USDA

... 

United St ates Department of Agriculture 

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 

Febrnaiy 9, 2024 

Electronically mailed on Febrnaiy 9, 2024 

Lyle Meyer, Plant Manger 

Long Prairie Packing, LLC 

10 Riverside Drive 

Long Prairie, :MN 56347 

lmeyer@americanfoodsgroup.com 

320-732-8334 

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION HELD IN ABEYANCE 

Attention: Mr. Meyer 

This letter serves as official notification by the Food Safety and Inspection Se1vice 

(FSIS) ofour decision to place the Notice of Suspension (NOS), initiated on Febrna1y 

8, 2024, at Long Prairie Packing, LLC, Establishment M253, located at 10 Riverside 

Drive, Long Prairie, Minnesota 5~ e (NOSA). This letter follows 

verbal notifi~_ , District Veterina1y Medical 

Specialist, to _ , Manager, Science & Technology, Food Safety and 

Quality Assurance, on Febrnaiy 8, 2024. 

On Febrnaiy 8, 2024, you provided FSIS, via emails, written con ective actions and 

preventive measures, in response to the regulato1y noncompliance detailed in the NOS. 

The response outlined actions adequate to address the noncompliance regai·ding 

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 ofSlaughter Act of 1978 (HMSA) (7 U.S.C. 1901 

et seq), and federal regulations {Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR) 

Pait 313}. The following documents were included, detailing actions immediately 

implemented and finther proposed at your establishment: 

Specifically: 

• NOS Response Letter, dated 02/08/2024 (3 pages) 

• Knocker Training PowerPoint (13 slides) 

• Knocker Training Qualifications (3 pages) 

• Stunner Training Checklist ( excel document) 

• Knock Box Audit (1 page) 

• Stun Placement Head Audit (1 page) 

• Video Monitoring Audit (1 page) 

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Lyle Meyer, Plant Manager Notice ofSuspension Held in Abeyance 

Long Prairie Packing, LLC, Est. M253 Febma1y 9, 2024 

Based on your written response, you were info1med verbally, that the suspension of the 

assignment ofIPP, for slaughter operations, at your establishment is held in abeyance effective 

at 2332 hours on Febma1y 8, 2024. 

The suspension will remain in abeyance pending verification by FSIS personnel that your 

proposed coITective actions and preventive measures have been effectively implemented and 

are adequate to maintain compliance. Establishment personnel should monitor operations to 

prevent violations ofhumane handling and slaughter from reoccuning. It is also important for 

you to understand the responsibility ofFSIS to initiate action when there is a failure to operate 

in accordance with 9 CFR Pait 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 coITective 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 coITective 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 Veterinaiy Medical Specialist 

Sincerely, 

Digitally signed by MARK MARK JOHNSON 

JOHNSON Date: 2024.02.09 

07:22:56 -06'00' (for) 

Mr. Jeffe1y Jacobsen 

District Manager 

USDA FSIS OFO 

Des Moines District 

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