American Halal Meat Inc.

American Halal Meat Inc. operates at 270 Raymond Blvd in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment number M20403. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with a grant of inspection dated August 6, 2021, and a size class of very small. Species slaughtered under inspection are reported as cattle and sheep and lamb. The plant reports halal slaughter and kosher slaughter, along with custom-exempt slaughter and retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is listed as 3.0.

The website on file, americanhalalmeat.com, describes a wholesale halal meat distributor based at 7313 Boudinot Dr Suite D in Springfield, Virginia, serving the Washington DC, Baltimore, and Richmond metropolitan areas since 1989, with beef slaughtered to order at a slaughterhouse in Warrenton, Virginia. That site does not describe the Newark, New Jersey plant listed in the federal record, and the two may be separate operations with similar names. Buyers should treat the Virginia site's hours, contact numbers, and product lists as belonging to that location rather than to establishment M20403.

Beyond the federal record and the phone number on file, (973) 817-8444, details about the Newark establishment's retail counter, booking practices, fees, and cut and wrap options are not yet on file. Directory listings for the Newark address describe it as a butcher shop or custom meat supplier offering halal beef, chicken, and lamb, but those listings are secondary and are not confirmed by the plant.

The federal record lists cattle and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale. Halal and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS. Scheduling practices, lead times, live weight limits, kill days, and carcass or cut and wrap fees are not stated in the sources on file, so a producer would need to confirm those directly by phone at (973) 817-8444.

American Halal Meat Inc. reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and secondary directory listings describe the Newark address as a butcher shop selling halal beef, chicken, and lamb. Retail hours, bundle or half and quarter pricing, online ordering, delivery, and shipping are not stated in any source on file for the Newark location. The hours and product list on americanhalalmeat.com apply to a Springfield, Virginia wholesale operation and should not be assumed to apply here.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.