USDA Inspector notes of Natchitoches plant (P5787)

8/10/2019 USDA Inspector notes of Natchitoches plant (P5787)

1/10

T able : O lfor foia 2 0 14 1 71 f ro m a n 1 14 th ro ug h F eb 2 8 2 014

b 6

Est Task_ MOI MOl_

Nbr Est Name MOl_Date Code Task_Name Number Status Type MOI_Agenda

P578 PIlgrims 02/24/2014 04C0 Poultry Good DE8150802 Open MDI On February 20 2014 at approximately 12:25 PM as was conducting a Good7 Pride 5 Commercial 424G Commercial Practices task observed a bird in a cage that had been put back on a

Corporati Practices truck. Upon closer inspection noted that the reason it had been left in the cage

on was that its wing was caught on a couple of broken wires on the side of the cage.show the bird The birds wing was freed from the

wires and removed from the cage. The wire had punctured the wing and the birdwas bleeding. During a Good Commercial Practices audit conducted

on 2/19/14 it was noted that therewere a number of cages that were in need of repair. By continuing t o u se these

cages with broken wires this has caused injury to a bird USDA expects birds to be

protected from harm and transported in acceptable cages that will not cause Injuryto the birds. It also should have been noticed by plant personnel working in that

area and riot been put back on the truck. Cages should be sorted so that birds do

not suffer injuries by broken cage wires. A copy of this MDI will be forwarded to theDVMS in the Dallas District

P578 Pilgrims 02/26/2014 04C0 Poultry Good DEBD614O2 Open MDI

7 Pride 5 Commercial 4926GCorporati Practices

on

FOL4 14 i 71.pdf


2/10

T ab le: O l forf o la 2 14 1 71 fro m a n 1 14 th rou g h Fe b 28 2 1 4

Eat Ta sk_ MO MOLNb r Eat Na me M O l_ Da te C od e T ask _ Na m e Nu m be r S tatu s Type MOl_Agen da

P578 Pilgrims 02 /1 7/2 0 14 04C0 Pou lt ry Good DE 823 1202 O pe n MOl On F ebru ary 13, 20 14 at appr o xim atel y 2:2 0 PM w as cond u ctin g a G oo d7 Pride 5 Co m m er cia l 5117G C om m erc ial Pra c tice s che ck in th e live hang ar ea on th W j line si de . ob serv e d

Co rpor a ti Pr actic es a pile o f c arc a sse s at th e en d o f th e live hang be lt It w a s a bo ut fe et In h eigh t an d

on 3 fe et in d iam e te r. T hes e w e re d ea d on arrival DOA) birds Upon my arrival at th e

are a, did not o bs er ve any o ne sort ing thr ough th e pile. con ti nue d to st an d ther e

an d whil looking a t this pile o f birds saw a bird th at whil w eak was still alive,W hen p lan t p ers o nn el did be gi n to so r t th ro ug h th es e birds obs erve d that 6 livebirds w e re pu lle d fro m th is pile. The DOA5 w e re ch ic ke ns th at had d ied by m ea n sothe r th an by slaug hter . In this lot ther e w DOAs. This is abo u t 2 of theto ta l n um b er in th e lot. Chickens dying by m e ans o the r th an sl au gh te r create an

In sani ta ry c ondi tion a nd a re ad ul te rat ed ; this s no n c om p lian ce of 9 CFR 381. 65 b ,

41 6.1 an d 416.4 d . A dd it ion al ly ther e w e re live bir ds mixed in with th e DOAs that

w e re in d a nge r of b e ing sm o th er ed . The pl ant ha s b een wra ppin g the cages on the

tru cks du e to th e cold we a the r. Th e day h ad r ap id ly w ar m ed up an d the birds w er e

on th e t ru cks wr a ppe d in pl as tic . r viously the est a bli sh me n t had s ta ted that as a

prev enti ve m ea su re to kee p bi rd s from dying on tr ucks In cages w rap pe d in plas ticth at the y wo uld start re m ov in g th e p las tic w rap w h en we athe r co ndit ions have

w ar m ed up. Pl ease re fer to M O l DE 842 141 23 41 71 Issued o n Dec emb er 17, 2013fo r a si m ila r incid e nt. USDA ex pect s th e e sta b lish m en t to m ake a d il ig en t ff o rt a nd

