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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 Clarence Davis, Supervising Food Inspector Clarence.davis@agmkt.state.ny.us March 10, 2009 Albany, New York
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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.
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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
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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. Labeling Requirements for Producer/Grower Wholesales to Retail Stores
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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.
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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.
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What are the Issues? Overcrowding. Inadequate number of storage cages. Improper use of shipping crates. Improper storage of shipping crates.
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What are the Issues? Insanitary holding cages. Improper processing equipment. Equipment in good repair. Unclean food contact equipment. Inadequate handwashing facilities.
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What are the Issues? Improper product Storage Vermin Flies Cockroaches Rodents
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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.
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USDA EXEMPT ESTABLISHMENT
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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.
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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.
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USDA Exempt Establishment Review Division of Food Safety and Inspection conducts reviews of custom exempt establishments under a Cooperative Agreement with USDA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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