Agri Star Meat and Poultry, LLC
USDA FSIS establishment M4653A+P4653A+V4653A, Postville, Iowa
- Agri Star Meat and Poultry, LLC is USDA FSIS establishment M4653A+P4653A+V4653A (M4653A (meat grant), P4653A (poultry grant), V4653A (voluntary inspection grant)) in Postville, Iowa, per the FSIS Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory as of .
- FSIS size class: Large (500 or more employees).
- Inspection activities under its grant: export certification, meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, poultry slaughter.
- Most recent grant of inspection: .
- 2 FSIS recall notices or public health alerts since 2014 name this establishment by number (M4653A+P4653A+V4653A) in the notice text; the most recent was posted .
- Establishment
- M4653A+P4653A+V4653A
- Address
- 220 West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- Phone
- (563) 864-7811
- Doing business as
- Aaron's Beef; Iowa Best Beef; Shor Harbor; al munmtaz
- County
- Allamakee County (FIPS 19005)
- FSIS district / circuit
- 25 / 2529
- Map
- 43.08765599, -91.58116201
- Directory listing date
What this plant does
- Active grants of inspection: meat, poultry, voluntary inspection.
- Slaughters: steers, heifers, young chickens (broilers), young turkeys.
- Processing categories: ready-to-eat (RTE) products; raw intact products; raw non-intact products (ground, injected, or tenderized).
- Species and products processed: beef, chicken, turkey.
- Exempt operations also recorded here (outside the federal mark of inspection): halal (religious-exempt) livestock slaughter, kosher (religious-exempt) livestock slaughter, religious-exempt poultry slaughter.
- FSIS volume codes: processing volume category 5, slaughter volume category 4 (FSIS's own 1 to 5 scale; the directory does not publish the pound thresholds).
- Listeria control program for ready-to-eat product: Alternative 3 (9 CFR 430).
From FSIS's establishment demographic file; the slaughter and processing flags reflect activity recorded within the past 360 days, so they can differ from the current grant activities above.
FSIS recalls and public health alerts naming this establishment
| Posted | Class | Notice | Reason | Official |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class II | Agri Star Meat And Poultry LLC Recalls Beef Pastrami Products due to Possible Processing Deviation | Processing Defect | FSIS notice | |
| Class I | Iowa Firm Recalls Beef Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens | Misbranding; Unreported Allergens | FSIS notice |
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Source: USDA FSIS Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory (directory as of ) and the FSIS recall API. Contact FSIS, not this site, to correct a listing.