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Audit Ratings of Provincially Licensed Meat Plants

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 07 May 2004
Last Reviewed: 04 April 2008

Background

Annual audits of provincially licensed meat plants provide a clear picture of a plant's food safety performance. Plant facilities and performance are measured against published Standards of Compliance by independent, expert auditors contracted by the ministry.

The auditor reviews the overall performance of the plant, assessing findings against the Standards of Compliance.

While all plants are expected to comply with regulations under the legislation, there are additional recommended practices, such as Good Manufacturing Practices and risk mitigation control measures, which auditors take into consideration when conducting an audit. An abattoir that follows all these recommended practices and meets all regulatory requirements is likely to have a higher rating.

Corrective Action Plan (CAP)

Immediately after the audit has been completed, the auditor holds a brief meeting with plant management to provide a summary of observations, the overall rating and schedule a CAP meeting. The timing of the detailed corrective action plan meeting with OMAFRA's area manager is based on the plant rating.

If, as a result of the audit, the Director of the Food Inspection Branch provisionally suspends a plant's licence, a hearing will be scheduled. The plant operator is entitled to compliance assistance and advice from ministry staff.

Ministry inspection staff, who are present during all slaughter operations, ensure that any deficiencies identified during audits are controlled immediately and do not represent a risk to public health. Ministry inspection staff also monitor the implementation of the CAP. Failure on the part of the plant operator to meet the agreed upon CAP timetable may result in a licence hearing, or, if a critical public health issue exists, a provisional licence suspension.

The plant's licence may be reinstated once a hearing has been held and/or after corrective action has been taken by plant operators to bring the plant's compliance to an acceptable level.

Meat Plant Audit Ratings

Grade Explanation
AAA Plant exceeds regulatory requirements.
AA Plant generally exceeds
regulatory requirements.
A Plant meets regulatory requirements.
B Plant meets minimum
regulatory requirements.
C Plant is not operating in accordance
with legislative requirements.
F Plant is not operating in accordance
with legislative requirements and
cannot operate as a licensed plant.

Audit ratings are for the April 01/2007 to March 31/2008 audit year and are posted as individual meat plant audits are completed. If an audit rating for a particular meat plant does not appear in this list, the meat plant has not yet received an audit this year. Please refer to April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007.

