1. New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Division of Food Safety & Inspection www.agmkt.state.ny.us Poultry-Small Animal Slaughterhouse Inspections and Exempt Establishment Reviews Clarence Davis, Supervising Food Inspector Clarence.davis@agmkt.state.ny.us March 10, 2009 Albany, New York

2. Exemptions  Retail Exemption - household consumers, hotels, restaurants and institutions.  Producer/Grower or Other Person (PGOP) 20,000 Limit - household consumers, restaurants, hotels and boarding houses.  Producer/Grower 20,000 Limit - distributor, hotel, restaurant, retail store, institution, or small enterprise.  Small Enterprise 20,000 Limit - dressed poultry may be purchased and distributed as carcasses and whose processing is limited to cutting up of inspected or exempted poultry products.

3. Exemptions  Producer/grower 1,000 Limit: 250 turkeys or 1,000 birds of all other species  Marketed at: On-farm stands Roadside stands Farmers markets  No inspection or license required

4.  Safe handling instructions modified per 9 CFR 381.125(b)(2)(ii) as product is not USDA inspected.  Producer’s name.  Producer’s address.  The statement “Exempt P.L. 90-492.  Adhered to the package as a label or a wing tag. Labeling Requirements for Producer/Grower Wholesales to Retail Stores

5. Amendments to Article 5-A  Subdivision 96-b - In a city with a population of one million or more, the Commissioner shall not license any person, firm, partnership or corporation to operate any place or establishment where animals and/or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food within a 1,500 food radius of a residential dwelling.  Effective August 5, 2008  Effective until 2012.

6. Amendments to Article 5-A  Amendment to Article 5-A,Section 96-C Posting of inspection results required Effective November 4, 2008.  Amendment to Article 5-A, Section 96-f(2) 5-A License shall be revoked upon establishing failure of three consecutive inspections. Effective January 2, 2009.

7. What are the Issues?  Overcrowding.  Inadequate number of storage cages.  Improper use of shipping crates.  Improper storage of shipping crates.

8. What are the Issues?  Insanitary holding cages.  Improper processing equipment.  Equipment in good repair.  Unclean food contact equipment.  Inadequate handwashing facilities.

9. What are the Issues?  Improper product Storage  Vermin Flies Cockroaches Rodents

10. Inspection Frequency  82 live poultry markets in New York City. Inspected monthly. Re-inspected within 10 days.  55 poultry & small animal slaughterhouses on Long Island and Upstate NY. Inspected 3 times yearly. Re-inspected within 10 days.  Seasonal operations once before and once after opening.

11. USDA EXEMPT ESTABLISHMENT

12. USDA Exempt Establishment Review  A custom exempt establishment is a facility where an individual can bring his or her animal, alive or slaughtered, for further processing.  The processed products are to be used by the owner, members of his or her household, non-paying guests and employees.  Processed products cannot be sold.

13. USDA Exempt Establishment Review )  All products must be marked “Not for Sale” with food grade ink.  Packaged products must be labeled “Not for Sale”.  Carcass and processed products are exempted from USDA inspection.

14. USDA Exempt Establishment Review Division of Food Safety and Inspection conducts reviews of custom exempt establishments under a Cooperative Agreement with USDA.

15. USDA Exempt Establishments  Exempt establishment reviews are conducted in accordance with FSIS Directive 5930.1, Revision 3.  Exempt Establishment Reviews are conducted on an annual basis.  114 Upstate New York.  44 New York City area.

16. USDA Exempt Establishment Reviews  Reviews are scored “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable”.  Reports scored “Unacceptable” are jointly reviewed with USDA to determine if follow up is necessary.  Follow up review is conducted within 10 days if there is a likelihood of product contamination, rodent or insect infestation.  30 days for recordkeeping, sewage and waste issues.

17. What are the Issues?  Lack of certificates of water potability.  Inadequate recordkeeping.  Insanitary conditions and equipment.  Marking and labeling.  Product contamination.  Deficiencies are corrected during the review when possible.

18. Questions? Clarence Davis Division of Food Safety And Inspection NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets clarence.davis@agmkt.state.ny.us 518-457-8835