Jones Butchering and Meat Processing, LLC: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2021 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the Jones Butchering and Meat Processing, LLC slaughterhouse establishment in 2021.
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313.15(a)(1)
On 04/01/2021 at approximately 0815 hrs while performing Livestock Humane Handling task category VIII Stunning effectiveness, CSI REDACTED observed an employee administer an ineffective captive bolt stun shot to a young steer. A Regulatory Control Action was taken per 9 CFR 500.2(a)(4), tag #B20275094 was placed on the knock box. The employee was observed applying the first captive bolt shot on the young steer but was ineffective as the steer looked around and blinked its eyes. The employee immediately placed a second shot on the steer which was effective in rendering the steer insensible to pain and unconscious. The establishment followed its Robust Humane Handling Program by utilizing a second captive bolt device kept at the knock box to deliver a successful second shot to the steer. A determination was made that this incident was non-egregious as the second shot was immediate and effective. Tag #B20275094 was remove allowing the establishment to continue slaughter. Manager REDACTED was notified of the incident and that a NR would be issued. The requirements of 9 CFR 313.15(a)(1) were not being met. Continued failure to meet these regulatory requirements may result in additional regulatory or administrative action.
