ASU Food Safety and Product Development Lab

ASU Food Safety and Product Development Lab operates under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M32085 and P32085 at 7945 Grape Creek Road in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. The federal record lists it as a very small establishment carrying out both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection dated March 8, 2016. Species slaughtered under inspection are reported to FSIS as cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant's reported slaughter volume falls in the smallest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year.

The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it can process animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. According to a page on the Angelo State University website, the Food Safety and Product Development Lab is an 8,000-square-foot facility located at the university's Management, Instruction and Research center, connected to its meat and food science program.

No dedicated website for the facility is on file, and no hours, pricing, booking procedure, or product list has been supplied. Details beyond the federal record and the university description are not yet on file. One third-party directory lists a different street address, 6493 Goodland Loop in San Angelo; the address reported to FSIS is 7945 Grape Creek Road. Buyers and producers should confirm location, availability, and services directly with the facility.

The federal record lists both slaughter and processing at this establishment, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. Custom-exempt slaughter is also reported, so animals owned by the producer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, with slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file. Because the facility is associated with a university teaching and research program, producers should contact it directly to confirm whether outside animals are accepted.

ASU Food Safety and Product Development Lab 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows direct sales of meat to household customers at the facility. No source on file names specific cuts, bundles, halves or quarters, retail counter hours, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households interested in buying should contact the facility directly to confirm what is available.

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.