmkt.state.ny.us Poultry-Small Animal Slaughterhouse Inspections and Exempt Establishment Reviews March 10, 2009 Albany, New York Clarence Davis, Supervising Food Inspector Clarence.davis@agmkt.state.ny.us

  2. Exemptions • Retail Exemption - household consumers, hotels, restaurants and institutions. • Producer/Grower or Other Person (PGOP) 20,000 Limit - household consumers, restaurants, hotels and boarding houses. • Producer/Grower 20,000 Limit - distributor, hotel, restaurant, retail store, institution, or small enterprise. • Small Enterprise 20,000 Limit - dressed poultry may be purchased and distributed as carcasses and whose processing is limited to cutting up of inspected or exempted poultry products.

  3. Exemptions • Producer/grower 1,000 Limit: • 250 turkeys or • 1,000 birds of all other species • Marketed at: • On-farm stands • Roadside stands • Farmers markets • No inspection or license required

  4. Labeling Requirements for Producer/Grower Wholesales to Retail Stores • Safe handling instructions modified per 9 CFR 381.125(b)(2)(ii) as product is not USDA inspected. • Producer’s name. • Producer’s address. • The statement “Exempt P.L. 90-492. • Adhered to the package as a label or a wing tag.

  5. Amendments to Article 5-A • Subdivision 96-b - In a city with a population of one million or more, the Commissioner shall not license any person, firm, partnership or corporation to operate any place or establishment where animals and/or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food within a 1,500 food radius of a residential dwelling. • Effective August 5, 2008 • Effective until 2012.

  6. Amendments to Article 5-A • Amendment to Article 5-A,Section 96-C Posting of inspection results required Effective November 4, 2008. • Amendment to Article 5-A, Section 96-f(2) 5-A License shall be revoked upon establishing failure of three consecutive inspections. Effective January 2, 2009.

  7. What are the Issues? • Overcrowding. • Inadequate number of storage cages. • Improper use of shipping crates. • Improper storage of shipping crates.

  8. What are the Issues? • Insanitary holding cages. • Improper processing equipment. • Equipment in good repair. • Unclean food contact equipment. • Inadequate handwashing facilities.

  9. What are the Issues? • Improper product Storage • Vermin • Flies • Cockroaches • Rodents

  10. Inspection Frequency • 82 live poultry markets in New York City. • Inspected monthly. • Re-inspected within 10 days. • 55 poultry & small animal slaughterhouses on Long Island and Upstate NY. • Inspected 3 times yearly. • Re-inspected within 10 days. • Seasonal operations once before and once after opening.

  11. USDA EXEMPT ESTABLISHMENT

  12. USDA Exempt Establishment Review • A custom exempt establishment is a facility where an individual can bring his or her animal, alive or slaughtered, for further processing. • The processed products are to be used by the owner, members of his or her household, non-paying guests and employees. • Processed products cannot be sold.

  13. USDA Exempt Establishment Review) • All products must be marked “Not for Sale” with food grade ink. • Packaged products must be labeled “Not for Sale”. • Carcass and processed products are exempted from USDA inspection.

  14. USDA Exempt Establishment Review Division of Food Safety and Inspection conducts reviews of custom exempt establishments under a Cooperative Agreement with USDA.

  15. USDA Exempt Establishments • Exempt establishment reviews are conducted in accordance with FSIS Directive 5930.1, Revision 3. • Exempt Establishment Reviews are conducted on an annual basis. • 114 Upstate New York. • 44 New York City area.

  16. USDA Exempt Establishment Reviews • Reviews are scored “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable”. • Reports scored “Unacceptable” are jointly reviewed with USDA to determine if follow up is necessary. • Follow up review is conducted within 10 days if there is a likelihood of product contamination, rodent or insect infestation. • 30 days for recordkeeping, sewage and waste issues.

  17. What are the Issues? • Lack of certificates of water potability. • Inadequate recordkeeping. • Insanitary conditions and equipment. • Marking and labeling. • Product contamination. • Deficiencies are corrected during the review when possible.

  18. Questions? Clarence Davis Division of Food Safety And Inspection NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets clarence.davis@agmkt.state.ny.us 518-457-8835

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