- United States Deoartment of AariculturE 

Food Safety and 

Inspection Service 

Raleigh District Office 

6020 Six Forks Road 

Raleigh, NC. 27609 

Voice: 919-844-8400 

Fax: 844-839-6360 

April 19, 2023 

EMAIL 

Ms. Rosalea Potter (Plant Manager) 

Donald’s Meat Processing, LLC, Est. M39968 

194 McCorkle Drive 

Lexington, Virginia 24450 

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION HELD IN ABEYANCE 

Dear Ms. Potter, 

On April 17, 2023, your establishment received official notification from the 

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the suspension of the assignment 

of inspection personnel for slaughter operations at Donald’s Meat Processing, 

LLC, Est. M39968. The decision to suspend inspection at your establishment 

was based on the determination by FSIS that your establishment failed to 

slaughter and handle animals humanely. 

On April 18, 2023, you provided FSIS with proposed responses to the 

suspension action. Your responses outlined written corrective and preventive 

measures to bring your establishment into compliance with humane handling of 

livestock requirements and to achieve 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) parts 

313}. Based on your submitted written assurances, we have determined that the 

suspension of the assignment of inspectors for slaughter operations at your plant 

will be held in abeyance, in accordance with 9 CFR Part 500.5(e). 

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

proposed corrective and preventive measures have been effectively 

implemented. Plant personnel should monitor operations to prevent violations of 

humane handling and slaughter from occurring in the future. 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. 

A copy of the FSIS Verification Plan is enclosed to assist you in understanding 

the nature and importance of the Agency’s verification activities. This FSIS 

Verification Plan is designed to verify that your establishment fully implements 

the corrective actions proffered in your proposed corrective actions, and that 

these revisions and corrective actions are effective in assuring ongoing 

regulatory compliance. It identifies your corrective action elements, the relevant 

regulatory requirements, the PHIS task under which corrective action elements 

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will be verified, and the monitoring frequency. Only FSIS can amend the verification 

plan and any modifications to your submitted acceptable corrective actions made during 

the abeyance period will need to be submitted in writing to FSIS for verification of 

compliance prior to implementation by your establishment. FSIS will begin verification 

of your proposed actions before startup of your next scheduled slaughter. 

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 any questions, you may call me at 919-326-5281 or contact me via email at 

todd.furey2@usda.gov. You may also contact Dr. Roger Murphy, Deputy District 

Manager, at 919-326-5283. 

Sincerely, 

Digitally signed by MARK MARK ROLING ROLING 

Date: 2023.04.20 13:20:48 -04'00' 

Todd Furey 

District Manager 

Raleigh, NC 

An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer 
Cc: 

S. Johnson, EARO/FO 

P. Wolseley, EARO/FO 

S. Safian, ELD/OIEA 

L. Ho1ie1i , RD/CID/OIEA 

T. Fmey, DM/RDO/FO 

R. Mmphy, DDM/RDO/FO 

M. Roling, DDM/RDO/FO 

A. Thompson, DDM/RDO/FO 

DCS/RDO/FO 

DVMS/RDO/FO 

, SEIAO/RDO/FO 

, Program ManagerNDACS 

, Inspection ManagerNDACS 

Team LeadNDACS 

, VMONDACS 

VMONDACS 

, CSI/VDACS 

Quaiierly Enforcement Report 

Establishment File (Est. M39968) 

An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establishment Name: Donald’s Meat Processing 

Establishment Number: M39968 

Two-Week Period Ending: 

Reason for Verification: On 04/18/2023, Establishment M39968 was issued a NOS for failure 

to meet 9 CFR 313 of the regulations. On 04/19/2023, the establishment was issued a 

NOSHIA after submitting acceptable corrective actions and preventive measures. 

Information for Establishment Management: This verification plan was created from the 

corrective actions and preventive measures which were submitted to, and which were 

accepted by, the Raleigh District Office. As such, any changes to these corrective actions and 

preventive measures needs to be approved by the Raleigh District Office prior to 

implementation. 

Instructions for completion of Humane Handling and Slaughter Verification form: 

1. "Results of Verification" column should be recorded as "Acceptable", "Unacceptable", or 

"N/A" 

2. "Inspection Actions" column should be used to document unacceptable findings or any 

additional corrective actions taken in compliance with 9 CFR 313. 

3. The implementation and effectiveness of the establishment's corrective actions should be 

verified at the frequencies stated below. The in-plant inspection team (IPP) can request, 

through supervisory channels, a change in the frequencies when the determination is made 

that the establishment has effectively implemented the corrective actions. 

4. Each day verification activities are performed, IPP should add a Directed Livestock Humane 

Handling Verification task in PHIS and use the justification "Verification Plan for Enforcement 

Actions" to justify the scheduling of the Directed task. 

5. IPP will provide bi-weekly verification updates detailing the results of verification activities 

and submit to the SPHV/FLS for review. 

6. The completed bi-weekly report will be submitted via email to 

(b) (6) (b) (6)

, District 

Veterinary Medical Specialist, and to , District Case Specialist. 

Items to Verify Results of 

Verification 

Inspection Actions 

1. Verify that all “re-load” 

ammunition has been 

removed from the 

establishment. (Once) 

2. Verify that only factory-new 

ammunition is being used 

for slaughter of cattle. 

(Daily, for each slaughter 

day) 
 

 

 

 

 

3. Verify that stunning of 

cattle is effective using the 

factory-new ammunition. 

(Daily, for each slaughter 

day) 

4. Verify that monitoring is 

performed and 

documented for 100% of 

cattle slaughter. (Daily, for 

each slaughter day) 

Comments and Recommendations 

Two-Week Period Ending: 

IIC Comments/Recommendation: 

SPHV Comments/Recommendation (if not the IIC): 

FLS Comments/Recommendation: