Tri State Meats LLC DBA Special D Meats: 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 Tri State Meats LLC DBA Special D Meats slaughterhouse establishment in 2021.
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313.15(a)(1)
HATS Category VIII Stunning Effectiveness: At approximately 0930 while performing a Livestock Humane Handling task, the following non-compliance was observed: a slaughter establishment employee attempted to stun a steer with a captive bolt, but was ineffective at producing immediate unconsciousness with a single shot; the animal remained standing and alert with blood coming from the forehead after the first shot. The employee immediately performed a corrective action by applying a second shot with a captive bolt that effectively rendered the animal unconscious. After the animal was slaughtered, the head was skinned out and there were two captive bolt holes present. This noncompliance is failure of 9 CFR 313.15(a)(1). Establishment manager, Jennifer Greenwood, was notified that a noncompliance record would be documented.
