# usda-meat-poultry-plant-records

> https://usda-meat-poultry-plant-records.pages.dev

## What this site answers

One query, one record. Key: **the establishment number with non-alphanumeric characters replaced by a dash (e.g. M123-P123)**.
Format: ^[A-Z0-9]+(-[A-Z0-9]+)*$
Entities: 7242

## Source

- Origin: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service — Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection (MPI) Directory and Supplement
- URL: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/establishments/meat-poultry-and-egg-product-inspection-directory
- Last collected: 2026-09-28
- Re-use: U.S. Government work (public domain)

## Access points

Every HTML page has a Markdown twin at the same path with the `.md` extension. Example: `/how-to-read/` -> `/how-to-read.md`. Links inside the Markdown files already point to the twins.

Search index, served as JSON with open CORS:

- `https://usda-meat-poultry-plant-records.pages.dev/d/n/cles.json` — the name-index keys
- `https://usda-meat-poultry-plant-records.pages.dev/d/n/<key>.json` — names starting with that key -> [identifier, name, city, state, type]
- `https://usda-meat-poultry-plant-records.pages.dev/d/r/<fragment>.json` — records; fragment = hash of the identifier: h = 0, then for each character h = (h*31 + character code) modulo 4096; in hexadecimal on 3 digits
- `/sitemap.xml` — every page

These paths are **version 1** and will not change without notice. Bulk access, an availability guarantee or a change feed goes through `/pro/`.

Indexable pages: 11

## What this site is NOT

- This is not the official register and does not replace consulting it.
- Holding a licence is the minimum legal requirement, not a quality mark.
- One record per active establishment.
- Size class is FSIS's, not a headcount.
- Not found is not 'uninspected'.
- This site ranks no one.

## Privacy

Phone numbers are never read; person-named establishments are on no list.