The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-28

to show that the said meat food product
is substance which Is not the principal
ingredient contained therein, even though
such a name should 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 in
spection law conficted with the purefood
law, but this idea is not borne out BY
the regulations just issued
All stamps, labels and certificates show
ing that meat and meat food products
have been inspected and passed. are re-
qulred either to be fixed by a government
employee or to be offixed by an employee of
the establishment under the personal SUI
pervision of a government employee.
Certificates are required for exports of
cattle. sheep. swine and goats, and the
meat and meet food products thereof, and
no vessel having on board any such ami
mails, meat or meet food products for ex-
port will be allowed to clear by the GUS
toms officers until the certificate of the
secretary of agriculture. showing that the
meat is sound, healthful, wholesome and
fit for food. is produced.
For the purpose of enforcing the law
and the regulations inspectors and other
government employees under the direction
of the inspector must have access to es-
Establishments at all times by day or night,
whether the establishment be operated or
not.
Cannot Bride Employees.
The regulation directs attention to tho
fact that It Is a felony punishable by fine
or imprisonment for any firm or corpora
ton or agent or employee thereof to give
or offer directly or indirectly to any de-
partment employe engaged in meat inspec-
ton money or anything of value with in
tent to influence the employee in the dis
charge of his duty 1t Is also a felony for
any department employee engaged In meat
inspection to receive or accept from any
person, firm or corporation engaged in in
terstate or forelgn commerce any gift.
money or other thing of value. given for
any purpose or intent whatsoever.
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 inturn reports to Wash
ington, will make 1t impossible for any
carcass which has once been tagged by
a department employee to escape the vigil
lance of the inspectors II such carcass
were spirited away. the inspector would
know the fact at once.
May Make an Appeal.
Running through the regulations is a
carefully prepared scheme which will eff
fectually prevent the entrance into sau-
sage, curing, canning or other hcopped
meat establishments or any carcasses
which were not inspected and passed by
federal inspectors at the time of slaghter.
Whenever the proprietor of an estab-
lishment questions the action of the in
spector in condeming any carcass of
meat, he may take an appeal to the in
spector in charge, and from the inspector
in charge If he desires to the chief of
the bureau of animal industry, or to the
secretary of agriculture whose decision
is final so far as the department is con-
cerned
One of the important provisions of the
regulations is the following defnition
"tnited States inspected and passed"
This phrase shall mean that the car
casses, parts of carcasses. meat and meat
food products so marked are sound
healthful, wholesome and contain no dyes,
personalities, chemicals or ingredients
which render meats or meat food pro-
ducts unsound unhealthful, unwholesome,
unclean or unfit for human food.