tak e all p re ca ut io ns to e ns ue th a t the b ir ds do n ot die by m ea n s ot h er th an

sl augh ter. It is ex p ect ed tha t s no t b e al lo we d to p ileu p the re by en dan g erin g

any w eak but live bir d s fro m b ein g sm o th er ed by th e DOAs. Th ese bi rds m u st bepro mpt ly so r t by th e e sta bl ish m en t an d n ot a llow ed to con ti nue to pile up withlive b irds mixed in w ith th e DOAs. Co pies of th is Me m or a ndu m of Inte rvie w will been tere d in to PillS, USDA ins pect ion file, dis tribu ted to th e e sta b lis hm e nt and th e

District Ve terin ary Medi ca l S pecialist p r FSIS Directive 6 100 3 [ I jI P 57 87 N atch itoch es, L On 2/2 7 /20 1 4 p lant re qu e5 te d MOl to be resc inde d .Re ques t denie d b 7 C

F OL4 14 -1 7 1.p d f


3/10

At approximately 1715 hours USDA was informed that a truck hauling live birds had flipped on its side on the back dock. USDA continually monitored the

cleaning up of the wreckage throughout the night. At approximately 1845 hours wa s alerted by that the establi ent was not

sorting out dead birds from the wrecked cages discussed this with an d stated that P2 sually removes

dead birds from cages outside on the back dock prior to placing the cages on the conveyor belt to decrease the number of DOA enter live hang.

stated that it was not efficient to sort the dead birds from the live birds by hand so he would run c a ge f ro m the wreck roximately every 15 minutes while

incorporating the bird cages from the wreck with cages from another truck stepped back and wa the process for approximately 5 minutes.

She observed the forklift driver place a cage from the wreck onto the conveyor and then immediatel r, place another cage from the wreck onto the same

conveyor belt. brought this to the attention and he informed the for river to slow down with placing the cages from the wreck

to the conveyor belt and to incorporate them at a slower rate such as approximate every 15 minutes or every 5-6 cages stepped back and

observ e process for approximately another S minutes. She observed the ift driver slowly incorporating the cages from the wreck. After observing theprocess outside he back dock, she entered live hang to observe t process at approximately 1915 hours There were 3 piles of dead birds on the floor,

approximately 2D birds ch pi le . There were no live birds e p il e o f dead birds. The hangers were slowly hanging birds to determine if the birds were

dead or al ive and were careful to throw dead b in the piles. observed 3 establishment employees working on the floor in live hang to

remove the pile of dead birds as quickly a le. spoke with the to emphasize the importance of keeping the live birds

separated from the dead birds and emphasiz e importance of staying in communication with the establishment employees on the back dock loading

cages on the conveyor bel nsure their process remain ontrol. At approximately 1935, on my way to the paw room to observe

operational sanita observed that the light was on in live hang. n opened the door to live hang observed three piles of mixed live and dead birds on

the floor, piles were approximately 3 feet high and covered and area ap imately 4 feet in diameter. There wa s dead bird along the West wall that wa s

a ximately five feet in length and three to four feet high. At thetime of my obse on there was no one sorting the live birds from the dead birds that

were in the pile on the floor. was notified and shown area. took Regulatory control at approximately 1939 hours

with USDA Retain tag U 6389D79D1, too stop the line a n d g iv e the establishment ample time to clean rea and return to sanitary condition and control

their process. Regulatory control wa s reliquished at approimately 1953 hour after the area wa s back in sanita ndition and they had control of their

process.

Est Nu m be r E st ab lis h me n t Nam e MOl Da te MOl Text

P5787 Pilgrims Pride C or p ora ti on 12 2 3 2 13 On December 23, 2D13 at approximately OD PM, was performinga Good Commercial Practices check in live receiving when observed live bird in the Dead

on Arrival DOA cart in the live hang area for the line. This bird wa s still breathing a nd w as underneath a dead bird. It had its head up and blinked its

eyes. This bird was in danger of being buried and smothered in the DDA cart got the attention of and showed him

the bird. He removed the bird and concurred that the bird was still alive. emphasized that live birds should not be in the DOA cart. USDA expects that no live

birds are to be present in containers meant for DOA birds since they are in danger of being smothered dying by means other than slaughter . Itis expected

that birds will be treated humanely at all times and in accord with good commercial practices. USDA expects effective measures to be taken that will ensure

this does not occur again. Copies of this Memorandum of Interview will be entered into PHIS, USDA inspection file, distributed to the establishment and the

DistrictVeterinary Medical Specialist per F5l5 Directive 61DD.3.

