The Durand Smokehouse LLC: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2023 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the The Durand Smokehouse LLC slaughterhouse establishment in 2023.
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313.15(b)(1)(iii),313.15(a)(1)
On 10/6/2022, at approximately 0900 hours, I, CSI REDACTED, was performing a Humane Handling Category VIII (Stunning Effectiveness) Task and observed the following noncompliance: An establishment employee attempted a head stun on a beef steer in the restrainer by discharging a hand-held captive bolt on the forehead area of the steer as the steer was moving his head. After the hand-held captive bolt was discharged, it had no effect on the animal, as the steer remained conscious, standing calmly and did not vocalize. The establishment employee immediately reloaded the hand-held captive bolt and applied an effective stun, rendering the animal unconscious. I took a regulatory control action by verbally informing Establishment Co-Owner, Mr. REDACTED, that slaughter operations were ceased until preventative measures were given. Mr. REDACTED gave me verbal corrective actions and preventative measures to prevent reoccurrence and I informed him that slaughter operations could resume. During postmortem inspection, I viewed the skinned skull and observed two holes had penetrated the skull, with one hole located three inches above the eye line in the forehead of the skull and the other hole one inch above of the aforementioned hole. This is noncompliant with regulation 9 CFR 313.15(a)(1) and 313.15(b)(1)(iii). I informed Mr. REDACTED, of the noncompliance and issuance of the noncompliance record.
