FSIS-FOIA Monthly Report
 

Received between 03/01/2017 and 03/31/2017
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request ID Request Description Requester 

Name 

Received 

Date 

Action Office: FSIS 

2017-FSIS-00123-F A copy of all typed and hand written documents taken by 

LERD staff during a recent PDI session in Washington, DC 

the week of January 30, 2017-February 2, 2017. 

Hosmer, David 03/02/2017 

2017-FSIS-00124-F A copy of records regarding Westcliffe Meat animal 

processing facility in August and September 2016. 

Kretsinger, 

Trudi 

03/02/2017 

2017-FSIS-00125-F A copy of records regarding chemical contaminants and 

residues for the drug Kaput, a warfarin poison in hogs. 

Caramante, 

Julie 

03/03/2017 

2017-FSIS-00126-F A copy of records relating to how FSIS determined that 

names and locations of retail consignees of recalled 

products do not constitute confidential commercial 

information, and thus aren’t excluded from FOIA under 

Exemption 4. This determination took place between 

2005 and 2008. 

Dewey, Caitlin 03/06/2017 

2017-FSIS-00127-F A copy of records (GCP, NRs, MOIs) regarding FSIS 

inspection of poultry slaughter at Diestel Turkey Ranch, 

Sonora, California, (Est. #P9332), from January 1, 2012 

to March 3, 2017. 

Richman, Kim 03/06/2017 

2017-FSIS-00128-F A copy of a noncompliance records, MOIs, Letter of 

Cause, and Letters of Concern related to the humane 

treatment of poultry (Good Commercial Practices), during 

the months of October, November, and December 2016. 

Dubow Press, 

Deborah 

03/06/2017 

2017-FSIS-00129-F A copy of noncompliance records and MOIs regarding 

humane handling and slaughter regulations, during the 

months of October, November, and December 2016. 

Dubow Press, 

Deborah 

03/06/2017 

2017-FSIS-00130-F A copy of all Veterinary Health Certificates for Export 

Poultry Product for products exported by China, from 

February 6, 2017 to March 6, 2017. 

Corbo, Tony 03/06/2017 

2017-FSIS-00131-F A copy of records related to Recall No. 061-2016 

regarding Bar-S, Altus, Oklahoma, from June 1, 2016 to 

July 31, 2016. 

Reda, Stephanie03/08/2017 

2017-FSIS-00132-F A copy of Noncompliance reports, Notices of Suspension, 

and Notices of Intended Enforcement regarding Pilgrim’s 

Pride for (25) establishments in Alabama, Arkansas, 

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West 

Virginia, from January 1, 2014 to March 8, 2017. 

Kaplan, 

Jonathan 

03/08/2017 

2017-FSIS-00133-F A copy or records regarding FSIS' enforcement of the 

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and the Poultry 

Products Inspection Act, from September 1, 2016 to 

February 28, 2017. 

Cromwell, 

Wendy 

03/08/2017 

2017-FSIS-00134-F A copy of any inspection and/or investigation records 

regarding Standard Meat Company in Texas, from 

January 1, 2008 to March 8, 2017. 

Kull, Jessica 03/09/2017 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017-FSIS-00135-F A copy of any and all inspection records, and visual 

evidence of violations for over one hundred different 

establishments in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, 

from January 2016 and March 10, 2017. 

Jorgensen, Erica03/13/2017 

2017-FSIS-00136-F A copy of records regarding Veggie Creations, Inc. vs. 

HBK-Willow, LLC, from 2000 to March 10, 2017. 

Esch, Robert 03/13/2017 

2017-FSIS-00137-F A copy of a letter FSIS has written to SEANSA in Costa 

Rica on the subject of US Hog Casing for export to Costa 

Rica. 

Negron, Barbara03/15/2017 

2017-FSIS-00138-F A copy of records regarding decision-making process to 

restrict the online posting of Animal Welfare Act 

enforcement actions docket activity to the website, from 

December 1, 2012 to December 31, 2016. 