1 2 21 2 1 3ilgrims Pride Co rpor a tion


4/10


5/10

Ta b lel : s f or R equ e ste d E s tab li sh m en ts FO IA 1 2 2 6

b 6

b 1 C

b i C

b 4

_Proc edu re

Est N br s t N am e NR Nu mbe r DATE Cod e Re gula ti ons De sc rip tion

P165S OK F ood s. Inc 223 03 51 0 8N -1 03 /0 8/ 20 12 04C05 381.6 5 b On 0 3 /08 /1 2 a t ap p rox imat e ly 4 5l p rece ed to th e live h an g a rea to verifythe p lan ti ls Good Co m m e rc r a ct1 c es. Upon e nte ring the live ha ng area

ob serv e d live an4p OA -biid p ile d up a t the en d of th e b elt . Also live b ird s w e rea ll ow e cLi e -di6 off th e e nd of th e b el t Into th e DOA b a rrel s o r to the floo r. W hile iin the full bar reiss e t asid efor de n atu ri ng, d isc o ver ed 1 12 live bird s m ixed

in w ith th e DOAs Also wh ile per form ing an ant e -mo rtem in spe c tio n no ted two t diing ou t of a ho le In on e of the low er ca ge s on th e tra il er. The bi rds w erepa rt o f Lo tf l-1 1s .e en ci de nts ar e v iol at ion of Reg 38 1 .65 b th at s tate s th atpo u ltry m us t be sla u gh te ac cord ance w ith g oo d comm erc ial pr actic es an d the

plants Animal W elfar e Book that s ta e his d oc um e nt serve s

as a w rit te n no tifica tion of fa ilure to m e et reg ulat o ry req uir e nd ca n lea d toad diti o nal en forc e me n t actio ns as sta ted in 9CFR 550. 4.

P57 8 7 Pilgrims Pride DEB1623 325 7N 1 0 3/0 7 /20 1 2 04C05 3 81 .6 5 b At app roxi m ate ly 21 03 ho ur s on T ues day M arc h 6 2012 as was pe rfor m ing a foo d

C orp or at io n s afety v er ifi ca tio n o bs er ve d 3 hea d on cad aver s on thE me a bo ut

10 b ird s apa r t a t the au tom a tic reha ng in the Picking ro om . in vest igate d to lea rnthe rea s on for the ca dave rs an d obs erve d th a t the ba ck up killer sta tion for the linew as una tten d ed. n o tifie d a nd s h ow ed

mis sing e sta b lis hm e nt emp loye e , n o tifie d and an e st ab lis hm e nt em p loy e e was pl aced in to th e bac kup

kIIe r s tatio n a t 2 10b hou rs. he obs e rva tion of c ada v ers o n th e line indi c atepou ltrydie d o the r th an by slaug h ter, a p o or comm erc ial prac tice. he e st ab lis hm e nt failedto me et 9 CFR 381 .6 5 b . The lack of an est ab lis h me n t e m pl o y ee a t an a re aiden tified in th e Hazard Analysis creat ing_ adul terat ed p rod u ct s in v io la tio n 9CFR 38 1. 65 a an d 416 .1 .

Pilgrims Pr ide W 004 7230 339 05N - 0 3 /05 /2 01 2 04C05 381. 65 b At 1751 h ou r I ran g the b uzz er a t s t ation 7 on Une back a bird w ith a c omp letel y intac t head an d n ec k 2 w ir- n O ev iden c e of an y

b le ed in g cu t. The bird w as da rk r ed jh a e rai h fn d T he bird cou ld not reac h theinsp ectio n stat ion wi th g th roug h th e sc al de d. This bird bein g p re se nt at

