The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-12
Government Regulations About
Buying Meat inEffect.
DOA'I BE IMPOSED ON.
Palse or Deceptive Names OF Labels
No Longer Permitted by Law.
Purify of Product Guar.
snteed By Goveroment
IBsp C,i0n Mark.
Insp ctlon Mark.


ness and purity Of ..c usah packers
product has now gene into cffsot an
the householders may be mining
the labels on the packages be assured
OF what they are blying.
When the disclosures were made
some months ago relative to the COZ.
dition Of tue packing h fuses and
yards and the careless msnnar in
which the food supply was prepared,
the demand for the products fell III
IN Charleston as at other places and
the retail stores have not been able to
build up the business to any grea,
sxtent. Now, however, with the
changes whloh have been made In the
system Of preparing the goods aud
the new labels, attest ing to the fresh
ness and purity Of the proc uots, the
stores are looking forward to better
trade In tho packers products, bu
With the loss which many stores ex
partenotd with old goods on their
hends, the new stocks will not be az
large as heretofore In Charleston.
Until the public pulse has baen felt on
Ihe trade Ia ths goods In question
The meat label regulations hit the
Jjbbers hard blow, as may be noted
n the extracts from the new law
which has just gone into sffeot:
Regulation 32.-U Jon each can,
pot, tin, canvas, or other rcoe ptscle
or covering containing any meat or
meat product for interstate or flreIpn
commeic ce, ex.ept packages on which
meat inspection stamps appear, there
shall be PLACED under supervision OF 2
depart M mt employee, q trado label.
rhis Trade labsl shall contain the
cords u. s Inspec. ed and Psssed.
under tho Act Of Congress tf Juue 30
1905, " IN plain letters and figures of
uniform ~. tie Dumter of tht
establishment at which the meat or
neaJ food product is last prepared OF
packed, and labeled, and the true
name OF Che meat or neat food pro
duc5 contained In such package Only
trads names WHOA are no5 .lse or
deceptive may be used upon the trade
ABEL a cGpy Of each trade label
snall be filed With the inspector in
! ohsrge for bis approval, Tho IN
| HpaoGor fn chasse shalll approys on
oi,appr2ve each trada label, and re-.
por6 mis- action for approval to thu
| chief or the bureau OF animal indus
cry, forwarding which have been ap.
proved by The secretary OF agiicul.
ture shall be used.
II Regulation 33 No meat or meat
| tood procuct shall be Boid or Lff.re(
or sale by any person, firm or cor.
poration In Interstate or foreign ,m
ms rec under any false or decepyiy,
name; but established trade name OF
names which are usual to such pro.
1ucts and which arc not false and de
| cepGiva and which shall be sp, vat
| oy the secretary OF agriculture art
2ermltted TrSdo labels whion are
falAe or deceptive In any parJi ulaf
ahall not be permitted. A meat I ,od
product, whether composed OF one
Or more ingredients, shall not be
named on a trade label with name
stating or purporting to show tina,
the said meat food product is % sub.
stance which 10 not the principal In
Rradient contained therein, even
UEtu4h su3h name be an established
trade name.
Regulation 80 10 No meat OF
meat food product for Interstate com.
neIcs, or for foreign commerce nx
sept Ss hereinafter provided, shail
contain any substance which lessent
is wholesomeness, nor auy drug
chemical, or dye (lnless spec aoall,
provided for by Federal statute), o.
prasel vatlye, other than common salt
sugar, wood, smoke, vinegar, pure
spec, aud pending further inquiry
salLpeter Inspection and samplln.
Of prepared meas and meat food pro
uucaB oy departments employees shall
be conc used In suoh manner and al
suoh times as may 30 necessary to SC
cure rigid enforoement Of this reg
ulation.
70 In accordance with thu
direoClon Of the foreign purchaser o.
his agent, meats and meaJ food pro
duo's prepared for export may contain
preSerVatives In proportions which dt
not COZ fl ct With the laws OF the fure
ign country TO which they are to bt
exported.
When such meats or meat fooC
products are prepared for expor
under this regulation they shall b
prepared In compartments OF the eB
tablisbment separate aud apart from
those In which meats and meat foot
products are pranAred according +,
paragraph I } Of tn.s regulation, an,
auch produces shali oe kept separat
and shall be lsbslad with specia
brado labols, approved by the aeore
5ary OF agriculture, aid indicating
that suon products are for expor
certificates Will bo issu d FIR meat
and meat food products Of thi
,haracb,r, and, Il the products al
cot exported, under no circum stance
shall they be allowed to enter domes
tio trade"
The regulation regarding false G
deceptive names on trade labels is n
gaIded as OF frat Importance In Jot
Ding clroles IL bits the private Is
. bel cruel blow. In thai hereafter n
jobber unless be be Manufacture
OF the article will be allowed to ut
+, the name OF brand unless he hs
the words packed for" on the labe
!, Heretofore the labels have read {
: though the brand mentioned covere
: = product by the iobher himself.
( Served Him Hlgh,,
Bunk Walkle was convicted at ia