Chawdhury Farm and Meat Processing: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2025 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the Chawdhury Farm and Meat Processing slaughterhouse establishment in 2025.
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HATS Category III, Water and Feed Availability HATS Category IV, Antemortem Inspection While performing HATS Category III, water and feed availability on August 15th, 2025, the following non compliances were observed: At approximately 0720 hours, it was observed the water trough in the antemortem inspection pen was completely empty, giving the cattle no access to water. There were three (3) cattle in the pen at this time which were presented for antemortem inspection. Upon further inspection of other holding pens at the establishment, I observed the water trough in the large holding pen completely empty. This pen is adjacent to the antemortem pen and was holding one (1) bull, one (1) beef cow and ten (10) dairy cows. These cattle had not been presented for antemortem inspection as selected cattle are taken out of this pen and placed in the antemortem pen for inspection. This is noncompliant with 9CFR 313.2 (e). HACCP Coordinator REDACTED was immediately shown and advised of the aforementioned noncompliance. The water trough in the large holding pen was immediately filled with water. The water trough in the antemortem pen holding three (3) bovine was still empty at approximately 0730 hours due to there being no plumbing installed to fill the trough. At this time, regulatory control action was taken and U.S. Reject tag# B37551745 was applied to the antemortem pen. The three (3) bovine were subsequently moved to another adjacent pen with water access. I advised Mr. REDACTED the U.S. rejected pen would remain rejected until access to water was provided.
313.1,313.2
HATS Category III, Water & Feed Availability HATS Category IV, Antemortem Inspection While performing HATS category III, water and feed availability on December 6th, 2024, the following non compliances were observed: At approximately 0704 hours it was observed the two water troughs in the cattle pen were completely frozen, giving the cows no access to water. Upon further inspection, I also observed an approximately 12"x 3" hole in the floor of the pen which led to the downstairs. This hole has the potential to cause a cow to get a hoof or leg stuck and cause injury. This is noncompliant with 9CFR 313.2 (e) and 313.1 (a), respectively. Manager REDACTED was advised and shown the aforementioned non compliances. The water troughs were immediately filled with water. No RCA was necessary in regard to the hole in the floor due to the establishments immediate corrective action in moving the cattle to the opposite side of the pen and repairing the hole. This noncompliance is being linked to NR# YMQ5707120802N for the same root cause for water availability. The establishment’s corrective actions are not adequate for ensuring that the animals have access to liquid water at all times.
313.2
On December 2nd, 2024 at approximately 0905 hours while performing antemortem inspection, the following noncompliance was observed: In the holding pen, where three dairy cattle were being held, one of which I was performing antemortem inspection, I observed two water troughs that were completely frozen giving the cows no access to water. This is noncompliant with 9CFR 313.2 (e). The cow was immediately brought into the establishment for slaughter. I informed Mr. REDACTED of the aforementioned noncompliance. The water troughs were filled with fresh water for the remaining two cattle.
