USDA FSIS establishment
Watauga Meats and Butchery
Doing business as Watauga Meats Company
Vilas, North Carolina
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Facility details
Facility address
160 Cole DriveVilas, North Carolina, 28692Phone
FSIS Sampling & Testing
USDA FSIS conducts regulatory sampling and laboratory testing at inspected establishments. These records show individual sampling events and test results. They should not be interpreted as an overall safety rating for an establishment.
21 linked sampling events across 4 fiscal years · Most recent sample May 19, 2026
Data period: FY2026, FY2025, FY2024, FY2023
21 sampling events in all fiscal years · Most recent in this view May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
April 21, 2026
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
February 19, 2026
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
November 17, 2025
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
November 3, 2025
Raw Intact Beef
Sampling of Beef Manufacturing Trimmings with Cloth · MT60_C
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
October 23, 2025
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
September 25, 2025
Raw Intact Beef
Sampling of Beef Manufacturing Trimmings with Cloth · MT60_C
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
June 11, 2025
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
April 29, 2025
Raw Intact Beef
Sampling of Beef Manufacturing Trimmings with Cloth · MT60_C
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
April 16, 2025
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Dataset: Raw Beef Product Sampling. Official FSIS laboratory sampling data. How WhoMadeMyFood uses USDA data.
Data source
Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory.
Source snapshot: October 14, 2026
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