Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-18
B, A, |, ORDER NO. 1877
Regulations for the New Meat
inspection Law.
NO MORE JUNGLE" IN OURS
Pure Food Regulations Will Close All
Loopholes.
TROUBLES FOR THE RAILROADS
All Sorts of Certificates Must Be Filed
Before Meat Can Be Accepted
for Shipment.
NO MORE JUNGLE" IN OURS
TROUBLES FOR THE RAILROADS


Regulations under which meat may be
shipped from one state or territory to an
other or to foreign countries In accordance
with the regulations of the new meat In
spection law have been issued by the De-
partment Of Agriculture. The announce
ment is in the form of a small pamphlet.
whose basis Is "B. A. l. Order No. 1877,
B. A. /. signifying bureau of animal in
dustry The object of the regulations is to
make 1t impossible for any railroad to &C
cept meat for transportation in interstate
, or foreign commerce that has not the
stamp Of government approval either I'M
der the meat inspection or the pure food
laws There are some exceptions made In
the case of small establishments, which
have been exempted from official inspec-
ton, but which being located near state
line have to do some interstate business In
order to make a living. The order Is pro-
mulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture
In formal letter, which is, In part, as fol-
lows:
For the purpose of preventing the use
in Interstate or foreign commerce of meat
and meat food products which are unsound,
unheaithful, unwholesome or otherwlse I'M
fit for human food, under the authority
conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture
by the provisions of the act OF congress
approved June 80, 1906. the following resu-
lations are hereby prescribed for the trans
portation in interstate and foreign COM
merce of the carcasSes. parts OF carcasses
and meat food products of cattle sheep,
swine and goats.
The nature of a meat food product is then
infinitely described. but it is stated that
mixtures in which meat is a part are not TO
be considered meat products This excep-
ton includes such things as soups. mince-
tr,cn tod
pure food law and need not be labeled In
accordance with the meat inspection act
Products, such as meat Juices, meat ex.
tracts, etc, advertised only FOR the medlcai
profession, are also exempted and are not
to be considered meat food products within
the meaning of the act.
Certificates Required.
The regulations are somewhat long. Reg
uli ton 81 provides that:
No person, firm or corporation shall re-
ce'ee for transportation or transport from
one state or territory or the District of
Columbia to another state or territory or
the District of Columbia any carcass, part
OF carcass or meat food product of cattle,
sheep, swine or goats, unless and until
certificate is made and furnished in one of
the forms prescribed in regulations o3, 81,
81 and 81 showing that such meat or meat
food product has been either inspected and
past or exempted from inspection. accord
ing to act of Congress of June 30, 1906.
when any shipment of meat or meat
food products covered by these regulations
is offered to any common carrier for car
riage within the United States as part OF
IL foreign movement. the same certificate
shall be required as If the shipment We're
destined to point within the United
States"
This is the gist of the whole eommuni-
cation. No meat is to be transported In
interstate or foreign trade that has not
been inspected and passed by the govern
ment unless the shipper has a special Ii
cense of exemption.
The shipper of any meat food product is
requised TO furnish certificate showing the
point of origin, destination, etc. of the
meat. This certificate is to be dated and
will set forth the following facts: Name
of railroad to which offered, shipper, con-
sgnee point of shipment, destination, car
number and initial.
The regulation provides that the certifi-
cate shall further state:
The following described meats or meat
food products. have been inspected and
passed according to act of Congress of
June 80. 1906. and are so marked
"a space is left for the signature of the
shipper)
This certificate may be stamped upon or
Incorporated in any form which is regularly
or ordinarily used in the shipment of meat
or meat food products
Car Must Be Sealed.
The shipment of meat between branch
houses having government inspection Is al
lowed but the certificate is even more elab-
crate and the car in which the shipment
is made must be sealed by an employe of
the bureau of animal industry.
Regulations are also made for the ex-
emption of small establishments and re-
tail butchers and farmers, but all of such
non-inspected shipments must be accom-
panied by certificate of exemption before
they are admitted to interstate commerce
All of the certificates of various sorts are
TO be filed by the initial carrier and dupli-
Gates forwarded to the chief of the bureau
of animal industry. The agents OF the
various lines over which the shipments pass
have also to certify to the nature Of the
shipments and whether they are of In
spected or uninspected meat.
Foreign Shipments.
The closing clause o. the regulations re-
fers to foreign shipments and says:
NO common carrier shall receive for
transportation or transport from the United
States to any foreign country any carcass.
part Of carcass, or meat food product of
cattle, sheep. swine, goats, which has
not been inspected and passed. and SO
marked, under the regulations of the Sec
rotary of Agriculture, known as b. A. /.
Order No. 1877. except from farmer, or
exempted retail butcher or retail dealer
supplying Il customer, when the provisions
of this amendment, requiring certificates
for Interstate movements. shall apply to the
meat or meat food product offered for for
eign movement; and no master of any
steam or sailing vessel shall receive for
transportation or transport from the United
States to Great Britain and Ireland or any
OF the countries of continental Europe any
carcass. part of carcass, or meat food prod
uct of cattle. sheep, swine or goats. except
ship stores. unless and until a certificate of
inspection covering the same has been is
sued and delivered as provided in regula-
tion As of the regula tons of the Secretary
of Agriculture, known as B. A. l. order No
49, The requirements of the certificate
provided for in regulation ~ are waived for
meat and meat food products for export to
foreign countries other than those named
in this regula tion