The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-08-03
RIGID INSPECTION OF MEAT
CERTAIN UNDER NEW RULES
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson Pro-
nuIgates Regulations for the Guid-
ance Of Packers and Federal
Overseers at Packing Plants.


tains a provision that no meat or
meat food product shall be sold or Of
fered for sale by any person, firm or
corporation in interstate or foreign
commerce under any false or decep-
tive name but established trade
names which are usual to such prod
ucts and which are not false and de-
ceptive and which shall be approved |
by the secretary of agriculture are
permitted.
The regulation on this subject pro-
vides that trade labels which are |
false or deceptive in any particular |
shall not be permitted, and that a |
meat food product whether composed |
If one or more ingredients, shall not |
De named on the trade label with a |
lame stating or purporting to show |
hat the said meat food product is a |
substance which is not the principal
ingredient contained therein even
though such a name be an established |
trade name.
These provisions in regard to labels
conform to the requirements of the
pure food law. 1t was stated at one
time that the provisions of the meat
inspection law conflicted with the
pure food law, but this idea is not
borne out by the regulations just is
sued.
Supervision of Stamps.
All stamps, labels and certificates
showing that meat and meat food
| products have been inspected and
passed are required either to be af-
! fixed by a government employee or to
be affixed by an employe of the estab-
! lishment under the personal super
vision of a government employe.
Certificates are required for exports
of cattle, sheep, swine and goats, and
the meat and meat food products
| thereof and no vessel having on
board any such animals, meat or meat
food products for export will be al
lowed to clear by the customs officers
until the certificate of the secretary
of agriculture, showing that the meat
is sound, healthful. wholesome and fit
for food, is produced.
Free Access to Houses.
For the purpose of enforcing the
law and the regulations, inspectors
and other government employees UNI
der the direction of the inspector.
must have access to establishments at
all times by day or night, whether the
establishments be operate or not.
The regulation directs attention to
the fact that it is a felony, punish
able by fine or imprisonment, for any
firm or corporation or any agent or
employee thereof, to give or offer. di-
rectly or indirectly. to any depart
ment employee engaged in meat lin
spectiOn any money or other thing OF
value with intent to influence the en-
ploye in the discharge of his duty.
Labelling Carcasses.
The provisions in regard to labelling
carcasses which are found diseased
and which have been condemned, are
very complete. A system of tags,
numbered in duplicate, with reports
to the inspector in charge, who, in
turn, reports to Washington, will
make it impossible for any carcass
which has once been tagged by a de-
partment employee to escape the Wig
lance of the inspectors.
Method of Appeal.
Whenever the proprietor of an
= establishment questions the action Of
: the inspector in condemning any car
= cass or meat, he may take an appeal
to the inspector in charge. and from
the inspector in charge If he desires,
; industry, or to the secretary of agri-
} culture whose decision is final, so far
as the department is concerned.
) All inspectors in charge of the meat
: inspection stations are directed to no.
tify the municipal authorities of the
, character of the inspection and to CO.
! operate with such authorities in pre-
: venting the entry of condemned meat
e or other products into the local mar
! kets.
/ Running through the regulations is
+ a carefully prepared scheme which
will effectually prevent the entrance
into sausage, curing, canning and 9th
e er chopped meat establishments OF
Il any carcasses which were not inspect
d ed and passed by federal inspectors al
J. the time of slaughter.
e One of the important provisions OF
l. the regulations is the following defini
l. ton:
e ~. S. inspected and passed. This
a phrase shall mean that the carcasses
It parts of carcasses, meats and meat
l. food products so marked are sound
e healthful, wholesome and contain nc
e dyes, preservatives. chemicals or in
IS gradients, which render meats OF
l. meat food products unsound. un
healthful, unwholesome, unclean Of
n unfit for human food"