Establishment Administrative
Complaint
Administrative
Hearing
Consent
Order
Decision
and Order
Action Summary
NORTH AMERICAN
HALAL FOOD
INDUSTRIES, INC
02/24/16
02/29/16
The firm and Messrs. Jalel and Yahya
Nasser Aossey entered into a Consent
JALEL AOSSEY AND
Decision and Order with FSIS based on an
YAHYA NASSER
administrative unfitness matter and as part
AOSSEY, OFFICIALS
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
of the terms of a Settlement Agreement
with the United States Attorney’s Office for
the Northern District of Iowa. Jalel Aossey,
was convicted of one felony count
conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371
and Yahya Nasser Aossey was convicted
on two misdemeanor counts for violation of
the FMIA. The Order requires operational
and financial divesture of Jalel Aossey and
contain measures that increase regulatory
oversight to ensure future compliance with
statutory and regulatory requirements.
TANKS MEAT INC
03/29/16 03/29/16 The firm and Messrs. Eric and Kurt
ERIC AND KURT
AMSTUTZ, CO-
OWNERS
SOUTH ELMORE, OH
Amstutz, entered into a Consent Decision
and Order (Order) with FSIS. This action
was based on the convictions of Mr. Eric
and Kurt Amstutz on three misdemeanor
counts for offering for sale uninspected
meat products. The Order contains
measures such as hiring a Corporate
Ethics and Compliance Officer,
development of a Standards of Conduct
Policy and Program, ethics training,
recordkeeping, and other measures to
ensure compliance with statutory and
regulatory requirements.
Table 13. Exempt Actions
(January 2016 – March 2016)
Firm Administrative
Complaint
Consent
Agreement
Administrative
Hearing
Decision
and Order
Action Summary
5 ALARM
SMOKEHOUSE AND
CUSTOM
BUTCHERING
KIRK MCQUEEN,
OWNER
MT. PLEASANT, MI
06/19/15 FSIS served a Notice of Ineligibility (NOI) to
the firm and Mr. McQueen to terminate
custom exempt operations based on the
firm’s failure to maintain and operate in a
sanitary manner, which resulted in the direct
adulteration of product and other
EL BADIA HALAL LIVE
POULTRY INC.
MUFID SAWAID,
OWNER
BROOKLYN, NEW
YORK
11/20/15 02/10/16 The firm and Mr. Sawaid entered into a
Stipulation and Consent Agreement
(Consent) with FSIS that requires the firm to
develop, implement, and maintain
compliance programs to ensure that
operations are conducted in a sanitary