The Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Program has halted custom exempt processing operations at Leinbach Custom Processing. A routine inspection on February 11, 2013 found that the facility was using non-potable water in plant operations. The water was sampled January 29, 2013 and February 8, 2013 and analyzed at the State Public Health Laboratory.
The custom exempt processing permissions are suspended until the violation is addressed and the facility provides documentation of potable water to the state. Custom exempt processing is used for livestock owners for their own consumption. Those products are not to be sold to the public.
If you purchased any items from Leinbach Custom Processing, or have had meat processed there, carefully examine the items before eating them. For more information, call Christine Tew at 573-522-3169.