_ _ _ _ the ins ati o n is in no nco m pli ance with CFR 381 .65 b wh ic h st a tes no live

irds e nter the sca ld ing tank . F urth e r calls from ident ified DOA rsquo;s hu ng back off the line call a t 1919 ho urs w as f or a bird wi th a flo pp y neck dar k _ _ t iYre tioaQ da fri ab le liver This bird h ad a foul odo r. An othe r bird w as hu ng

ba ck at 1002 hours . Iso had an od o r of ro ttin g flesh as well as very fr ia bl eskin and liver CFR 381 .90 s tate s that s shall be c on d em n ed a nd n o tco n vey ed in to an y d e par tmen t o f ano ffic ia l est a blis re p ou lt ry p rodu cts

F OL4 2 01 2- 20 6_ N R .p df


6/10

T abl e l: N R s fo r R equ ested Es tabli s hme nts FO IA 1 2 2 6

b 6

Procedure

Est Nbr Est Name NR Number DATE Code Regulations Description

PJJgms Pride 0000310122201N-1 12/01/2011 04C05 381.65 b) At approximately 1010 hours, while performing a routine Good CommC orp f i on _ Practices check at the point in the process where the bir e

scalder,

observed a live chicken enter the scalder. was alert, with head raised and eyes open. was immediately notified and we

stationed our the end of the first picking machine. The cadaver exited the

ic ing machine and went to retrieve the carcass. While hewas doing so two more cadavers exited the picking machine and he retrieved

dditional carcasses. notified that would be

documenting failure in a noncompliance report.

contacted nd told him to show the cadavers and

area was

to red uce the

P5787 Pilgrims Pride 0314-2011-14493 11/26/2011 4C 4 381.65 b) Friday November27 2011 at approximately 0402 hours while performing a Good

Corporation Commercial Practices of birds entering the scalder in the Picking Room ont

D IUJ line observed the following. One chicken was seen with 1.5cm laterallaceration exposing deep muscle and trachea that took 2 3 breaths noted by riseand fall of exposed trachea) prior to entering the scalder after going through thebrush machine. The establishment failed to meet the regulatory requirement 9 CFR381.65 b). notified

s Pride KCC2321113825N 1 11/25/2011 4C 5 381.65 b) At approximately 1651 while performing Good Commercial Practice

Corporation following noncompliance was observed in the ere were some _ __.. .. cadavers in the bins at the sc notified the

_ Th were count and there were 19 in the bin of the West line andin the bin of the East l ine Then at 1730 there were S cadavers more was notified and he informed USDA that the blade of

the kill mac anged. Regulations 381.90 and 381.65 b) were not met.

Please refer to NR KCC2623 ated 10-25-2011, for a similarnoncompliance. You are hereby advised of your rig al this decision as

delineated by 381.35 of 9 CFR

FOL4 20 12-2 O6N Rpd f


7/10

Tab lel: s for R eq u est edEs ta bl ish m en ts F O IA 12 2 6

Procedure

Ext Nb r Ext Name NR Number DATE Code Regulations Description

P5787 Pilgrims Pride 0107-2010-14260 08/09/2010 04C04 381.65 b At approximately 1030 hr. while performing USDA relief breaks, observed DOAsCorporation presented to the inspection stand in rapid succession. At approximately 1107 hr,

performed a Good Commercial Practice Inspection (GCP), procedure code 04C04,and observed that approximately 10 of birds In coups on parked hauling trailerswere DOA. was notified of the DONs. At approximately

1330, while performing USDA relief breaks, observed an additional 5 DOAs andnotifie, immediately. performed a

GCP inspection and observed approximately 80 of the birds heavily panting,listless, and numerou5 birds (TNTC) in coups on these parked trailers were DOA. Nopersonnel was observed to be hosing down trailers as necessary to relieve thosebirds that were exposed to the sun with no relief from shade, water, or fan asstated in a plant procedure received by USDA on 7/02/10. signed

There s failure to address inclement weather which has resulted in poultry dyingother than by slaughter a violation of 9 CFR 381.65 b).

were notified of the findings.Reinspection of the receiving area b y [f jI t JIrevealed an increased amount (TNTC approxinately 50 ) of bird5 dumped fromthe overcrowded cages were observed to be DOAs. In addition, the establishmentreported 4,125 DOAs on FSl5 form 9061-2, Poultry Condemnation Certificate.Further investigation revealed that most of these birds died in the afternoon hours.A review of the area temperatures at the time revealed a Heat Advisory, withtemperatures at 1040 F and a heat index of 1190 F Therefore, it is reasonable toconclude that poultry presented for slaughter died by means other than byslaughter and more would have perished if not for USDA intervention.