Current Audit Ratings for Provincially Licensed Meat Plants

Plant Name Plant No. City Audit Date Rating
A & S Poultry
0578
Smithville
June 21/07
C
Abate Packers
0355
Arthur
Sept. 4/07
A
Abattoir Brisson Ltd.
0207
Embrun
Sept. 7/07
AA
Abattoir LeFaivre
0167
LaFaivre
July 5/07
A
Agram 2005 Meats Inc.
0130
Halton Hills
Nov. 20/07
A
Alliston Halal Meat
0205
Alliston
June 27/07
B
Alvinston Custom Butchering Ltd.
0213
Alvinston
Oct. 12/07
A
Aman's Abattoir
0175
Wellington
Oct.3/07
AA
Athens Meat Packers
0032
Athens
Aug. 15/07
AA
Bachert Meats Inc. (2006)
0113
Walton
Oct. 16/07
A
Barron Poultry Limited
0502
Amherstburg
July 24/07
A
Bearbrook Farm Abattoir
0218
Navan
Aug. 29/07
AA
Beeton Meats
0155
Beeton
Oct. 22/07
A
Bennett Abattoir
0291
Ramore
July 24/07
A
Bentinck Packers Limited
0275
Hanover
Dec. 6/07
A
Berube Poultry
0529
Mountain
Aug. 30/07
AA
Bilal Farms Inc.
0206
Ottawa
Aug. 29/07
A
Bill's Turkey Farm Ltd.
0530
Queensville
Sept. 27/07
A
Brennan Poultry
0522
Alvinston
June 26/07
B
Brian Quinn's Meats Ltd.
0225
Yarker
Aug.23/07
AA
Brown's Poultry Inc
0544
Blenheim
July 5/07
B
Buchler Farms and Abattoir
0284
Magnetawan
March 18/08
A
Charles Quality Meats
0065
Wilmot
June 27/07
A
Clement Poultry & Sons
0516
Newcastle
Aug. 15/07
AA
Cole Bros. Meat Processing
0278
Picton
Oct. 2/07
A
Cook's Custom Meats
0139
Plattsville
March 13/08
B
Cornell Meats
0100
London
Sept. 26/07
A
Country Meadow Meats
0122
Owen Sound
Sept. 18/07
A
Country Poultry Processing
0594
Wallenstein
Aug. 9/07
AA
Creative Meats
0236
Warren
Aug. 24/07
AA
CRO Quail Farms Inc.
575
St. Ann's
Jan. 17/08
A
D & K Poultry
0515
Powassan
Aug. 22/07
AA
Dan Dan The Chicken Man
0580
Coldwater
Aug.14/07
AA
Desormeaux Meats Incorporated
0223
Crysler
June 25/07
AA
Dimi Meat Products
0243
Weston
Set. 6/07
A
Domingos Meat Packers Ltd.
0136
Arthur
Aug. 28/07
A
Don Morrison Custom Poultry Processing
0509
Omemee
July 25/07
AA
Doug's Meats
0153
Schomberg
Nov. 7/07
A
Dresden Meat Packers
0242
Dresden
Dec. 6/07
A
Dundalk Poultry Processing
0550
Dundalk
June 27/07
A
Everspring Farms Ltd.
0533
Ilderton
Jan. 29/08
A
Elora Road Meats
0172
Walkerton
July 5/07
A
Ewedell Farms
0289
Woodslee
Aug. 17/07
AA
Field Gate Organics Inc.
0086
Ingersoll
Aug 7/07
A
Frey's Custom Meats Inc.
