New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-19
MEAT Law REGULATIONS.
Secretary Wilson Tells Shippers and
Packers Pure Food Requirements.

Washington. Sept 1s.-Secretary Wilson mo
mulgated to-day the regulations under the new
meat Inspection law. governing the transportation
OF meat In interstate and foreign commerce. There
ara eight amendments 20 the regulations already
IN force. and these have 70 DO with interstate
transportation. inspected meats and products
exempted meats and products. meats offered for
transportation by farmers. and the restrictions
upon common carriers in certain cases.
The new regulations are embraced in a stx-uazs
circular. which describes the products coming
within their scope carcassss. parts OF carcassss
and meat food products OF cattle. sheep. swine
and goats
II Is expressly declared that a mixture Of which
meat is an Ingredient viii not be considered a
food product unless the meat contained therein
Is definite and considerable portion OF the MKT
ure But" II Is stated. where such mixture
Is prepared In establishments where inspection
Is maintained the sanitation OF that portion OF the
establishment IN which the said mixture Is pre-
pared VIII be supervised by the department. and
the meat or meat food product which enters the
mixture viii be inspected before IL enters the
mixture The mixture win not be officially la
oeled Mixtures such as mtnceneats. soups etc.
which come under this ruling and which are not
officially labeled are allowed IN interstats and
foreign commerce without inspection and without
certificates subject 20 the provtSions and require
ments OF tho pure food law and the regulations
made hereunder
Tho regulations further hold that products such
as meat Juice. meat extract. etc. which ara in
tended and used only for medical purposes, and
which are advertised only 20 the medical profess
sion. are not meat food products
The regulations are 10 become sfracttvs and
after October next. but shall not apply the
continuous carriage OF meat or mear food products
which are IN transi. October ! next
The regulations require that person, firm
corporation shall receive FOR transportation or
transport from state territory the District
OF Columbia any carcass, meat food product etc,
until certificate is made and furnished according
70 the several forms which the regulations pre-
scribe These call for the most exact s-atssuelzs
is offered, the shipper. the point OF shipment point
OF destination. number and initial WHISTLER the
establishment IS exempted and II It's exempt
number, whether the msats are Inspected or unin-
spected- The regulations also provide for the for
warding TO the chisf OF the bureau OF animal in
dUstry OF duplicate certificates IN where the
meats have been Inspected In these Il Is
required that the meats shall be marked Inspected
and passed" Duplicate certificates also
Quired IN the case Of exempted meats and prod
ucts. and shall be separate and apart from any
waybill. bill OF lading other form ordinarily
used IN the shipment OF meat As 10 these latter
meat meat food products sound. healthful.
wholesome and 1T FOR human food
Farmers shipping meats must give similar
tihcate OF purity and whOlesOmensss. duplicates 20
be sent 10 the department at once
One OF the principal regulations Is that requiring
that all original certificates delivered the
mon carrier required IN the regulations shall be
retained and filed by the initial carrier IN order
that they may be readily checked BY this depart
mert in such manner the Secretary OF Agrtcult-
ure may from time 10 time prescribe"