Food Safety and
Inspection Service

Office of Field
Operations

Des Moines District
Office

Neal Smith Federal
Building

210 Walnut Street
Room 985

Des Moines, IA
50309-2123

Voice 515.727.8960
Fax 515.727.8991

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United States Department of Agriculture

July 27, 2023
Delivered via Electronic Mail on July 27, 2023

Pelkins Smokey Meat Market
Dennis Pelkin, Owner
Establishment M1499

600 South US Highway 141
Crivitz, Wisconsin 54114

Attention: Dennis Pelkin
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION HELD IN ABEYANCE
Dear Mr. Pelkin:

This letter serves as official notification by the Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) of our decision to place the Notice of Suspension (NOS), initiated on July 20,
2023, at EST. M1499, located at 600 South US Highway 141, Crivitz, Wisconsin

54114, into_abeyance OS). This letter follows electronic mail notification,
provided i DVMS to Dennis Pelkin, Owner July 20, 2023.

From July 24-26, 2023, you provided FSIS, via emails, written corrective actions
and preventive measures, in response to the regulatory noncompliance detailed in the
NOS. The response outlined actions adequate to address the noncompliance
regarding humane handling of livestock requirements, including a plan to maintain
compliance with the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) Title 21 of the United
States Code (21 U.S.C. 603), the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978
(HMSA) (7 U.S.C. 1901 et_seq), and federal regulations {Title 9 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (9 CFR) Part 313}. The following documents were included,

detailing actions immediately implemented and further proposed at your
establishment:

Specifically:

NOS Response email (body of email)

Slaughter Monitoring Record Updated (1 page)

Spanish Captive Bolt Stun (2 pages)

Training Article, Temple Grandin (12 pages)

Pre-Op Stunner Sign Off (1 pages)

Training Documentation for Article by Temple Grandin (1
page)

e Signed Document for Training (1 page)

‘An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer


Dennis Pelkin, Owner Notice of Suspension Held in Abeyance
Pelkins Smokey Meat Market, Est. M1499 July 27, 2023

Based on your written response, you were informed via email, that the suspension
of the assignment of IPP, for slaughter operations, at your establishment is held in
abeyance effective at 4:32pm on July 26, 2023.

The suspension will remain in abeyance pending verification by FSIS personnel
that your proposed corrective actions and preventive measures have been
effectively implemented and are adequate to maintain compliance. Establishment
personnel should monitor operations to prevent violations of humane handling
and slaughter from reoccurring. It is also important for you to understand the
responsibility of FSIS to initiate action when there is a failure to operate in
accordance with 9 CFR Part 313 of the regulations.

During the abeyance period verification activities will be conducted by IPP and
results will be reported to the Des Moines District Office on a weekly basis. The
decision to hold the suspension action in abeyance is based on the proffered
actions. Any modifications to your submitted corrective actions and preventive
measures made during the abeyance period need to be submitted, in writing, to
the Des Moines District Office for review prior to implementation by your
establishment.

Please be advised that, as a federally inspected establishment, you are expected to
comply with FSIS regulations and to take appropriate corrective action to prevent
inhumane handling of livestock at your establishment. Your failure to comply
with these requirements or to implement the measures in your action plan could
result in reinstatement of the suspension of inspection at your establishment or
other appropriate administrative or legal action.

If you have questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact the Des Moines
District Office, at 515-727-8960 or . District Veterinary Medical
Specialist (VMS), «ESSE or “DvMS, «(i

Sincerely,
4 d Digitally signed by Todd C.
Kidd C. ha = Gerwig
NY Date: 2023.07.28 07:29:50 -0500
Dawn Sprouls, DVM
District Manager
USDA FSIS OFO
Des Moines District Office

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