0138
Mount Forest
Aug. 20/07
A
Gerald Gemus & Sons Ltd.
0089
Oldcastle
July 25/07
A
Gord's Abattoir Ltd.
0094
Leamington
Nov. 14/07
A
Green's Meat Market and Abattoir Ltd.
0117
Wingham
Oct. 16/07
A
Grey County Meats
0025
Maxwell
July 19/07
A
Hafiz Halal Poultry Inc.
0520
Oshawa
August 2/07
B
Hank Dekoning Limited
0051
Port Dover
Feb. 13/08
A
Hastings Country Meat Packers Inc.
0283
Stirling
Sept.12/07
A
Hay's Custom Cutting
0257
Campbellford
Sept.19/07
A
Highgate Tender Meats Ltd.
0109
Highgate
July 23/07
A
Highland Packers Ltd.
0014
Stoney Creek
Feb. 15/08
A
Hilts Butcher Shop Ltd.
0182
Norwood
Sept.11/07
A
Hiview Packers
0359
Dundalk
Dec. 3/07
B
Hoffman's Meat Packers Ltd.
0149
Stayner
Oct. 5/07
A
Holly Park Meat Packers Inc.
0247
Bolton
June 20/07
B
Holly Park Meat Packers Inc.
0247A
Cookstown
Aug. 21/07
AA
Hommer's Meats
0268
Stevensville
Nov. 20/07
B
Horizon Meat Packers Inc.
0227
Shelburne
July 19/07
B
Hunters Dressed Meats
0031
Dunnville
Sept. 21/07
A
Ideal Meat Packers Ltd.
0127
Owen Sound
Sept. 12/07
AA
J.C. Sausage and Meat Products
0214
Lowbanks
Aug. 9/ 07
B
J J Meat Distributing Inc.
0154
Toronto
June 12/07
A
J.R. Meats
0565
Foxboro
Sept.21/07
A
Julius Meat Packers
0012
St. Ann's
Dec. 4/07
A
Joe Savage & Files Abattoir Inc.
0262
St. Albert
June 26/07
AA
Johnson Meats
0088
Aylmer
Nov. 14/07
A
King Capon Ltd.
0581
Sharon
June 6/07
B
King Cole Ducks Ltd.
0588
Toronto
June 25/07
A
Kingma Meat Products Limited
0015
St. Ann's
Sept. 18/07
A
L & M Meat Distributing
0156
Woodbridge
June 14/07
A
Lambton Meat Products
0107
Wyoming
Oct. 12/07
A
Len & Patti Butcher Block
0011
Lindsay
Oct.17/07
AA
Little Britain Meat Packers Ltd. (2002)
0102
Little Britain
July 9/07
B
Lloyd Miedema & Sons
0055
Waterford
June 11/07
A
London Meat Corporation
0118
Alisa Craig
Jan. 29/08
B
Louro Bros. Meats Ltd.
0034
Ayr
Aug. 29/07
AA
Lowbank Farms Ltd.
0518
Hagersville
Nov. 19/07
B
Lynch's Slaughterhouse
0279
Mallorytown
Aug. 13/07
A
M.W.F. Poultry
0555
Elora
Oct.11/07
AA
Manilla Halal Meats
0116
Oakwood
July 10/07
A
Matar Meats
0274
Osgoode
July 30/07
A
Mcgarroch of Micksburg Custom Butchering
0219
Pembroke
Sept.6/07
A
Merner's Meat Market
0144
Dashwood
Sept. 12/07
A
Metheral Meats
0160
Glen Huron
July 3/07

