M18079+P27232FSIS assigns a number for each grant of inspection. The letter shows the type: M = meat, P = poultry, G = egg products, I = import, V = voluntary inspection. The number appears in the USDA mark of inspection on the plant's products.
M = Meat · P = Poultry
Inspection systemNSISNationwide Systems Integration for streamlined meat inspection
GrantsMeatLast updated: 2011-04-21
Federal grant dateThe date of this plant's most recent federal Grant of Inspection from FSIS.2021-05-28
Latest MPI active dateThe most recent FSIS MPI Directory edition that listed this plant as active. FSIS updates the directory weekly.6-Jan-25
DistrictThe FSIS district office that oversees inspection here. FSIS has 9 districts (e.g., 25 = Des Moines).80
CircuitThe FSIS inspection circuit within the district; the first two digits are the district number. A code ending in two letters means state inspectors cover the plant under a Talmadge-Aiken agreement.8005
FIPS codeFederal county code for the plant's location.37017
🐄SlaughterYesBased on FSIS records of slaughter at this plant in the last 360 days.
VolumeFSIS category based on total head slaughtered in the last 360 days: 1 = under 1,000; 2 = 1,000–9,999; 3 = 10,000–99,999; 4 = 100,000–9,999,999; 5 = 10 million or more.Large100,000-10M heads/year
ClassWhether the plant slaughters livestock (Meat) or Poultry under federal inspection.Meat
SpeciesMarket Hog
ProcessingYes
VolumeFSIS category based on estimated total pounds of processed product per month: 1 = under 10,000 lbs; 2 = 10,000–99,999; 3 = 100,000–999,999; 4 = 1–10 million; 5 = 10 million or more.Very Large10M+ lbs/month
ClassWhether the plant processes meat, poultry, or both under federal inspection.Meat
CapabilitiesIncluded with membership
SpeciesPork
Ready-to-eatIncluded with membership
Egg productsWhether the plant produces FSIS-inspected egg products (liquid, frozen, or dried eggs).No
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. is a federally inspected facility in Tar Heel, North Carolina, listed under establishment numbers M18079 and P27232. The facility is associated with meat processing and meat slaughter activities.
Source: USDA FSIS Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory · Last updated: January 6, 2025