SOP 409.04.22: Meat Processing Plants

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|
|Policy Number: 409.04.22|Effective Date: 9/23/2020|Page Number:1 of 5|
|Authority:
Commissioner
|Originating Division:
Executive Division (Georgia
Correctional Industries - Food
and Farm Services)|Access Listing:
Level I: All Access
|

I. Introduction and Summary:

It is the policy of the Food and Farm Service’s Subdivision to establish standard
procedures and guidelines for Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) meat plant
facilities.

II. Authority:

A. GDC Standard Operating Procedure (SOP): 409.04.27 Food Service Hazard

Analysis Critical Control Point (HAACP) Plan; and

B. ACA Standards: 5-ACI-5C-12 (ref. 4-4323) and 4-ALDF-4A-14.

III. Definitions: None.

IV. Statements of Policy and Applicable Procedures:

A. Meat Processing Plants:

1. All GDC meat plant facilities must operate under the inspection and

certification of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the United States
Department of Agriculture.

2. All GDC meat processing plants shall provide adequate office space,

furnishings, light, heat, and janitorial services free of charge to inspection
employees.

3. The following processes must be followed in accordance to meat inspection

regulations:

a. All meat should be from an approved state or federal inspected plant;

b. All meat should be stored and labeled as required;

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|
|Policy Number: 409.04.22|Effective Date: 9/23/2020|Page Number:2 of 5|
|Authority:
Commissioner
|Originating Division:
Executive Division (Georgia
Correctional Industries - Food
and Farm Services)|Access Listing:
Level I: All Access
|

c. All sanitation methods and pesticide/rodent controls should be

maintained; and

d. All food or color additives added to any processed product should be

approved.

B. Inventory Control:

1. Each meat plant facility must maintain an inventory system for accountability

of product that is processed and stored in freezers and/or coolers. The Food
Service Computer Inventory System shall be utilized at all facilities
connected to the mainframe.

2. Each meat plant facility must maintain an inventory system for reporting and

dispersion of all inedible meat products. All payments must be in accordance
to the GDC fiscal management procedures.

3. A system of procurement, control and storage of meat processing supplies

must be maintained by each plant and must be adequate to meet its tasks.
This includes supplies such as boxes, liners, labels, knives, sanitizing agents,
etc.

4. Each meat plant facility must maintain an inventory record keeping system

for reporting and dispersing all processing supplies and raw materials. A
Food Service Computer Inventory System shall be utilized at all facilities
connected to the Mainframe.

5. A complete physical inventory will be taken by the end of each month and

reconciled to the Food Service Computer Inventory System.

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|
|Policy Number: 409.04.22|Effective Date: 9/23/2020|Page Number:3 of 5|
|Authority:
Commissioner
|Originating Division:
Executive Division (Georgia
Correctional Industries - Food
and Farm Services)|Access Listing:
Level I: All Access
|

C. Meat Plant Security:

1. All meat plant facilities and perimeters shall conform to security

requirements dictated by the classification of offenders assigned to work at
that location.

2. All staff shall familiarize themselves with the rules and regulations governing

the security of offenders.

3. All tool and knife control shall be inventoried and monitored to a degree

sufficient to prevent offenders from injuring one another, injuring staff or
attempting escape.

4. All staff shall familiarize themselves with key and lock control procedures to

meet the security requirement to supervise offenders.

D. Maintenance and Monitoring of Meat Plant Facilities: Management must

maintain a system for monitoring coolers and freezers to avoid loss of
inventoried products. This must include weekends and holidays. Record of
inspection shall include inspection times, temperatures and reported problems.

E. Receiving:

1. All meat received is to be recorded on the delivery invoice.

2. Documentation shall be completed showing the product was received and

shall be turned in to the computer operator or to the individual keeping
records for the meat plant.

F. Lot Production and Meat Processing Report:

1. A Product Formulation Sheet (forms available in the GDC Meat Processing

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|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|
|Policy Number: 409.04.22|Effective Date: 9/23/2020|Page Number:4 of 5|
|Authority:
Commissioner
|Originating Division:
Executive Division (Georgia
Correctional Industries - Food
and Farm Services)|Access Listing:
Level I: All Access
|

and Inventory Control Procedure book) will be completed for the entire lot
production.

2. The Processing Plant Manager or designee will complete the production

Analysis portion of the report.

3. The Processing Plant Manager or designee will review the entire report for

accuracy and sign it.

4. The report will have two (2) copies to be distributed upon completion to:

a. Processing Plant Manager; and

b. Administrative Office to enter into the Food Service Computer Inventory

System.

G. Beef and Chicken Processing Documentation:

1. Meat plant managers will maintain meat product processing ledger sheets or

other records of documentation for inventory accountability and monthly,
quarterly and annual reporting of statistical meat processing data for all items
of meat processed or discarded.

2. This information is taken from each lot production report when it is

completed and shall be used for monthly reporting.

3. The Beef and Chicken Processing Performance Report will be completed on

a monthly and annual basis. Meat plant managers should pay close attention
to this data for consistency in production and efficiency of data being
reported.

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|Policy Name: Meat Processing Plants|
|Policy Number: 409.04.22|Effective Date: 9/23/2020|Page Number:5 of 5|
|Authority:
Commissioner
|Originating Division:
Executive Division (Georgia
Correctional Industries - Food
and Farm Services)|Access Listing:
Level I: All Access
|

4. All Processing Plants will operate on a Department of Agriculture approved

HACCP Plan per SOP 409.04.27 Food Service Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point (HAACP) Plan.

V. Attachments: None.

VI. Record Retention of Forms Relevant to this Policy: None.