institutions. Sales to hotels, restaurants and similar institutions cannot exceed 25% of the dollar value of their total poultry product sales nor can these sales exceed the dollar limit for retail stores set each calendar year by the Administrator of FSIS. This dollar limit is published each year in the Federal Register and does not include pass through poultry products derived from federally inspected poultry that are not further processed at the retail store. Labels for poultry products produced the Retail Store Exemption which was not slaughtered and processed at a USDA federally inspected plant must include product’s name, ingredients statement, statement of quantity of contents (weight or measure), name and address of manufacturer, date of packing, Handling Instructions” and a statement indicating why the “Safe inspection legend is not permitted such as Exemption from inspection. “Retail Retail Restaurant Exemption The poultry used in the preparation of at a restaurant with this exemption must either have been slaughtered under USDA inspection or at a 5-A plant which is permitted to sell to restaurants (PGOP, Producer/Grower or Small Enterprise) While a 5-A license is not required for this exemption, restaurants are regulated by the State or local Departments of Health and are required to have an appropriate permit. For more information on poultry processing in and to apply for specific poultry exemptions, contact the NYSDAM Division of Food Safety Inspection at 1-518-457-8835. The FSIS District Office is located at 230 Ave. Extension, and can be reached by phone at (518) 452-6870
institutions. Sales to hotels, restaurants and similar institutions cannot exceed 25% of the dollar value of their total poultry product sales nor can these sales exceed the dollar limit for retail stores set each calendar year by the Administrator of FSIS. This dollar limit is published each year in the Federal Register and does not include pass through poultry products derived from federally inspected poultry that are not further processed at the retail store. Labels for poultry products produced the Retail Store Exemption which was not slaughtered and processed at a USDA federally inspected plant must include product’s name, ingredients statement, statement of quantity of contents (weight or measure), name and address of manufacturer, date of packing, “Safe Handling Instructions” and a statement indicating why the inspection legend is not permitted such as “Retail Exemption from inspection. Retail Restaurant Exemption The poultry used in the preparation of at a restaurant with this exemption must either have been slaughtered under USDA inspection or at a 5-A plant which is permitted to sell to restaurants (PGOP, Producer/Grower or Small Enterprise) While a 5-A license is not required for this exemption, restaurants are regulated by the State or local Departments of Health and are required to have an appropriate permit. For more information on poultry processing in and to apply for specific poultry exemptions, contact the NYSDAM Division of Food Safety Inspection at 1-518-457-8835. The FSIS District Office is located at 230 Ave. Extension, and can be reached by phone at (518) 452-6870