Marin Sun Farms, Inc.: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2022 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the Marin Sun Farms, Inc. slaughterhouse establishment in 2022.
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313.15(a)(1)
On 4/6/22 at approximately 1045 hours, I, Dr. REDACTED SVMO, while performing HATS category VIII, stunning effectiveness for the Livestock Humane Handling task, observed the following. A beef cow (93CF2185) required a second stun to effectively stun the animal, after the first stunning attempt didn’t produce unconsciousness. After the first stun with a handheld penetrating captive bolt device, the cow remained standing, as the animal had moved during the stunning attempt and the bolt penetrated the bony ridge on the top of the cow’s skull between the ears. The stunning employee (recently trained in stunning) then immediately and effectively re-stunned the cow. QA REDACTED was present, and I notified him of the situation, and tagged the knock box with US Rejected tag No. B6139615 in accordance with 9 CFR 313.50 (c). As the establishment failed to produce immediate unconsciousness with the first stunning blow, this is noncompliant with 9 CFR 313.15(a)(1).
