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PROCESSING FACILITIES Federal plants are inspected by USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and products can be shipped across state lines and exported. Most larger facilities within the state of Iowa are USDA-FSIS inspected. State plants are inspected by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Meat and Poultry Inspection Bureau and are limited to sales within the state of Iowa. State inspected plants must maintain standards and food safety programs “at least equal to” those of federal plants, including health inspection of each animal. Licensed custom facilities are also periodically inspected by the Iowa Department of Agriculture but the animals do not receive health inspections, and the meat therefore cannot receive a mark of inspection, be sold, or be donated. Instead, all products are marked “Not for Sale" and returned to the owner of the animal for his or her own use. AN OVERVIEW OF IOWA'S MEAT AND POULTRY Meat and Poultry Bureau 515-281-3338 [email protected]
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PROCESSING FACILITIESUSDA Inspected State Inspected Custom Lockers
Federal plants are inspectedby USDA Food Safety andInspection Service (FSIS)
and products can beshipped across state linesand exported. Most larger
facilities within the state ofIowa are USDA-FSIS
inspected.
State plants are inspectedby the Iowa Department of
Agriculture and LandStewardship Meat and
Poultry Inspection Bureauand are limited to saleswithin the state of Iowa.
State inspected plants mustmaintain standards and
food safety programs“at least equal to” those of
federal plants, includinghealth inspection of each
animal.
Licensed custom facilitiesare also periodically
inspected by the IowaDepartment of Agriculture
but the animals do notreceive health inspections,
and the meat thereforecannot receive a mark ofinspection, be sold, or be
donated. Instead, allproducts are marked
“Not for Sale" and returnedto the owner of the animal
for his or her own use.
AN OVERVIEW OF IOWA'S MEAT AND POULTRY
Meat and Poultry Bureau
515-281-3338
