The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-12-04


meat fond product shall BE- sold 81
offered FOR sale by ans person. Hru
or corporation in interstate or Cor
eign commerce under any false or a..
ccpuve name. hut established trade
names which are usual 20 such prod
ucts and which are not false and de
cepuve. and which shall o. approved
by tho secretary of agriculture. are
permitted Tho regulation on This
subject provides that trade labels
which are false or deceptive in any
particular shall NOT De- permitted and
that meat food nruducf. whether
composed of one or moro ingredients
SHAH not De- nanlrd un fhc fradc label
with "a name stating or uurnortinr t1
show that The said meat food product
is substance which is MOE thc prin
clpal Ingredient contained therein.
even though such a name be an cs.
tablishcd trade name o. viii De- srcn
that these provisions in regard to ia-
bells conform tu enc requirements %
the pure food uw. Do was stated af
one time that Tho proyiaious of tho
meat inspection luW connlrtcd with
the pure food law. buf This idea "a
not borne out by thc regulations just
issued.
All stamps. labels and certificates
showing that meat and meat food
products have been inspected aud
passed are required either to he az
fixed by q government employee or by
an omploye OF the establishment un.
der the personal supervision nf a
are required Tor exports OF cattle.
sheep. swine and goats. and tho meat
and meat food products thereof. and
no vessel having on board any such
animals, meat or meat food products
for export will bee allowed Co clear
by the customs officer until the Ger.
tihcate Of the secretary OF agricul.
ture. showing that the meat rs sound.
healthful. wholesome and ft for food.
is produced
For the purpose of enforcing the
law and the regulations. inspectors
and other government employees un.
der the direction of the Inspector
must have access to establishments
at all times by day or night whcth-
er the establishment De operated or
not. Each employe of the department
engaged in meat inspection will wear
a numbered badge for Identification
purposes. The regulations direct at.
tention to the fct that il is a felony.
punishable by fine or imprisonment.
for any firm or corporation. or any
agent or employee thereof TO give or
offer, directly or Indirectly. to- any
department employee engaged in meat
inspection, any money or other thing
of value. it'll intent TO influence the
employee In the discharge of his duty
1t is also felony for any department
employe engaged i'm meat inspection
to receive or accept from any per
son, firm or corporation engaged in
interstate or foreign commerce any
gift, money or other thing of value.
given for any purpose or intent what
soever.
The provisions in regard to label
ing carcasses which are found dis.
eased and which have been con.
demned are complete. A system of
tags, numbered i'm duplicate. with
reports to the inspector in charge
who, in turn, reports TO Washington,
will make it impossible for any car
cass which has once been tagged by
a department employe to escape the
vigilance of the inspectors If such
a carcass were spirited away the in
spectors would know the fact AT once
Running through the regulations is
carefully prepared scheme which
will effectually prevent the entrance
into sausage, curing. canning and
other chopped meat establishments of
any carcasses which were not in
spected and passed by federal inspec.
tors at the time of slaughter.
One of the most important provi-
sions Of the regulations is the defni-
ton of the phrase. ~ S inspected
and passed 1t is declared that this
shall mean that the carcasses. parts
of carcasses, meats and meat food
products so marked are sound. health.
full, wholesome and contain no dyes.
chemicals. personalities or ingredi.
ents which render meats OF meat
food products unsound. mhealthful.
unwholesome. unclean, or unfit for
human food