V51271: Institution Food House (IFH)
The USDA establishment number V51271 on a meat, poultry or egg product package stands for Institution Food House (IFH) in Hickory, North Carolina. This is the plant where the product was produced or packed under USDA inspection.
- Establishment
- Institution Food House (IFH)
- Numbers
- V51271 (Voluntary)
- Address
- 543 12th St. Dr. NW
Hickory, NC 28601
Catawba County - Inspected for
- Certification - Export; Identification - Meat; Identification - Poultry; Off-Premise Freezing - Meat; Off-Premise Freezing - Poultry
- Grant of inspection
- May 18, 2021
Recalls that name V51271
No recall in our archive (USDA FSIS, since Nov 4, 2025) names this establishment number.
Where to find the number
On meat and poultry, the establishment number is printed inside the round USDA mark of inspection, as EST. 1234 for meat or P-1234 for poultry. It can also appear near the mark or on the side of the case. The brand name on the front often belongs to another company: the number shows the plant. What the codes on food packages mean.
Source: USDA FSIS Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory, file of Nov 3, 2026. FSIS updates the directory weekly; if anything here differs from it, FSIS is correct.