Cromwell, 

Wendy 

03/15/2017 

2017-FSIS-00139-F A copy of a letter to Taiwan, which was written 

approximately 6 months ago to ask for clarification on a 

statement Taiwan wanted to put on the export library 

regarding Australia and New Zealand sheep casing 

exported from the US to Taiwan. 

Negron, Barbara03/17/2017 

2017-FSIS-00140-F A copy of records regarding Purchase Order 

AG3A94P090161-0 to FSIS on August 24, 2009. 

Parmar, 

Jasmine 

03/20/2017 

2017-FSIS-00141-F A copy of the final disposition letter regarding a 2014 

investigation into Ranchers Legacy Meat Company, 

Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, pertaining to the recall of 

ground beef products that may have been contaminated 

with E.coli O157:H. 

Mitchell, Anna 03/20/2017 

2017-FSIS-00142-F A copy of records regarding Establishment M15747+P15 7 

operated by Liguria Foods in Iowa, January 1, 2009 to 

January 1, 2014. 

Foley, Caitlin 03/20/2017 

2017-FSIS-00143-F A copy of records regarding Holten Meat, Sauget, Illinois, 

(Est. #2591), from January 1, 2015 to March 20, 2017. 

Romanov, 

Mikhail 

03/21/2017 

2017-FSIS-00144-F A copy of NRs regarding Slaughter House Inc., Jamaica, 

NY, from August 18, 2016 to October 17, 2016. 

Jorgensen, Erica03/21/2017 

2017-FSIS-00145-F A copy of labels regarding Foster Farms in California, 

from March 1, 2012 to March 21, 2017. 

Crepps, 

Elizabeth 

03/22/2017 

2017-FSIS-00146-F A copy of records regarding Rochester Meat, Rochester, 

Minnesota, (Est. #8999), regarding the company’s March 

2017 recall of certain meat products, from January 1, 

2015 to March 21, 2017. 

Romanov, 

Mikhail 

03/22/2017 

2017-FSIS-00147-F A copy of records regarding Huisken Meat Company, 

Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, (Est. #394A, 15727A), 

regarding the company’s January 2016 recall of certain 

meat products, from January 1, 2015 to March 21, 2017. 

Romanov, 

Mikhail 

03/22/2017 

2017-FSIS-00148-F A copy of the most current approved Hours of Operations 

Form for every TA-Inspected Meat and Poultry 

Processing/Slaughter establishment for the entire state of 

Illinois that are inspected by Illinois Department of 

Agriculture Meat and Poultry Inspectors. 

03/22/2017 

2017-FSIS-00149-F A copy of records regarding AdvancePierre Foods, Inc., 

from January 2014 to July 2014, pertaining to any 

information on Salmonella or other food related 

violations, recalls for 2014, poor refrigeration, facility 

conditions, etc. and any information on products bearing 

the UPC 0007346196508, Model #03834, Vendor 

#107255644, Item Number 948778; and any information 

regarding Barber Foods Italian Chicken Tenders 

manufactured from September 2013 to September 2015. 

Pescatore, 

Richard 

03/22/2017 

2017-FSIS-00150-F A copy of records regarding complaint by owner of West 

Michigan Beef Company, Austin, Minnesota, to USDAFSIS, on August 7, 2015; and documents related to the 

USDA's Anti-Harassment policies, issued on or after July 

1, 2015. 

Tedesco, 

Jeremy 

03/22/2017 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017-FSIS-00151-F A copy of records regarding investigations and referrals 

for violations of humane handling and the Poultry 

Products Inspection Act, from January 1, 2016 to 

December 31, 2016. 

Pawliger, 

Michelle 

03/23/2017 

2017-FSIS-00152-F A copy of records regarding the total weight of feral 

hog/wild boar meat processed in 2013, 2014, and 2015 

by three Texas slaughterhouses: Frontier Meat (Beltex); 

Southern Wild Game, and Texas Natural Meats. 