r

observed and were notified of the noncompliance.

observed the plants corrective actions of increased personnel hosing down birds incages and the immediate dumping of a trailer of highly stressed birds under USDAinstruction. Th e establishment has the responsibility to ensure that birds aremaintained with minimal stress and do not die other than by slaughter. Theestablishment failed to conform with good commercial practices and the regulatoryrequirements of 9 CFR 381.65 b). A similar noncompliance was documented on NR0104-2010, dated 08/03/2010. A written response could not be obtained from theestablishment as of this date, but provided a verbal further plannedaction on 8/05/10 of re laying the incidence to Live Haul and

and placing additional fans during catching. In addition, the welfare ofbirds during extreme heat conditions including overcrowding, was addressed tothe establishment in weekly meetings dated 8/05/10, 7/15/10, 7/08/10, 7/01/10,6/24/10, and 6/17/10. Th e preventive measure stated ma y not have beenimplemented or maintained as described. Continued failure to comply withregulatory requirements could result in additional regulatory and/or administrativeaction.

FOL4 2012-206_.VRpdf


8/10

Tab le]: s for R eq ue st ed E su th li sh ne nt s F O JA 1 2 2 06

At appro xim ately 1 3 hr, w hile perf o rm ing USDA rel ief b rea ks, obs erve d 3 DOAsp re se nte d to th e inspe ctio n stan d in ra pi d suc cess ion. At appr oxim atel y 1107 hr.

p e rfo rme d a Good C om m erc ia l Pr ac tic e In spe c tion , p ro ce du re code 04C04, ando bser ved tha t ap p rox imat ely 40 of birds in co u ps on p arke d hau lin g trai lers w ered isp la yi ng s ns of hy pe rth e rm ia h e at ex h aus tion heav y pa n tin g . a ls o ob s erv e d

tha t birds ex pose d to the su n had no exce ss to relief from shad e. fan, o r w a ter mi5tand n o p lan t per s onn e l was h osin g the sun ex pose d sid e of t ra ile rs dow n as sta te din a pl a nt p roce d ure re ceiv ed by USDA on 7 /02/1 0, si gned by Th ereisa fai lure to a d dre ss in clem ent w eat h er which ha s res u lted in p ou lt ry dying ot h er

than by s lau ghte r a vio la tio n of 9 CFR 38 1 .65 b .an w e re n otif ied of th e findings.

At app roxim ate ly 121 hr. 1400 hr, and 1420 hr o n- lin e ins pect ors id entif iedad ditio nal DOAs. R ei n spe c tio n of th e re ce iv in g are a revea led appr oxim atel y 40 of

the b ir ds on theex pose d su n ny s ide w ere heavily pa ntin g , an inc rease d am oun t(TNTC) of bir ds d um p ed from th e park ed cag es w ere o b ser v e d t o b e DOAs bir dsdu m ped o n to the be lts wer e cr owd ed an d sta cked on to p of ea ch ot h er, and at one

p oint bo th lines wer e s to p pe d fo r app roxi mate ly 30 min u tes du e to con gest ion inlive ha ng i nsu ff ic ie nt n um b er o f v a ts to acc o mm o da te in cre ased n um b ers ofDOAs). In addi t ion, the e sta bl is hm en t rep o rte d 3 192 DOAs on FSIS form 90 61 -2 ,Po ul try C o nde mna tion C er ti fic at e. F urth er inv esti g atio n reve a led t ha t m ost of th es ebir ds di ed in the af te rno o n h ours . re vie w of th e area tem p era ture s at the t im e

re vea led a H eat Advisory, wi th te mp e rat ur es at 97 and a he at in de x of 117 F

The refo re, it is re aso n abl e to con clud e tha t poul try p res ente d for slaug hter di ed bym e ans o ther t an d

n onco mp w a s n ot ed of th e n onco mpl iance .

