Infrastructure, Operations, and Regulatory,
Guidance for Food Businesses

AgriForaging Compliance Services supports food, meat, poultry, dairy, fermentation, and value-added operations through integrated regulatory, operational, and infrastructure guidance

From facility planning and production system design to USDA FSIS compliance, HACCP development, wastewater coordination, smokehouse operations, and specialized processing environments, our work is built around how real food systems function.

For immediate concerns on meat + poultry regulatory compliance and food safety, book a call now!

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Integrated Systems. Operational Confidence.

Food safety and operational success depend on more than one solution. They depend on how every system works together. We align the critical elements of your operation so you can build with confidence and operate with confidence.

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We don't just solve individual challenges. We build systems that hold.

We bring infrastructure, operations, production, and compliance together into a coordinated system built for real-world conditions.

SERVICES

Sectors & Systems We Support

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Operational, regulatory, and infrastructure guidance for producers, processors, and growing food businesses.

Strategic, Operational & Technical Advisory

We specialize in:

Feasibility & Operational Review
USDA FSIS Transition & Grant of Inspection Support
Scaling & Expansion Planning
Regulatory Strategy
Technical Project Leadership
Facility Expansion & Infrastructure Planning
Multi-Disciplinary Project Coordination
Inspection & Operational Readiness

EXPLORE SECTOR

Production-focused facility planning built around workflow, sanitation, inspection, and operational reality.

Facility & Operational Design

We specialize in:

Slaughterhouse (Abattoir) Design
Meat Processing Facilities
Butcher Shops & Retail Markets
Commercial Kitchens
Dairy & Value Added Facilities
Production Workflow & Process Mapping
Equipment Selection & Integration
Expansion & Retrofit Planning

EXPLORE SECTOR

Technical coordination of infrastructure systems that directly impact food safety and production operations.

Utilities, Infrastructure & Environmental Systems

We specialize in:

Wastewater Management
Compost & Organic Waste Systems
Utilities Coordination
Refrigeration & Cold Chain Systems
Water Systems
Drainage & Hygienic Design
Engineering Coordination
Environmental Infrastructure Planning

EXPLORE SECTOR

State and federal food safety and regulatory support for food, meat, poultry, dairy, and value-added operations.

Regulatory & Compliance Services

We specialize in:

USDA FSIS Compliance
FDA & State Food Manufacturing Compliance
Retail Food Processing Compliance
Licensing & Inspection Readiness
HACCP Development & Reassessment
SOPs, SSOPs & Food Safety Programs
Labeling & Regulatory Review
Recall & Traceability Programs
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EXPLORE SECTOR

Support for process-driven and higher-risk production categories requiring advanced regulatory and operational oversight.

Value Added & Specialized Production Systems

We specialize in:

Smokehouses
Charcuterie & Dry Curing
Fermentation
Reduced Oxygen Packaging (ROP)
Sous Vide
Dairy Processing
Shelf Stable & Refrigerated Foods
Post-Harvest Handling

EXPLORE SECTOR

Technical labeling and nutritional analysis support for retail and wholesale food products.

FDA & USDA-Compliant Nutrition Labeling for Food Businesses

We specialize in:

Nutrition Facts Panels
Supplement Facts Panels
Ingredient & Allergen Review
Label Compliance Review
Standards of Identity Review
Claims Review

EXPLORE SECTOR

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Featured Blogs & Case Studies

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FSIS Policy Book: The Label Is No Longer Just a Label

What the Updated FSIS Policy Book Signals About the Future of Meat and Poultry Labeling For years, many meat and poultry processors quietly relied on the USDA FSIS Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book as an operational reference point. It sat somewhere between guidance document, institutional memory, and field interpretation manual. Inspectors referenced it. Consultants referenced it. Label developers referenced it. Small processors often treated it as the closest thing to

AGRIFORAGING COMPLIANCE SERVICES

AgriForaging Compliance Services

Case Study: Shale Spring Meats

CLIENT: Shale Spring Meats LOCATION: 10647 Kelsey Rd., Clyde, NY 14433 OWNED & OPERATED BY: Walter Horst, Clair Hoover, and Eugene Hoover WEBSITE: https://shalespringmeats.com/ Building a Federally Inspected Meat Processing Operation at Shale Spring Meats Moving from custom processing to USDA federal inspection is not a paperwork exercise. It requires a full operational reset across regulatory structure, plant flow, hazard analysis, documentation, and inspection readiness.

CASE STUDIES

AgriForaging Compliance Services

2011

1927

577

Year Established

Clients

Federally Inspected Operations Supported

692

State Regulated Operations Supported

CONTACT

Inquiries

If you would like to discuss your project, receive a customized project quote, require emergency guidance or have regulatory compliance questions, contact us directly or please fill out the following form - we are here to assist:

Email us at info@agriforaging.com.
Call (845) 423-3227.

Servicing clients throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Infrastructure, Operations, and Regulatory, Guidance for Food Businesses

AgriForaging Compliance Services supports food, meat, poultry, dairy, fermentation, and value-added operations through integrated regulatory, operational, and infrastructure guidance

Integrated Systems. Operational Confidence.

Sectors & Systems We Support

We specialize in:

We specialize in:

We specialize in:

We specialize in:

We specialize in:

We specialize in:

Featured Blogs & Case Studies

FSIS Policy Book: The Label Is No Longer Just a Label

Case Study: Shale Spring Meats

2011

1927

577

Year Established

Clients

Federally Inspected Operations Supported

692

State Regulated Operations Supported

CONTACT

Inquiries

Infrastructure, Operations, and Regulatory,
Guidance for Food Businesses