The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-04
STRICT RULE FOR
MEAT INSPECTION
UNDER VARIETY OF HEADS DE
PARTMENT or AGRICULTURE
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT.
RIGHT or THE FARMER
TO ship Beef Killed On Farm Is Mat.
ter Personal to the Farmer
Definition of "Meat or Meat
Food Products"

Washington, Nov D.. Some imp-r..
ant rulings have been announced Ey
the department Of agriculture under
the meat inspection law The rulings
! come under the heads Of "Transpor a.
ton Castings, .Labels. and
Definitions In brief, the rulings
provide as follows
No hipment Of meat or meat food
prcduets shall be accepted for trans
portation in interstate commerce by
any carrier until the carrier has re-
ceired from the shipper d certif1at1
in one Of he forms prescribed hy fhe
regulations
Wien t is desired to divert a Zip
ment of inspected and marked meat
or meat fool prodnaet from the origl
nal destination such diversion may
be made without relnshecti1a II 4
new certificate showing tiie changed
destina ion be given to the carrier by
the owner or shipper.
The right Of the farmer to ship IL
interstate or foreign commerce tAe
carcashes Of animals slaughtered IN
the fatm is right personal to the
farmer and applies to the shipment
of such animals in interstate or l0r-
eign commerce only when such err
cases are shipped By the farmer or
his agent
Wholesala dealers who are not ar.
ing as agents for farmers but who
own earcae ses of animals slaughtere
by farmer on the farm, may I
reship said carcasses In inte. tate
or foreign commerce.
Reshipmonts OF Inspected meat or
meat food products which are sound
and Wholesome the time of esh
ment may be made without renspec-
tion when the meat or meat food pro-
ducts ct the containers thereof are
marked T. S. in pected and pa = "a.
The transportation of meat or mest
feed products from ona point in
state OF territory to another point in
he same state or territory, when in
course Of shipment the meat food
product s taken through another
ate or territory, is interstate com
nerce, and brings the said transpor-
alton within scope of the meat in
pection law and regulation.
Untitled castings shall be regarded
is containers and not as meat food
PRODUCTS. but when such casngs ae
o be exported to a foreign country
which requires a certificate showing
hat the castings are products Of AMI.
mails which were free from con.
agious disease at the time OF slaugh.
n the necessary stamps and a Ger
ifcate will be issued by the Inspector
n charge.
Labels or stickers, bearing the in.
pection legend, separate and apart
rom the trade label, may under the
upery sion Of a department employe.
e used on inspected and passed
meats, which are wrapped in paper or
10th or which is placed in paste
oald containers But no such label
q sticFer bearing an inspection le
end can be used in establishments
here in pecfion is maintained.
Products not classed as meat food
ruduc =" which are prepared at es
bishments at which inspection IS
OF maintained. and which contain
nall quantities Of meats which have
cen Inspected and passed. under the
.eat IN pection law. and no other
.cat may bear a label with a per
'nal .sts ement of The manafacures
iat the meat contained therein has
cen inspected and pas ei at an es-
,bli-huant where inspection is main.
lined
40 label VIII be apa-orel for rise
or January Z next wh.ch contains
% inco- ect or false statement af tre
c ahr # the package. or which doe
% show thlt the weight. II given. IS
.' or Ero=s.
whoa the words meat" OF ~mcat
pi products are used in the regall.
'r 1r rulings of the secre AIRY Of
-irg'ufe they mean meat or meat
oi products of cattle. sheep. svI1e
meat food products Of other ami
ais.
N1naiible Sscase ana ron 1ihle tai
F derived from cattle. sheep. swine
solts are not con idered meat food
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