The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-09

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In transmitting tbs report 90 the Hecre-
tery, ot, Agriculture pr A. p Melvin the
that the Investigation was fieceseafy by
reason Of the discussions during The past
several months In the various medical
journals regarding tho conditions in the
packing houses.
The report describes the sanitary oondi-
tons In each abattoir. IL says:
In making an inspection OF the sanitary
conditions OF the various ahattoirs, the
committee wa careful not 10 fall into the
common error Of selecting the best or the
worst as typical. The sanitary Conditions
in some abattoirs Is good, in spme IL IL fair,
and in othera bad"
The report then gives specific facts OBJ
served In each abattoir. some OF which were
found To he In excellent sanitary condition,
others fairlyNgood and some very bad;
Bearing inAmind the facts disclosed ~
the investigation the committee makes the
following recomm endations:
THAT the Federal inspectors shall be en-
powered and required by law to mark and
otherwise render unfit for food purposes.
in accordance with the rules and regulations
OF the Secretary Of Agriculture. the carcasses
and products OF all cattle. sheep and swine
which on post-mortem inspection are found
to be diseased. unwholesome. unsound and
unfit for human food. While 1t il true that
In legislation of this character II Il important
to bear in mind the line Of demarcatlon be-
tween and manufacturing. the
limitations OF the Federal jurisdiction and
the extent OF the police power Of the state
and the municipality. it Is thought the above
recommendation would be within the powers
of the United States.
THAT the carriers be prohibited from
Transporting caTcasses slaughtered at any
establishment unless said carcasses are marked
in accordance with the regulations OF the
Secretary of Agriculture to show that they
have been inspected. Such a provision
would make Federal inspection compulsory
upon all establishments doing an Interstate
business, and thus do away with the killing
OF animals rejected by inspectors on ante
norton inspection by establishments not
having Federal inspection, OF course, the
provision recommended would be worse than
useless without an adequate appropriation.
3-That the Secretary OF Agriculture shall
he directed to make rules and regulations
covering sanitary conditions OF and the
soundness and fitness for food OF the product
OF all establishments and TO refuse to.certify
the product unless the regulations are CON-
piled with.
THAT legislation be asked explicitly
authorizing the inspection and certitication
Of pork for export. the cost TO be defrayed oy
the establishment
5--The number OF Federal employees is
wholly Inadequate to supervise the work
properly.
s-All carcasses designated as Gamers
shall he marked at time Of slaughter.
THAT no Government seal Oh rendering
tanks shall be broken except by a Federal
employee.
shat all DIAL. fertilizer and grease tanks
shall be located in separated compartments
isolated from food products.
a That sr,f1.ieDt natural Hight he provided
for conducting ell final post-'nortem inspec-
ton outside Of the coolers.
lo-That the Bureau OF Animal Ind strv
employees shall at all times have access to all
portions OF the establishment.
u-That the three post-mortem inspections
Of swine be reported separately by the three
employees who make them.
H-That all large rooms IN which the micro
soopic meat Ia stored be so Constructed that
an alleyway with stat partitions shall lead
through. thus doing away with the necessity
OF manhole or unlocked gates. Solid doors
co I'D then be made to open into each compart-
ment which would permit the department
to control more efficiently the contained meats.
l3-That consideration be given the follow
ing suggestion: An ideal way OF handling
ali animals tagged on ante-mortem inspection
in the stock yards would be TO have them sent
to one Official abattoir for elau ghter.
ft-That where water closets were observed
to open into a room where meat is being ham
died such doors be closed and other entrance
be afforded.
i5-That more attention be given TO white
washing and painting rooms where meat
products are handled.
i6-That rooms containing eIcessiyequan-
titles OF steam be SUI pplied with power ex-
haust fans.
The committee says that the force Of the
Department at Chicago il doing its full
duty, intelli gently, sqtarely and unfinch-
inEiy, but that the force employed is as a
whole inadequate numerically to inspect
and supervise properly the work Of slaugh-
tering. rendering, packing, canning and
other various processes.
The inspectors say that they describe
existing conditions covering eight diff
ferent subjects. Taking up first the
matter Of the antc-mortem meat inspec-
tion service, the report says the larger por-
tion Of the cattle pms are paved through
out with vitriied brick. the drainage is good
and the pens are kept as clean as the charac-
ter Of their use would permit. Rejected
animals intended for slaughter at an official
abattoir were required to be removed by
the owners from the pens containing ami
mails which had been inspected and found
to be free from disease and were disposed
Of in accordance with law and the rejected
animals marked Rejected US in serial
numbers.