The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
STRICT INSPECTION
RULES FOR MEAT.
Secretary of Agriculture
FormulateS a System
to Garry Out the Law
FULL SANITATION

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Secretary
Wilson today made public the regula-
uons under the new law governing the
inspection Of meat products for inter
state and foreign trade. They do not,
however, cover the subject of inter
state transportation of meat or the
microscopic inspection of pork for eN-
port The regulations on these sub
Jects il was stated. viii be issued
later. The regulations issued today are
stringent throughout and are in line
with the best authorities on the SUBJ
Ject of sanitation, preservation, dyes,
chemicals and condemnation Of dis
eased- csrcasses.
The general regulations provide that
the scope Of the inspection shall cover
all Strengthening, packing, canning,
sailing, rendering or similar establish
ments whose meats or meat food prod
ucts, in whole or in part. enter into
interstate or foreign commerce. unless
exempted from inspection by the Sec
retary OF Agriculture. Under the law
the only establishments which may be
exempted by the Secretary are retail
butchers and retail dealers supplying
their customers in interstate or foreign
trade, but even these exempted classes
are required 10 submit TO the Secretary
an application for exemption.
BUILDINGS MUST BE CLEAN.
Reinspection will be the rule wher-
ever necessary. The sanitation regula-
tions require the establishments in
which animals are slaughtered or
meats and meat food products are
prepared, cured packed, stored or
handled to be suitably lighted and
ventilated and to be maintained in a
sanitary condition. All work in such
establishments must be performed in a
clean and sanitary manner.
All portions Of the buildings must be
whitewashed or painted, or. where il is
impractical bic, they must be washed
scraped, or otherwise rendered sani-
tary. Old floors and old equipment
which cannot be made sanitary must
be removed and replaced by suitable
materials All trucks. trays chutes,
platforms racks. tables, knives, saws,
cleavers and all utensils and ma
chinery used in handling meats must
be thoroughly cleansed daily.
Employees of the establishments must
wear outer clothing Of a material that
is easily cleansed and made sanitary,
and all dressing-rooms are required TO
be entirely separate from apartments
IN which carcasses are dressed or
meats and meat food products are pre-
pared. Managers Of establishments
viii not be permitted to employ any
person affected with tuberculosis in
any Of the departments where car
casses are handled. Employees are re-
ouired 10 cleanse and disinfect their
hands and implements before touching
healthy carcasses. Employees who are
unclean and. careless of person viii not
be allowed to handle meats.
SHIPPER WILL BENEFIT.
Weekly reports on sanitation are to
be made by The employees in each of
the various departments to the inspec-
tor in charge of the station, who in
turn must report weekly TO the chief
OF the bureau Of animal industry at
Washington; but if any unsanitary
conditions are detected by any depart
ment .employe. such conditions must
be.repOrted immediately TO the inspec-
tor in charge, who viii report to
Washington,
The provision relating to dyes,
chemicals and preservatives is strin-
gent. No meat or meat food product
for interstate commerce shall contain
any substance which lessons its whole
someness, nor any drug, chemical or
dye. unless specifically provided for by
a Federal statute; or any preservative
other than common salt, sugar, smoke,
wood. vinegar. pure spices. and, pend
ine further inquiry, saltpetre.
Meats and food products for export
may contain preserVatives in proper
tions which do not conflict with the
laws of the foreign country to which
they are exported. No false labelling
viii be allowed.
Under the new form Of inspection,
the shipper will be absolutely protected
and viii receive full price for all ami
mails which pass the inspection.