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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
Congressional and Public Affairs
Liz Lapping
(202) 720-9113
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2002--Donald Stickle, Sr. and Donald Stickle, Jr., owners of Stickle Salvage Feed, Inc., doing business as Stickle Custom Feed, in Anamosa, Iowa, were sentenced Dec. 28, 2001, in federal court for selling and transporting meat that was not intended for human food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The Stickles pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa to one misdemeanor count each of selling and transporting meat not intended for use as human food. The Stickles purchased approximately 16,440 pounds of smoke-damaged beef, pork, lamb and venison that had been condemned as unfit for human consumption. After transporting and storing the meat in an unrefrigerated semi-trailer, the Stickles sold the meat for human consumption.
Each defendant must pay a $5,000 fine and $5,000 toward the cost of the investigation. Without USDA approval, neither of the Stickles can engage in the labeling, handling, transportation, distribution, trade or sale of any meat or meat product intended for human consumption, unless it is canned, frozen or part of a processed food. They are also barred from engaging in the labeling, trade or sale of any meat or meat product obtained from any facility which has not been inspected by USDA, including private meat lockers.
This legal action resulted from a 1998 investigation by FSIS compliance officers, the USDA Office of the Inspector General and the Iowa Department of Agriculture. FSIS is responsible for ensuring that meat, poultry and egg products are safe, wholesome and correctly labeled.
For Further Information, Contact:
FSIS Congressional and Public Affairs Staff
Phone: (202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 690-0460