Plant Compliance Visits October 2014 – March 2015
All plant visit reports are now published semiannually on a fiscal year basis.
Plants Audited
This Period
Total Non-Compliance
Issues This Period
Unresolved Non-Compliance
Issues Brought Forward
Total Non-
Compliance Issues
Non-Compliance Issues
Resolved This Period
Non-Compliance
Issues Carried
Forward
Levels of non-compliance
Level 1: Packer does not submit information or submits incorrect information that likely will affect the accuracy of published reports. For example, a packer continually submits the required information
in an untimely manner.
Level 2: Packer does not submit information or appears to have inadvertently submitted incorrect information that could affect the accuracy of published reports. For example, a packer reports
transactions under the wrong purchase type code.
Level 3: Packer does not submit information in compliance with applicable rules and regulation, but their submission appears to have at most an insignificant affect on the accuracy of published data.
For example, a packer reports purchases made at a livestock auction, which are not covered under the Act.
Level 4: Information submission errors normally caused by electronic or human error, usually a onetime occurrence but will remain under observation to determine if a systematic pattern develops.
For example, a packer inadvertently submits the wrong number of animals involved in a transaction.