Wholesale inspection information

Find the requirements for selling meat and poultry wholesale to stores, restaurants, and institutions

LDAF’s Meat & Poultry Inspection (MPI) program offers state wholesale inspection for businesses that want to produce meat and poultry products that will be sold to other businesses for resale. Inspection personnel are present at all times during livestock slaughter operations and at least part of each shift during further processing operations.

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Startup checklist

Inspected facility standards

Example facility layout

Sanitation regulations

In order to use the LA Inspected and Passed logo, inspected plants maintain and follow HACCP and SSOP plans to ensure that wholesome products are made safely in a sanitary environment.

HACCP and SSOP Basics

HACCP regulations

SSOP regulations

Marketing Your Animals PowerPoint

More information about the regulatory landscape

Louisiana Meat Inspection Law

Services

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These opportunities change frequently as funding becomes available.

Cooperative Agreements:

Local Foods for Schools (LFS)
1. Registration form
- designed to benefit USDA’s National School Lunch Program
Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) - intended to aid Food Banks with procurement for TEFAP style program

Point of contact - Crystal Tipton ctipton@ldaf.state.la.us Office = (318) 339-7642

They are looking for local, minimally processed, raw products for schools and food banks. Grants will compensate producers for these products.

From AAMP:

VAPG

Value-Added Grant Program Open for Producer-Controlled Meat and Poultry Processors

Producer-owned or controlled meat and poultry processing enterprises may seek funding for feasibility studies, business and marketing plans, and working capital through USDA Rural Development's Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program, which opened for applications last week. VAPG is an annual grant program intended to help farmers and ranchers generate new products, create marketing opportunities, and increase their income through value-added activities. Eligible applicants include independent producers, agricultural producer groups, farmer or rancher cooperatives, and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures. One part of the VAPG program offers up to $75,000 for developing feasibility studies and business plans. The second part offers up to $250,000 for working capital expenses, including costs associated with processing, marketing, advertising, inventory and salaries. Both grants require a 100 percent match, which can include a combination of cash and in-kind expenses. ***Paper applications must be postmarked and delivered by mail, email or in person to the state office where the project is proposed. Electronic applications will be accepted via Grants.gov ***

LDAF-administered grant:

Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

(At this time, not accepting meat & poultry facility requests by USDA decision)

LDAF site - https://www.ldaf.la.gov/business/grants-funding/resilient-food-systems-infrastructure

USDA site - https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/rfsi

Meat and Poultry Processing Technical Assistance

See Meat and Poultry Processing Technical Assistance (MPPTA)

Current USDA grant homepage