The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-28
STRINGENT RULES
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cretary.Niison Makes Y, Public
Regulations Under New Law 4
Providing for Inspections.
PLAN IS YER THOROUGH l
1nspectors3in Charge Of Stations
Nillakeep Municipal All Il
thorities Posted.

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yvAs1IINGTON,ff July q. e. Secretary
Wilson to. day made public tho reg ulntlons
under the new law governing the inspec.
ton OF meat products for Interstate and
foreign trade. They do not, no Wever,
cover the subject OF Interstate 7 rams Is
portation oflment or the micro coplc IN
spection OF pork for export. Regulations
on these subjects. 1t was stated, Will be
Issued later The regulnt lions Issued to-
day are stringent throughout and are IN
line witll$thc best authorities on the
subjects Of sanltntion, pre- ervnt yes, dyes.
chemicals and condemnation OF diseased
carcasses. f5JP f4t,sg
rho general regulations provide that
the scope "A Of tho inspection shall cover
nil Strengthening, packing meat canning,
sailing. rendering or 4 similar u es tabl sh-
ments whose Keats or meat food pro-
ducts, int;whole or In part, onter into In
terstatc or foreign commerce, @unless ex-
cmptetl from inspection by the Secretary
of Agricult ure. 34@ss sSl Il ait 5sssy
Sf4 All animals, carcasses and eat pro-
ducts Will be cub ected to8a rigid inspec-:
ton. Relnspection will be had wherever
necessary. S$ si5, /. !. n 5l
Sanitation r gulations. s
The sanitation regulations require the
establishme IN which ~ animals u are
slaughtered or meat and meat food pros
ducts are prepared U cured, packed. stored
Eor5handled to be suitably lighted and ven
ttilated. and to be maintained In SAINT
3tary condition. All work In such estab- 9
lishments must be performed In q clean
" and sanitary manner. F5s i5
All portions OF the buildings must be
hitewashed or pain ted !, Or, where this
Is imprac ttcable, they must Sbe washed,
scraped or ottterwtae rendered sanitary;
old floors and odd eq,npm emit which can
not be made ntary must be removed
and replaced by suitable materials. All
true ks trays. chutes, plat forms, n racks,
tables, B knives, saws. ~ cleavWrs and all
utensils and I1acht nery used IN handing
meats, must be thoroughly cleansed daily
Emp loyes Of the "a estnbl lshments IA must
wear outer clot thing OF material that
| is easil cleansed and made !. sanitary,
and all toilet rooms and DIR ssing rooms
are required 10 be entirely separate from
apartments In M which caIrasses are
dressed or meats and meat food products
are prepared. Managers OF seStab lisMnents
| will not be &permitted to employ any per-
son at ected wi tn rberculosaR I'm any OF
the departments where III carcaBses 10 are
dressed meats handl q meat food pro-
ducts prepared Butchers who dress dis
t;sdS3tS1 CstrCttoSeSS eaTe ulred 10 cleanse
/ and idis!nfect the fr hands and imp lernentj
before touching ii ealthy carcasses. Enl-
| 51'loyes Who are unclean and carel less of
person WI not be allowed 4 to handle
rteats. fs g 5.5S
Dyes and Personalities.
/ The prov tsion relating to& dyes, chefr,-
j Gals and representatives Is stringent. No
meat or meat food product forsi interstate
conlmerceS shall contain any substance
which lessons It's who Iesoneness nor any
II drug. chemical on dye. unless cificaly
Eproyid ed for by a Federal statute, or any
representative other than common y salt,
Il sugar, wood smoke, vinegar. pure SPICES
and, pending further Inquiry saltpeter.
Meats and meat food products s. for ex-
1 port may contain preservatlve in pro-
i portions which do not conflict With the
i laws of the foreign country to which they
i are exported, but all meats or meat food
i|fprod1bcts 50 prepared for export must
be treated and kept in compau tim ents Of
i The establishment separate n and apart
from those In which meats q nd meat
4 food products are Eprepar ed for Int erstate
i commerce, specially labeled and certified.
i and stamped with the q word special Il
II Such meats may no enter domestic trade
Il under any circurls tances q # 81
i tS All animals uspeoted N OF disease on
this ante-morten inspection shall abe
Slaughtered separately and apart from
Il all other aIlinals under the caref vi SUI
pervision Of federal inspe ctorw. The new
\ law does not authorize inspe ction OF am
mails for local trade. Under the new form
OF Inspection the shipper will be abso-
4 sIutely protected and will receive full price
for all animals which pass the inspec-
Destruction Of Impure Food.
Special provision Is made for the de-
struction for food purposes OF all car
cases and parts Of carcasses and meat
i flood products which, upon inspection or
|,reinspectlon. prove to be unclean, un-
|5sound, unhealthful. ,lnwtolesome, or
4 otherwise unfit for human food. Trade
4 labels which are + false or deceptive in
j any particular shall not be permitted,
A and a meat food product, whether COM
i posed OF one or more ingredients, shall
4 not be named on the trade label with
4 n name stating or purporting to show
i that the said meat food product Is a SUB
j stance which Is not the principal ingre-
i dent contained therein. even though such
q name be an established trade name.
i v All stamps labels and certlficate s show
A Ing that moat and meat food products
I have been Inspected and passed are re-
j auired either to be affixed by a govern
4 ment employe or to DO affixed by q an
i employe OF tho establishment under the
4 personal supervision Of q government
! employe, s " * III IA NJ EOS
4 FOR the purpose OF enforcing the law
and the regulations. inspectors and other
4 government employees under the direction
! of tho Inspector must have access to
establishments at all times, by day or
i night. whether the establishments be
operated or not,
The provisions in regard to labelling
carcasses which are found diseased. and
Il which have been condemned, are very
4 complete, a system OF tags, numbered
4 In duplicate, with reports to the inspeo-
4 tor In charge, who, In turn, reports to
! washington, will make 1t impossible for