The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-08
PROTECTS FARMERS
New Meat Rules Adopted by the
United States Government
Are Made Public
NEW LABELS TO BE PROVIDED

Some important rulings are au-
nounced by the department of agri-
culture under the meat inspection
law. The rulings come under the
heads of nsportation," "Cas-
ings," Labels, and definitions.
The rulings provide as follows
No shipment of meat or meat food
products shall be accepted for trans
portation in interstate commerce by
any carrier until the carrier has re-
ceived from the shipper a certificate
in one of the forms prescribed in the
regulations.
When it is desired to divert ship
ment of inspected and marked meat
/ or meat food product from the original
destination, such diversion may be
made without reinspection if a new
certificate showing the changed des-
tination be given to the carrier by the
owner or shipper.
The right of the farmer to ship in
interstate or foreign commerce the
carcasses of animals slaug htered on
the farm is right personal to the
farmer, and applies to the shipment
of carcasses Of such animals in inter-
state or foreign commerce only when
such carcasses are shipped by the
farmer or his agent.
Wholesale dealers who are not act
| ing as agents for farmers, but who
own carcassess of animals slaughtered
by a farmer on the farm, may not re-
ship said carcasses in interstate or
foreign commerce
Reshipments Of inspected meat and
meat food products which are sound
and wholesome at the time of reship-
ment may be made without reinspec~
ton when the meat or meat food
products have not been pressed, other
than by smoking, since they we're
originally shipped.
The transportation of meat or meat
food products from one point in a
state or territory to another point in
the same state or territory, when in
course of shipment the meat or meat
food product is taken through another
state or territory, is interstate COM
merce.
Untitled castings shall be regarded
as containers and not as meat food
products, but when such castings are
to be exported to a foreign country it
is required that certificate showing
that the castings are products of
animals which were free from conta-
gious disease at the time of slaughter
be procured.
/ Labels, or stickers, bearing the in
lspection legend, separate from the
trade label, may, under the supervi-
sion Of department. emp1oye, be used
on inspected and passed meats which
are wrapped in paper or cloth or which
are placed in pasteboard containers.
/ But no such label or stickers aring
an inspection legend can be Ysed in
establishments where inspection is
pot maintained.
Products not classed as 'meat food
products, which are prepared at es-
Establishments where an inspection is
not maintained and which contain
small quantities of meats which have
been inspected and passed under the
meat inspection law, and no other
meats, may bear label with person
al statement of the manufacturers
| that the meat contained therein has
been inspected and passed at an estab-
1ishment where inspection is main-
tanned.
No label will be approved for use
after January | next which contains
an incorrect or false statement of the
weight of the package, or whfeh does
not show that the weight, if given, is
net or gross.
When the words meat or s'meat
food products" are used in the regu-
1ations or rulings of the secretary of
agriculture they mean meat or meat
food products of cattle, sheep, swine,
or goats, and do not include meat or
meat food products of other animals.
Non-edible grease and non. edible
ta1low derived from cattle, sheep,
swine, or goats are not considered
meat food products.
Geo. Lewis, Robt. Barr and C. M
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