The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-28
MEATS WILL BE
CLEAN AND GOOD
Rigid Regulations for InSpec-
ton at Packing Houses in
the Big Cities.
LABELS MUST TELL TRUTH
APPEAL CAN BE TAKEN FROM
ANY DECISION.
LABELS MUST TELL TRUTH

Washington. July 27.-Secretary VII.
son today made public the regulations
under the new law governing the in
spection of meat products for inter-
state and foreign trade. They do not
however. cover the subject of interstate
transportation of meat or the micro
sCopic inspection of pork for export.
Regulations on these subjects. il was
stated. Will be issued later. The reSu-
lations issued today are stringent
throughout and ara in line with the
Test authorities on the subjects Of san
cation, personalities, dyes. chemicals
and condemnation of diseased car
casses.
The general regulations provide that
the scope of the inspection shall cover
all slaughtering. packing, meat can
ming, sailing, rendering or similar es-
adjustments whose meat or meat food
products, I'm whole or in part, enter
Into interstate or foreign commerce, I'M
less exempted from inspection by the
secretary of agriculture. Under the law
the only establishments which nay be
exempted by the secretary are retail
butchers and retail dealers supplying
their customers in interstate or for
eign trade. but even these exempted
classes are required to submit to the
secretary an application for exemption.
Inspection Will Be Rigid.
All animals, carcasses and meat fond
products will be subjected to a rigid in
spectiOn. Reinspection will be had
wherever necessary.
The sanitation regula tiOns require the
esta blishment in which animals are
slaughtered or meats and meat food
products are prepared, cured. hacked
stored or handled to be suitably light
ed and ventilated and to be maintained
In sanitary condition. All work in
SUCH establishments must be performed
In cleanly and sanitary manner. All
portions of the buildings must ha
Whltewashed or painted, or, where it is
inlpractlcable. they must be washed
sprayed or otherwise rendered sani
tary; old floors and old CONTINENT
which cannot be made sanitary must
be removed and replaced by suitable
materials All trucks, trays. chutes
Platforms, racks, tables, knives. saws
cledvers and all utensils and machinery
uSed III handling meats must be thor
Oughly eleansed daily.
Clean Clothing.
Employees of The establishments must
wear outer clothing of a material that
is easily cleansed and made sanitary
ana HI tollet rooms urinals and dress
ing rooms are required to be entireIv
separat" from apartments in which ,ar-
caSses are dressed or meats. and la,at
food products are prepared. Managers
or establishments Will not be permitted
10 employ any person affected with tn
berculosls in any of the DEPARTMENTS
where carcasseS ate dressed, meats arc
handled or meat food products nre- |
pared. Butchers who dress diseased
carcasses are required TO cleanse ana |
disinfect their hands and implements
hefore touching healthy carcasses. .Em- |
ployes who are unclean end careless Of |
person VIII not be allowed 10 handle |
meats.
Weekly reports on sanitation are TO
be made by the employees in Chicago of |
the various departments to the insDec- |
tor in charge Of the station. who in
turn must report weekly to the chief /
OF the bureau of animal industry at /
Washington, but if any insanitary con-
ditions are detected by any department /
employe. such conditions must be re- /
ported Immediately to the Inspector in
charge, who will report to Washing
ten.
Dyes and Preservatives.
The provision relating % dyes. chem
icals and preservatives is stringent. No
meat or meat food product for inter
state commerce shall contain any sub
stance which lessons its wholesof, -
ness, nor any drug. chemical or dye.
unless specifically provided for by a
federal statute or any preservative 9TH
er than On TCn salt. sugar, smoke.
wood, vinegar, pure spices and pending
further inquiry, saltpeter.
Meats and food products for exoort
may contain personalities in proper
ton which do not conflict with the laws