Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-28

slaughter is changed to confirm to the
law and to give the secretary of agri
culture authority to require that ami
mails suspected of disease shall be
slaughtered separately from all other
animals. under the supervision of fed
cral inspectors. The new law does not
authorize inspection of animals for
local trade.
Special provisions are made for the
destruction for food purposes of all meat
food prducts which. Jpn inspection
prove to be unfit Tor human food. All
such meat will be plaed i'll a tank in
the presence of the government inspec-
Tor and all openings to the tank will
be sealed with a government seal sent
by the inspector. Steam will be turned
on. Coloring matter will be added 10
render it impossible that the tankage
cen be used for lard or other edible
product.
The meat inspection law under
which the regulations are issued con-
talhS a provision that no meat or food
product shall be sold or ffered for sale
by any person, firm or corporation in
Interstate of foreign commerce under
any false or deceptive name. but estab-
liShed trade names which are usual "a
such products and which are not false
and deceptive and which shall be an
proved by the secretary Of agriculture.
are permitted. The regulation on this
subject provides that trade labels
which are false or deceptive i'm any
particular shall not be permitted. and
That meat food product, whether com
posed of one or more ingredients shall
not be named on the trade label with a
name stating or purporting to show
that the said meat product is a sub
stance which is not the principal in
gredient contained therein. even
though such q name be an established
trade name. 1T was stated at one time
that the provisions Of the meat inspec-
ton law conficted with the pure food
INV, but this idea is not borne out by
the regulations just issued.
All stamps labels and GER
tificates showing that meat and meat
food products have been inspected and
passed are required either to be af-
hXed by government employee or to
he affiXd by an employee of the estab-
iishment under the personal supervis-
ion of government employe.
Cci llllCdtoS are required 1Or exports
OF cattle, sheep, swine and goats and
the meat and meat food products there
of and no vessel having on board any
such animals, meat or meat food prod
ucts for export will be allowed to clear
by the customs officers until the GER
tificate of the secretary of agriculture.
showing that the meat is sound. health
full. wholesome and fit for food is pro-
duce1.
Each establishment at which inspec-
ton is maintained will be given a num-
Der by which all its meats and meat
food products will be known. Establish
ments having one or more branches
may use the same number for all by af-
fixing serial letter in connection with
the number to differeutiate the prod
ucts of the different branches.
For the purpose OF enforcing the law
and the regulation, inspectors and
other government employees under the
direction Of the inspector, must have
access to establishments at all times by |
day or night whether the establish
ment be operated or not.
The regulation directs attention to |
the fact that it is a felony. punishable