Sailer's Food Market and Meat Processing: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2025 (USDA)
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313.2
On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at approximately 1020 hours, I was performing HATS Category III, Water And Food Availability. In pen 3, there was no water pan in the pen for the single beef animal which arrived at approximately 0820 hours. I informed Mr. REDACTED, Kill Floor Supervisor, and Mr. REDACTED, FSQA Manager, of the noncompliance. An employee was informed of the situation and provided the animal with water, so no regulatory control action was initiated. This is a noncompliance of 9 CFR 313.2(e). A similar 9 CFR 313.2 noncompliance was documented on NR MKU2312060911N-1. The establishment's further planned corrective action did not prevent recurrence.
313.2
On June,11,2025 at approximately 1010 hours, I REDACTED, CSI was performing Humane Handling Category III, Water and Food Availability PHIS task, I observed the following noncompliance. An establishment employee unloaded a trailer of hogs while they were finishing up the beef slaughter. Then, the slaughter employees went to break. I went back to check the 5 hogs and noticed they did not have watering pens in the pen. REDACTED, HACCP Coordinator, was notified of the noncompliance. Mr. REDACTED instructed personnel to provide water to the animals in the holding pen, so no regulatory control action was initiated. This a noncompliance with 9 CFR 313.2(e)
313.15(a)(2),313.2
On December31st, 2024, at approximately 1150 hours, while preforming the HATS Category Handling IV Handling of Livestock PHIS task, I REDACTED (CSI) and REDACTED Supervisory Public Health Veterinarian (SPHV) observed the following noncompliance. An Establishment employee moved six lambs from the holding pens to the stunning restrainer. A different employee told him that this was too many animals in the stunning restrainer. Then the establishment employee, standing behind the lambs, grabbed a lamb by the hair and was trying to move it to move it backwards. It did not work, and he proceeded to grab another lamb by the hair. A verbal regulatory control action was taken to stop moving the lambs. I verbally informed Mr. REDACTED, slaughter floor supervisor, of the noncompliance. I informed REDACTED, Establishment Administrator, that a noncompliance record would be issued. This noncompliance with 9CFR 313.2 and 9CFR 313.15(a)(2)
313.15(a)(1)
On October 15, 2024, at approximately 1100 hours, I, CSI REDACTED, while performing Humane Handling Category VIII (Stunning Effectiveness) I observed the following noncompliance. An establishment employee attempted a head stun on a lamb with a handheld captive bolt. The firing of the captive bolt sounded muffled. The animal went down in the stunning restrainer. The establishment employee released the lamb from the stunning restrainer onto the floor. The lamb immediately stood up. The lamb did not vocalize during this time and did not appear agitated. The establishment employee immediately reloaded the same handheld captive bolt and applied a second effective stun, rendering the animal unconscious. I immediately verbally told Ms. REDACTED (Slaughter Supervisor) that slaughter operations were ceased until I consulted with my supervisor and the DVMS for further guidance. During post-mortem inspection, I inspected the skinned-out head. There were two holes. One hole was at the center between the two eyes. And the second hole was about 1 inch above the first hole. This is a noncompliance with 9 CFR313.15(a). I informed Ms. REDACTED (HACCP Coordinator) and Ms. REDACTED (Assistant Administrator) that a noncompliance record would be issued. After Ms. REDACTED provided corrective actions and preventive measures, slaughter activities were