ob s erv e d the ...rea sed pe rson n el ho si ng do wn birds incage s an d th e p lace men t of tw o addi tiona l fans . The e st ab lis hm e nt ha s th ere spon s ibil ity to e ns ur e tha t birds are mai ntain ed w ith m ini ma l str ess an d do notd ie oth e r than by slau ghte r. The e sta bl ish m en t failed t o c o nfor m w it h goo dco mm erci a l p ract ices an d the reg u lato ry req ui rem e nt s of 9 CFR 38 1. 65 b . similarnon com plian ce wa s do cu m en te d on NR 007 8-2 0 10, d ate d 00 /2 1/ 20 09 whichfu rt he r p lanne d a ction s ta tes . At th is ti m e w e a re trying d iff e ren t prog ram s. Wea re wa tchin g th e catc h cre w remo ve th e birds fr om th e h o use, w e hav e in cre asedth e w a te r flow nozzles fr om fog g ers to spra y ers, we a re w etti n g th e birds in thecage s on ce p ark ed at the fa n s as n ee d ed , ha ve re plac ed th e o n e fan no t working.an d will c o ntin u e to try dif feren t thi ng s until w e h ave com e up w ith th e b e stso lutio n . The prev enti v e m e asu re s ta ted may not h ave be e n imp le me n ted orm ain tain ed as desc ribe d. Con tinu e d fai lu re to co m pl y with reg u lato ry re q uir em e nt sco ul d res u lt in add ition al reg ulat ory an d /or adm inist rativ e act io n.

P5787 Pilgrims PrideCo rp ora tion

1 4 2 1 142 6 08 /0 3/2 0 10

P roce d ure

Est Nbr Eat N ame NR um b er DATE C ode Re gu la tio ns esc r iptio n

C 381.6 5 b

F OL 4 20 1 2-2 O 6N R pd f


9/10

Ta b lel: N R s r R e qu es te d E st ab lis hm e nt s F O JA 1 2 2 6

Pr o ced ure

Est N br Est N am e NR N u mb er DATE Co d e R egul a tion s D esc ri pti on

P5787 Pilgrims Pri d e 00 7 8-2 0 10 -1 42 60 0 6 /21 /2 01 0 4C 4 381. 65 b At ap pr o xim a tel y 1313 hr, w hi le p erf or mi n g pro cedu re 4C 4 G o od C om m erc ialC or p ora ti on Pr ac tic e In sp ec tio n , obs erve d ap p rox im a te ly 75 of bi rds in co up s on p ar ke d

hauli ng tr ail er s w er e d is pla y ing signs of h yper ther m ia he at e xha u stio n hea vyp an tin g . a lso ob serv e d tha t m os t, a pp ro xi m ate ly half, of the w ater mi st and fan5w ere no t o pera ting at op tim al ca paci ty and /o r op erati onal an d bird s exp o sed to th e

th e sun ha d no exc ess to r elief fro m sha de , fan or w a ter mis t. While giving USDAb re ak s a t app rox im at el y 134 0 h r. als o o b ser ve d se ve n 7) DOAs pr e sen te d to the

in spec ti o n s ta tion wit h in a t en m inut e tim e fr ame . The es tabl ishm ent ma nage men t

w asa l so no tif ied of o th er ins pe cti o n pe rs on n el id enti fy ing DOAs on the ins pe ct io n

stan d s at the same ti m e. In addit io n, th e esta blis h me n t repo rted 2,5 07 DOAs onFSIS form 6510- 7 , P o ultr y Lot Inf orm ati on . Fu r the r inv es tig a tio n reve a led tha t m ost

o f th e se bi rds die d in th e afte rnoo n hou rs. A re v iew o f the area te m pe ratu re s a t the

tim e re ve al ed a He at Advisory, w ith te m pe ra tur es at 101 a nd a he at index of

118 T h er efo re , it is reaso nabl e t o c o n clu d e tha t p ou lt ry p re se nt ed for s laug h ter

die d by mea n s o th er

4 . I1 . - c,.,

nonc ornp ianc e.i w as no t .,.... th e n on co m pl ia nce .

obse rved the p lan t s c o rre c tive ac tio ns o f mo ving the t ra ile rs to area s of o pt im al

re li ef in th e sh ad e an d in f ron t of fu ncti on in g f an s/ wa te r mis t. T he est a blis h me n t

ha s th e resp o nsi b ility to ensu r e t h at b ird s are m ain taine d with m inim al s tr essand

d o no t die ot he r tha n by sla ught er. The esta blis h men t fa iled to co nf or m with go o d

c om m erc ial pr ac tic e s and the reg u lato ry requ irem ents of 9 CFR 381 .6 5 b .C o nt in ue d fai lu re to co m ply w it h regul at or y requ irem ents coul d resul t In ad dit io na l

reg u lat o ry an d/ or ad min istra tive a ct ion .