A

Metzger Meat Products
0120
Hensall
Oct. 10/07
AA
Miedema's Meat Market Ltd.
0068
Embro
Nov.26/07
A
Millgrove Packers Limited
0040
Waterdown
Jan. 16/08
B
Milton Scheel Packers
0087
Pakenham
June 28/07
A
Mogk's Butcher Shop
0134
Tavistock
Aug. 16/07
A
Mount Brydges Abattoir Ltd.
0098
Mount Brydges
Jan.10/08
AA
Neil's Butcher Shop
0254
Brinston
Aug. 30/07
AA
Newmarket Meat Packers Ltd.
0297
Newmarket
Aug. 23/07
B
Niagara Sausage & Meat Products Limited
0020
Welland
Nov. 19/07
A
Nick's Abattoir
0170
Springbrook
Sept.12/07
A
Norfolk Packers
0017
St. Williams
Nov. 26/07
A
North Lancaster Abattoir
0096
North Lancaster
July 4/07
AA
Northern Meat Packers and Abattoir Ltd.
0215
Trout Creek
March 19/08
A
Northern Quality Meats Ltd.
0224
Bruce Mines
Oct. 24/07
A
Norwich Packers Ltd.
0075
Norwich
Dec. 19/07
AA
Ontario Halal Meat Packers
0018
Milton
Jan. 25/08
A
Otonabee Meat Packers Ltd.
0185
Keene
Nov. 17/07
AA
P & F Meat Products Ltd.
0597
Markham
Oct. 21/07
A
Palmateer's Abattoir Ltd.
0286
Tweed
Sept.12/07
A
Peel Sausage
0061
Drayton
Nov. 7/07
AA
People's Meat Market
0059
Courtland
June 28/07
B
Pine Ridge Packers (2003)
0132
Blackstock
Aug.30/07
A
Princeton Meat Packers
0057
Princeton
Aug. 10/07
A
Ralph Bos Meats Ltd.
0192
Strathroy
Aug.23/07
A
Reiche Meat Products Ltd.
0222
Pembroke
Aug.21/07
A
Reist & Weber Butchering Custom Killing & Whole Sales Pork
0063
St. Jacobs
June 11/07
A
Remy Poultry
0574
Hamilton
Oct. 26/07
B
Rheal's Meat Market
0245
Kenbeek
July 25/07
A
Rideau Meats
0199
Smith Falls
July 18/07
AA
Robert Rivest Farms Ltd.
0093
Amherstburg
July 18/07
A
Rolland's Slaughter House
0220
Monkland
Nov. 22/07
AA
Rua Meats Ltd.
0277
Foxboro
Sept.26/07
A
Rudy's Meat Market Ltd.
0077
Woodstock
Nov. 7/07
A
Russell Slaughter House
0273
Russell
Aug. 14/07
AA
Sanabil Halal Meat Farm
0260
Smithville
Nov. 7/07
A
Sargent Farms Ltd.
0351
Milton
Dec. 13/07
AA
Schoeman Meats
0041
Jerseyville
July 26/07
B
Schefter Poultry Processing
0512
Gorrie
June 18/07
A
Sheik Halal Farms Inc.
0590
Mississauga
Aug. 13/07
B
Smokey Joe's
0145
Warsaw
Oct.16/07
A
Springwater Packers
0272
Aylmer
Dec. 5/07
A
Sprucedale Quality Meats Inc.
0072
Sprucedale
Aug. 20/07
AA
Stayner Meat Packers Ltd.
0148
Stayner
Oct. 5/07
AA
Talyor's Clay Belt Abattoir
0238
Earlton
July 26/07
A
Taylor's Custom Meats
0266
Roseneath
Sept. 18/07
A
Teal's Pure Pork Sausage
0029
Hagersville
Feb. 26/08
AAA
The Beefway (1997)
0229
Kincardine
July 4/07
A
The Burt Farm
0027
Gore Bay
Nov. 5/07
AA
The Harriston Packing Co. Ltd.
0143
Harriston
Nov. 2/07
A
Thunder Bay Meat Processing Company (1986) Limited
0209
Murillo
Oct. 30/07
AA
Tilbury Abattoir & Meats
0166
Tilbury
Feb. 21/08
A
Tom Henderson Custom Meat Cutting
0202
Chesterville
Nov. 14/07
AAA
Town and Country Farms
0033
Hornby
Nov. 5/07
A
Town and Country Meats and Abattoir
0240
Chatham
Dec. 6/07
A
Townsend Butchers
0058
Simcoe
July 31/07
A
Ullrich's Meats Inc.
0251
Bowmanville
July 17/07
A
V.G. Packers Limited
0052
Simcoe
Nov. 30/07
A
Valley Poultry Packers
0570
Blezard Valley
Aug. 25/07
AAA
Valtoudis Meat Packers
0164
Clarmont
June 8/07
A
Vanessa Meats & Deli Inc.
0056
Vanessa
Feb. 27/08
A
Wagg's Custom Meats
0126
Neustadt
Sept. 28/07
AA
Walkerton Meat Market
0137
Walkerton
July 30/07
AA
Wallace Beef Inc.
0184
Glenburnie
Aug. 2/07
AA
Wall's Pork Shop
0300
Oxdrift
Oct. 29/07
A
Walnut Hill Farm
0114
Gadshill
June 14/07
A
Wayne's Meat Products Inc.
0028
Hagersville
Aug. 21/07
B
Weicker Bros.
0078
Shakespeare
Nov. 12/07
B
Weiland Meats Ltd.
0095
Petrolia
Jan. 10/08
AA
Wellington Poultry Ltd.
0547
Arthur
Sept. 24/07
AA
Whitmore Meat Packers Ltd.
0248
Coldwater
Oct. 1/07
A
Weston Abattoir Ltd.
0097
Maidstone
July 17/07
B
Willie's Meats Ltd
0082
Troy
June 19/07
A
West Grey Premium Beef Inc.
0042
Durham
July 26/07
AA
Windcrest Meat Packers
0158
Port Perry
July 5/07
A
Lindsay Zabiha Meat Packers
0181
Sunderland
Aug. 28/07
B

