Evening journal., 1906-10-01
FEDERAL Law
In FORCE TO-DAY
AbattOiF Now Under Authority
Of DR.. Bennett and
Assistant
MEANS SURE PROTECTION

ILntNJ JOMA hO IL AlOlH
Government Meat Inspector Bennett
began his work In this city under the new
meat inspector law this morning and as
a result there are busy times az the VII
mngton Abattoir and Cold Storage Com
pany's plant az 236 ratnal street
Cellars and doors are being scrubbed.
greasy plankng is being replaced by
cement floors, and general house clean
ing is taking place which will result iu
greater safety 20 uhe health Of this and
other communities.
Dr. Bennett IS expecting his assistant
TO arrive to-day or tomorrow He too.
will be a civil service appointee and am
> expert on pure foods. These inspectors
and veterinarians draw their pay from
the government, hut the packers must
furnish offices heat and light and to givo
them access az any and ali times to every
nook and corner Of the packing establish
= ments.
The scope Of the Federal law includes
al meats for canning shipping and rem
dering IN every establishment which is In
tended 70 be put as a while or in part in
any food product for interstate trade.
Formers and retail butchers may be OK
eripted from the Federal law but are sull
liable to the penalties In the city state
and other Federal statutes
Dr. Bennett and his assistant win have
authority OF Inspection only over the work
done at the Wilmington Abattoir al pres
ent and anywhere else whore application
has been duly made for the government
inspection.
What II Means.
Every bit Of dressed meat which comes
into the abattoir must bear the govern
Z mcpt Inspectors mark and no meat can
go out without that mark.
Special emphasis is laid by the in
spector on ante-mortem inspection
Any animal which is in any way sus-
pected OF having any disease Is marked
with tag through the ear and such
Il animals must be killed after the other
u animals not marked are slaughtered.
IT Every carcass Is given a post-morten
20 examination by the government expert,
" who VIII place from to - government
II labels on every carcass, the number de.
.e pending upon the use 10 which the mea
, is to be put.
"A HN AAAHiNNtA'il II HAlllAoHkA ana com
plete, so much so in fact that a GOV
this morning was condemned TO the va
for sterilizer which ordinarily woul
F have been passed
Is This vat is sealed at the top an
'e bottom with the government seal. Col
s. oEng matter is placed in the vat &
rehder It valueless to anyone for foo
le and the vat is sealed by the inspecto
lie at the top and subjected to four hours
lie heat at 27O degrees. after which thu
RS materials are good for fertilizer.
= Authority Of Inspector.
% The inspector has the power to con
e denim meat wherever found, that Is
AZ meat once passed by him cannot be re
y turned to the abattoir by the man witt
u failed 10 sell it and in an unit condition
be used for canned beef or any fool
products.
Under the new law everything mus
be called by its right name. Their
will be no more potted ham that con
tains no ham, etc. limitations Of tn
real must be labelled such and sucl
style" food products.
The officials will be stationed da.
and night 10 see that no dressed mea
goes in that is not government labelled
It Sanitary appliances are being in
II stalled I'm the abattoir. sterilizng vat
! for tools and men are provided ant
every man and instrument used in kill
~ ing a diseased animal must be subject
10 ed to a cleansing process. No en-
le ployes with contagious diseases or tu
berculosis can be employed on tn
; premises. Bath tubs and wash tub
Ia for the employees clothes are provides
u and every precaution is taken TO pro
N tect the trade from disease from meat
v DR.. Bennett said "rhe law gives m
= no authority to inspect any meat bu
A. that killed in houses doing an inter
state trade and the local firms who's
meat I am inspecting at present ar
n johnson Brothers and Company an
- Wiickens and Stats Company Othe
ts wholesalers will likely come under m
m jurisdiction as some OF them are liable
te Transportation Companies Careful.
TRANSPORTATION companies wer
IS chary this morning Of handling meat
Is and in some instances refused to TAX
r them until the government inspecto
J. explained the label and its use.
ee This is the greatest thing that tn
h United States Government has eve
= undertaken" said DR.. Bennett "and
d. will Of course take time to educat
i butchers and dealers to the meaning
Of OF the new law"
is Farmers who kill and sell pork in tn
he local market are entitled to an exemp
'e ton certificate and only those doin
butchering for Interstate transporta
tion by other dealers or companie
must comply with the law.
\ Every one here" said the inspector
ct has done his utmost to get ready 70
a. the laws enforcement and the abattoi
A. Company is certainly TO be con
Of graduated upon the way in whic
J. they are complying with require
es ments."
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