Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-02
meat INSPECTION
Rules Under Which the New Law
VIII Be Operated Made Public
by Secretary Wilson.
they ARE VERY STRINGENT
Apparently an Effort HAS Been
Made to Close Every Avenue By
which Evasion Would
he Possible.

washington, July 2S.-Secretary VII
son Friday made public the regula'
lions under the new law governing the
inspection Of meat products for inter
state and foreign trade. They 40 NOT
however cover the subject OF inter-
state transportation Of meat or tns
microscopic inspection Of pork for ex-
Mort, Regulations on these subjects
q was stated, will be Issued later. Inc
regulations are stringent throughout
and are In line with the best au-
thorities on the subjects OF sanitation
preservatives, dyes, chemicals ana
condemnation of diseased carcasses'
The general regulations provide that
the scope Of the inspection shall
cover all Strengthening, packing, meat
canning, sailing, rendering, or similar
establishments whose meats or meat
food products, in whole or In part
enter into Interstate or foreign com
MERGE, unless exempted from inspec-
NON by the secretary Of agriculture
All animals, carcasses and meat
food products will be subjected TO .
rigid inspection. Re-inspection Will
be had wherever necessary.
The sanitation regulations require
the establishments in which animals
are slaughtered or meats and meat
food products are prepared, cured
hacked, stored or handled to be suit
ably lighted and ventilated, and to be
maintained in sanitary condition
The provision relating to dyes, chem
icals and preservatives is stringent
No meat or meat food product for In
terstate commerce shall contain any
substance which lessons Its whole
someness, nor any drug, chemical on
dye. unless specifically provided for
BY federal statute or any preserva-
tive other than common salt, sugar
smoke. wood, vinegar, pure spices, and
pending further inquiry, saltpetre.
Meats and food products for export
may contain preservatives In proper
ton which do not conflict with the
laws Of the foreign country to which
they are exported but all meats or food
porducts 80 prepared for export must
be treated and kept In compartments
Of the establishment separate and
apart from those in which meats and
meat food products are prepared foT
interstate commerce, specially Labelled
and certified and stamped with the
word Special. Such meats may not
enter domestic trade under any cir
cumstances
The inspection Of animals before
slaughter, designated in the regulations
as the ante-mortem inspection, Is
changed to conform to the new law and
to give the secretary Of agriculture
authority to require that all ami
mails suspected Of disease on
this ante norton inspection shall
be slaughtered separately and apart
from all other animals. under the
careful supervision Of federal inspec-
tors
Special provision Is made for the
destruction for food purposes OF all
carCasses and meat food products
which, upon inspection or re-inspec-
ton, prove to be unclean, unsound,
unhealthful, unwholesome, or other
wise unit for human food. All such
meat will be placed In a tank In the
presence Of q government inspector
and all openings to the tank will be
sealed with a government seal by the
inspector. Steam will be turned on
Before the Carcasses are placed In
the tank sufficient coloring matter
will be added to render 1t impossible
that the tankage can be used for lard,
or other eatable products. II any es'
tablIshment refuses to follow thu
tanking regulations, inspection will
be withdrawn and the product Of that
establishment will not be allowed In
Interstate or foreign trade.
The provision in regard to labelling
carcasses which are found to be dis
eased and which have been condemned
are very complete Inspectors ant
other government employees must nav
access to the establishments at al
times, by day or night.
The entrance into sausage, curing
canning and other chopped meat es
Establishments Of any carcasses whicl
were not inspected and passed b!
federal inspectors at the time 0
daughter viii effectually be prevented
The proprietor Of any establishment
may take an appeal from the decision
Of an inspector to the inspector !
charge and from him to the chief Q
The bureau Of animal industry or :
the secretary Of agriculture, Wher
the decision is final so far as the Dc
partment Is concerned.
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A Heavy Loss OF Rice.
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