McConnaughey, 

Janet 

03/23/2017 

2017-FSIS-00153-F A copy of records regarding Tyson Foods, Inc., 

Albertville, Alabama, (Est. #P559), pertaining to birds 

arriving with bands around their bodies, as referenced on 

page 56 of FSIS FOIA-2017-00048. 

Henstock, Colin 03/27/2017 

2017-FSIS-00154-F A copy of a Letter of Warning that was sent, from 

December 1, 2016 to February 1, 2017, pertaining to the 

Original Crunch Roll Factory LLC. 

Oswald, Phillip 03/27/2017 

2017-FSIS-00155-F A copy of the results of the National Residue Program’s 

testing concerning chemical or biological residue detected 

in slaughtered chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cows; residue 

in dairy regarding Sanderson Farms for (10) 

establishments in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, North 

Carolina, and Georgia, for 2015, 2016, and 2017. 

Richman, Kim 03/28/2017 

2017-FSIS-00156-F A copy to product recall records for all firms listed (706) 

on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index (S&P 500) that 

recalled a product under FSIS’ jurisdiction, from January 

1, 2006 to December 31, 2013. 

Helmuth, 

Catherine 

03/28/2017 

2017-FSIS-00157-F A copy of a list of Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. customers 

who received products subject to recall. The recall is 

discussed in the FSIS news release: 2017/recall-031­

2017-release. 

Collins, 

Christopher 

03/28/2017 

2017-FSIS-00158-F A copy of personnel records for an FSIS employee. Prytz, S. 03/28/2017 

2017-FSIS-00159-F

the following: animal welfare, animal welfare claims 

evaluation, animal feed, or food safety reports at Morning 

Fresh Farms, an Egg Producer in Colorado. 

A copy of records from the year 2016 pertaining to any of Joseph, Austin 03/29/2017 

2017-FSIS-00160-F A copy of the company's previous noncompliance records 

regarding Mezban Foods, (Est. #13284). 

Macias, Jasmine 03/30/2017 

2017-FSIS-00161-F A copy of residue sample results from the National 

Residue Program, from 2000 to 2015. 

Banka, Wendy 03/30/2017 

2017-FSIS-00162-F A copy of records regarding an investigation file 

pertaining to boneless pork patties processed by 

Advanced Pierre, Inc., in December 2015. 

Witkowski, 

Jennifer 

03/31/2017 

2017-FSIS-00163-F A copy of records regarding temporary label approval for 

Establishments M89/P89, M6911 and P261, from 

September 2016 to February 2017. 

Yeater, Michael 03/31/2017 

2017-FSIS-00164-F A copy of records regarding the numbers of all spot 

awards given for all Bargaining Unit Employees (BUE), 

and all Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (NBUE) within the 

Springdale District, for all of FY2016 and to-date for 

FY2017. 

Hosmer, David 03/31/2017 

2017-FSIS-00165-F A copy of records pertaining to communications to and 

from William C. "Bill" Smith in his capacity as Assistant 

Administrator for the Office of Field Operations, and to 

and from the Branch Chief for Import Operations 

involving the importation of meat product from Brazil, 

from March 17, 2017 to March 31, 2017. 

Corbo, Tony 03/31/2017 

2017-FSIS-00166-F A copy of records regarding travel vouchers and 

disciplinary actions pertaining to FSIS employees, from 

January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2017. 

03/31/2017 

2017-FSIS-00167-F A copy of records relating to a fire that occurred on 

December 10, 2013 at the A1 Cold Storage Warehouse, 

Pascagoula, Mississippi. 

Currie, Edward 03/31/2017 
 

 

 

 

 

2017-FSIS-00168-F

employees and representatives that pertain to the 

following guideline: Docket No. FSIS-2016-0021 - Food 

Safety and Inspection labeling Guideline on 

Documentation Needed to Substantiate Animal Raising 

Claims for Label Submission. 

A copy of records involving Agriculture Marketing Service Pitney, Nico 03/31/2017 

Total No of Requests for 'FSIS' : 46 

Total No of Requests : 46