Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-21
LABELS MUST TELL TRUTH
Important Ruling by tecrstary Wilson on
Meat ms ection Law.
NO MORE HOME MADE FRANKFuRIERs
Geographical Terms Must Not he
Applied TO Except In Products
Originating at Places
Named.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-Further rulings
i'm connection with the enforcement of the
meat inspection law after October /, next
were made public today by the secretary OF
agriculture and give an idea of what
consumers are to expect hereafter when
purchasing meat products, particularly
canned goods. Anything savoring of
false or deceptive name will not be toler-
ated and no picture, design or device which
gives any false indication OF origin or
quality will be permitted on any label. as.
for example, the picture Of pig appearing
on a label placed on beef products or the
picture OF a chicken on the label OF a
veal or pork product.
Geographical names are allowed 70 be
used only with the words 'cut." type
brand" or style" as the case may be.
except upon foods produced or manufac-
tured In the place, state or territory or
country named. For instance, Virginia
ham" must be marked Virginia style
ham, English Drawn" must be English
style brawn.'' "westphalia ham, must be
"Westphalia style ham" The word ham
without a prefix indicating the species of
animal is considered by the department to
be a pork ham, but trimmings removed
from the ham and used in the preparation
of potted meats or sausage or when used
alone. may be known as "potted ham or
ham sausage.'
No More Home Made Franlfurters.
Frankfurter sausage no longer can be
known as such. but must be called Frank
furter style sausage"
The rules clearly define what constitutes
pure lard, but prescribe that a substance
composed of lard. stearin, or other animal
fat and vegetable oil may be labeled lard
compound"
Among the restrictions are the following
Picnic hams" cannot be called hams,
but may be called "picncs' or picnic
shoulders;" Little Pig Sausage may be
called Little Pork Sausage" or "Pigmy
sausage" extract of beef must be actually
made from beef and veal loaf cannot be
called such unless the meat used is veal
only.
The same rules apply to other canned
products and manufacturers are warned
that the rulings do not exempt them from
the enforcement of state laws.
Importer Files a Protest.
The first case involving the application
to foreign products OF the new meat in
spection law came up today before the
department of justice when counsel for a
cOulpdHy OF dppcdISu ihcuN
argument before Assistant Attorney GEN
eral Robb TO show why their product should
not be subjected to the operations of the
law. Counsel stated that this product,
which is a bouillon, made at Kempttali,
is in every sense a completed product when
shipped 20 heSBnited States and the corn
pany has no slaughtering, packing, meat
canning or rendering plant in this country.
! nor is it's product subjected to any ad-
ditional treatment after Importation
Therefore counsel asked the secretary OF
agriculture for a letter stating that the
article in question was not subject to the
| regulation OF the meat inspection law.
| Assistant Attorney General Robb, to
whom Secretary Wilson referred this ap-
| plication has taken II under considera-
tion. The decision in the case will 1t is
said. be of the greatest Importance TO q
vast exporting interest in Europe and par
ticularly to the delicatessen trade.