F OL 4 2 12 2 O6 N Rp d f


10/10

Ta b lel: NR s r R equ e ste d E st tth li s w zent s F OIA 1 2 2 06

Pr oced ure t N br Eat N am e NR Nu mbe r DATE C ode R eg ul atI on s D esc ri pti on

S and erso n Farm s, Inc. 0 258 -2 01 0- 14 31 8 0 5/ 28 /2 01 0 04C 0 4 381.6 5 b At ap pro xim ately 05 22 Hours, w hile p erfo rmin g PBIS Task 04C0.4 at th sta tion fo r E v isc erati o n Line 2 the following wa s no ted cti o n p erso nne l .

O ne ou t of te n ra nd o ml y sel e cted blrd5 was ave a sing le verti ca l line onits back This m ark is u l the y th e USDA ins pe ct or s h elp e r to ide n tify it

as ne e din g to be re rom the line at the Hou se Ins pe cto rs St at ion , a nd

rep r or Airsaculitis cl eano ut. The E st ab lis hme n t ha s the se pro cedu res liste d in its Q uali ty Ma n ual un der R ep ro ce ss ing . T h er e w e re no e s tab lishm ent

e rson n el In th e are a to re m ov e th e carc as s fr om the line at the ti me of thefin wa s n oti fie d of the se

find ings and sh ow n cass to ok the c arca ss to the rep roce ssin g

sta tion fo r pro p er ha nd li ng . This no ncom plia nt wi th 9 CFR 381 .6 5 a .

381 .6 5 b ) a nd 381.7 9 . Pa st Similar NRs Previo ctive Plan t Ac tion s : Now ri tte n r es p ons e ha d b ee n re ce iv e d a t the tim e of this fin in 54-20 10 d a ted

P5 787 Pilgrims Pride 00 5 8-2 010- 1 426 0 0 5/ 26 /2 01 0 4C 4 381.6 5 b At a ppro xim ately 0812 h ou r, w hile p er fo rm in g a go od com m er ci al p ract ic e

C or p ora ti on ins p ect io n, obs e rve d the follo w in g n on- com p lian ce on t s id e in the liveha n g a rea ; th e DOA v at ha d 5 five live b irds co mi ngle d wi th num erou s TNTC dea dbirds. Two 2 live b ird s we re b urie d u n der the DOAs h ead dow n w ith onl y th e

h eav in g abd o men s visible w ith an ad dit io na l thr ee live b ir ds ob serve d up on c lo ser

ins p ect io n an d re mo val of o th er DOAs. The live bi rd s we re o bser v ed to be blinking

th e ir eyes and gasp ing fo r air w hen rem o ved fr om th e pile. In ad d iti on , live ha ng

pe rson nel w ere con tinu o usly piling ot he r d ecea sed c arca sses into th e vat and on

top of the live birds w h en first o bse rved . Re gula to ry contr ol w as take n by s top p ing

the picking line, obs erve d an d w asno ti fie d of

th e com pli anc e . The live birds w e re remo v ed from the pile and the full DOA va t w ase mp ti ed by pla n t p erso nne l. It is re aso n abl e to c onc lude th a t t h e live bi rd s w ould

ha v e peri shed by me a ns o th er tha n sl augh ter h a d n ot USDA Inter vene d. Thee stab lish m en t failed to m eet the re g ula tory requ irem e nts of 9 CFR 381.6 5 b .

Co n tinu ed fail u re to co m ply w ith the re gul a tor y re qui r em en ts co u ld resul t inadd itio n al re g ula tory and /or ad mi n istr a tive ac ti on.

F O L 4 2 0 12 2 06_ N R p df

USDA Inspector notes of Natchitoches plant (P5787)

Documents

Transcript of USDA Inspector notes of Natchitoches plant (P5787)