The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-06-19
THE FACTS ABOUT
THE PACKING HOUSES
Continued from Page six).

into grease. The disposition to he
made of this was wholly optional with
the superintendent or representatives
of the packers, as the government does
not concern itself with the disposition
of meats after they have passed in
spection on the killing floor. 1t might
all be treated with chemicals mixed
with other meats. turned out in any
form of meat product desired, and yet
the packages or receptacles i'm which
it was to be shipped out to the public
would be marked with a label that
their contents had been government
inspected. 1t is not alleged here that
such use was to be made of this stuff.
The case is pointed out as one show
ing the glaring opportunity for the
misuse of a label bearing the name and
the implied guaranty of the UAited
States government
Another instance Of abuse i'm the use
Of the labels came to our notice In
two different establishments great
stocks of old canned goods were being
put through a washing process to re-
move the old labels. They we're then
subjected to sufficient heat to Given
up" the contents-to use the phrase of
the room superintendent After this
fresh labels, with the government name
on them were to be placed upon the
cans and they We're to be sent out
bearing all the evidence of being
freshly put up product In one of
these instances, by the admission of the
superintendent, the stock thus being
relabeled was over two years old. In
the other case the superintendent evad-
ed a statement of how old the goods
were.
certain glands, of the viscera and of
the general condition of the carcass is
sufficient to enable an expert engaged
constantly on this work to detect at
once the presence Of disease or of abb
normal conditions. On the slightest in
dicatiOn of disease or abnormal cOndi-
tons the carcass is tagged and set
aside for a later and more careful ex-
animation There should. however, be
moye precautions taken to insure that
the instruments used be kept antisep-
| ttcally clean.
| GERMANY FAVORED OVER AMER
ICA.
! MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION.-
! The microscopic examination of hogs
! to be exported to Germany appears to
be made with great care and it may
| fairly be asked why the same inspeC-
ton is not made of hogs He'd for the
American market. The statement that
ham, pork and sausage that are fire.
quently eaten raw in Germany are not
so used in America is not strictly true.
Large numbers of our foreign-born 20
pulation eat ham and pork compara-
lively raw and hence need THIS protec-
tion: and, further. much of this pork
goee into sausage to be eaten without
| being cooked.
NUMBER OF INSPECTORS MADE
/ QUATE.
NUMBERS OF INSPECTORS-T
present number of inspectors is GER
| talnly inadequate. as the secretary Of
a agriculture has often complained. We
noted that some large establishments
had an obviously insufficient force.
few small concerns have no inspectors
at all ind may sell uninspected meat
wherever they please i'm the United
States.
| LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED.
WI. LEGISLATION Examina-
ton before Strengthening is of minor
Importance and should be permissivc
! instead of mandatory. Examination
after slaughter is of supreme impor-
lance and should be compulsory.
30 Goats, now exempt from ins"ec-
tion, intended for foreign or interstate
commerce should be included in the list
subject to the inspection of the bureau
of animal industry, and she"ld be
equally controlled by the regulat on Of
Il the secretary of agriculture
80. The examination Of all meat prod
acts intended for interstate commerce