Current Audit Ratings for Provincially Licensed
Freestanding Meat Plants

Plant Name
Plant No.
City
Audit Date
Rating
A.C.D. Wholesale Meats Ltd.
6026
Toronto
June 14/07
AAA
Acadian Beef Company Ltd.
6075
Toronto
Nov. 28/07
A
Adam's Sausage & Meat Processing Plant
6087
Ottawa
Feb. 8/08
A
AM Wholesale Meats Ltd.
6010
Mississauga
August 1/07
A
Al-Ameen Halal Poultry Supplies
6031
Scaborough
Oct. 3/07
A
Atlanta Meat Wholesale Ltd.
6088
Mississauga
Feb. 29/08
A
Blue Jay Wholesale Limited
6058
Mississauga
Aug. 23/07
A
Brenner Packers Ltd.
6083
Windsor
Dec. 4/07
B
CBC Meat Trading
6055
Toronto
Nov. 30/07
A
Canadian Meat Company Inc.6039
6039
Scarborough
Sept. 14/07
A
Cardinal & Son
6033
Cornwall
Aug. 30/07
AA
Champagne Poultry Inc.
6043
Toronto
July 16/07
A
Chang & Sing Trading Inc.
6040
Scarborough
Aug.9/07
A
Charlie's Meat & Seafood Supply Lt. (1)
6001
Toronto
Sept.28/07
A
Charlie's Meat & Seafood Supply Lt. (2)
6002
Toronto
Sept.28/07
AA
City Wholesale Meat Co.
6056
Mississauga
Aug. 23/07
A
Comity Meat Trading Co. Ltd.
6007
Scarborough
June 11/07
A
Cote Poultry Incorporated
6071
Ottawa
Nov. 23/07
A
Country Meat Packing Ltd.
6023
Dundas
Jan. 8/08
AA
D & D Poultry
6006
Toronto
Aug. 13/07
AA
Delfresh Foods Inc.
6048
Etobicoke
July 6/07
AA
Dixie Trading Co. Ltd.
6081
Mississauga
July 20/07
B
East Meats West Halal
6045
Mississauga
Oct. 15/07
A
Eddystone Meat Products
6025
Toronto
Jan. 14/08
B
Eglinton Meat Specialty
6008
Toronto
Oct. 16/07
A
Farm Boy Inc.
6062
Ottawa
Dec. 4/07
AAA
Flavourland Meat Products Ltd.
6029
Allanburg
Feb. 26/08
C
Fontel Meat Wholesale Limited
6059
Mississauga
June 21/07
AA
GTA Meat Supply Inc.
6073
Mississauga
Sept. 17/07
A
Go Go Poultry / C & G Meat & Seafood Trading Co.
6051
Scarborough
August 2/07
B
Halenda's Fine Foods Limited
6072
Oshawa
Sept. 5/07
A
Hing Man Meat Inc.
6067
Scarborough
Oct.17/07
A
Hung Shing Meat Trading Ltd.
6050
Scarborough
July 25/07
A
J & J Daily Meat Wholesale Ltd.
6060
Mississauga
June 18/07
A
J & J Trading
6046
Scarborough
July 4/07
AA
L & L Meat Supplies Ltd.
6070
Scarborough
Oct.16/07
A
Lavergne Western Beef Inc.
6032
Ottawa
Jan. 18/08
AA
M.Gross 2000
6020
Toronto
Feb. 25/08
B
M. Gross 2000 A
6020A
Alymer
July 26/07
B
M & J Meat Distributors Inc.
6057
Toronto
Nov. 23/07
AA
Madina Wholesale Poultry Inc.
6005
Toronto
Sept. 25/07
A
Mike Wholesale Meats Ltd.
6049
Toronto
Aug.16/07
A
Mister Greek Meat Market
6017
Toronto
Sept.26/07
A
Najjar Casings & Meat Products Inc.
6016
Brampton
Oct. 22/07
A
Norsun Custom Packing
6035
Windsor
Dec. 3/07
B
North Kee Trading Company
6054
Toronto
Aug. 20/07
A
Only Halal Inc.
6122
Mississauga
Mar. 19/08
A
Osogood Meat Products Ltd.
6028
Waterloo
Sept. 4/07
B
Pacific Meat Wholesale Ltd.
6047
Mississauga
June 25/07
A
Pearl Trading Company
6042
Toronto
July 23/07
AAA
Poultry Express
6019
Mississauga
Nov. 8/07
A
R. Denninger Limited
6090
Hamilton