4/26/2017 Poultry Processing Operations Poultry Processing Operations Streamlined Inspection System New Line Speed Inspection System An establishment employee is required to This is used in a post-mortem inspection and present each bird to the inspector properly reinspection phase eviscerated with the back side to the Maximum inspection rate is 91 birds per eviscerating inspector and the viscera trailing or leading line Inspector determines which will be salvaged, Facility provides 3 inspection stations on each reprocessed,condemned,retained for eviscerating line disposition by the vet or allowed to pass to trimming and reinspection Trimming of birds for reinspection is done by Two employees,a presenter and helper,assist the helper employee Inspector determines the fate of the bird as above Poultry Processing Operations Poultry Processing Operations New Turkey Inspection System New Turkey Inspection System There are two categories of turkeys at the point Turkey carcasses with certain defects that do of post-mortem inspection: not require condemnation of the entire Light:<16 pounds carcass will be passed by the inspector but Heavy:>16 pounds subject to reinspection Specific shackles are designed for turkeys Helper with the supervision of the inspector An employee presents the turkeys to the will mark the carcass for trim inspector NTI system is conducted in two phases: NTI-1 uses one inspector NTI-2 uses two inspectors4/26/2017 13 Poultry Processing Operations Streamlined Inspection System • An establishment employee is required to present each bird to the inspector properly eviscerated with the back side to the inspector and the viscera trailing or leading • Inspector determines which will be salvaged, reprocessed, condemned, retained for disposition by the vet or allowed to pass to trimming and reinspection • Trimming of birds for reinspection is done by the helper employee Poultry Processing Operations New Line Speed Inspection System • This is used in a post-mortem inspection and reinspection phase • Maximum inspection rate is 91 birds per eviscerating line • Facility provides 3 inspection stations on each eviscerating line • One inspector per line; they inspect the inside viscera and the outside of all birds • Two employees, a presenter and helper, assist • Inspector determines the fate of the bird as above Poultry Processing Operations New Turkey Inspection System • There are two categories of turkeys at the point of post-mortem inspection: - Light: <16 pounds - Heavy: > 16 pounds • Specific shackles are designed for turkeys • An employee presents the turkeys to the inspector • NTI system is conducted in two phases: - NTI-1 uses one inspector - NTI-2 uses two inspectors Poultry Processing Operations New Turkey Inspection System • Turkey carcasses with certain defects that do not require condemnation of the entire carcass will be passed by the inspector but subject to reinspection • Helper with the supervision of the inspector will mark the carcass for trim