The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-07


fairly be made, but in general II was
found that tho inspection OF the dead
animal up TO the time the carcass and
separate organs passed from the KILL
,ng-room was reasonably careful, thor
ough and generally efficient"
Should Train the Workers.
After referring to tho importance
of dressed meat inspection. the report
continues:
The committee considers 1t Of the
utmost importance that greatly ir1-
proved facilities be provided in soe
United States for the training OF men
in the important speciality of meat IN
sPection.
1T is the opinion OF tho committee
hat diseased animals reaching tne
Yards do not get into the STOCK yards
slaughtering houses.
After carefully considering the pro-
cedure directed by the Government OF
hcials the committee think ii fairy
certain that no improper use Is mace
Of unborn calves In inspected plahts:
1T is our opinion that the dressed
meat of the yards is wholesome ana
a proper article for human FOOD.
''The methods employed in preserN-
Ing meats are for the most part clean
ly. nothing seriously Objectionable pc
ing observed IN any of the houses VS.
tied The pickllng of meats hos not
presented any very objectionable leu
turo6. 1t is suggested that the sKewes
used in inspecting hams be Immersed
in boiling water between tests. ana
that great care should be exercised In
selecting healthy operatives. especial
ly the tester.
Departments Generally Clean.
Your committee is Of the opinion
that the canning departments visited
are, In general, in clean condltlon,
and that the handling of the materlai
is done in a cleanly manner, by prop
crly dressed, healthy persons, and tnat
The finished canned meats offered tor
sale constitute q wholesome ana III
parying degrees. nutritious articles OIL
diet. The use Of any spoiled meat uIl-
ut for food was nowhere noticed, al
though II must be conceded that soIle
Of the canned goods contained nR-
rerial which is of a low nutritiVe value
- as pigs SHOUTS, tripe. etc III is
therefore recommended that the cans
be labeled as to their contents. so thaI
the purchaser may be able to FORM
correct estimate as to their nutrltiEe
value 1t is believed that the Govern
ment inspection should be extended 10
A superyisfon of ali the materials useo
for canned goods, since they are finally
distributed in packages bearing the
declaration that they contain Govern
ment inspected material As IL is at
present, there is no dislnterested su
pervision which guarantees the fact
that nothing other than proper ma
terlal is placed in the cans.
Could Better sausage-Making.
ut is suggested that for the un-
cooked sausage business the meat be-
Ing inspected for trichinae, be handled
IN especially sanitary rooms, and thet
specIfc rules be adopted and enforced
for the hands OF these departments, IL
is believed that the standard of sani-
tary surroundings and care should be
higher for these uncooked products
than for those which are to be washed
and cooked before being eaten. All
cutting and trimming meats should be |
washed. whether picked or fresh THIS
is believed to be the rule at present, !
but the system employed permits TOO !
many exceptions.
The lard and lard compounds are |
wholesome
Deficient Sanitation.
Regarding hygiene and sanitation, |
the committee says some of the water
closets are not of modern or proper |
not well located, often |
deficient, and often ventilated into the |
workrooms. This they regard as dan
SeTOuS ana unnyBISnlC. LII d lS" |
houses they found satisfactory water
clos.ts. almost entirely new. and In |
most OF them were signs requesting |
the operatives to wash their hands be- |
fore returning TO work. Some super
vision Is advised.
The medical members of the com
mittee paid special attention to the |
health of the operatives, particularly |
in regard to tuberculosis They were |
not able to detect in the examination |
any evidence OF disease
1T Is certainly not true" the COM
mittee says, that much splitting goes
On"
In closing the report the commit
refers to the now United States meat |
inspection bill and says that its pro- !
Visions are so stringent that II. under |
its execution, any unwholesome meat |
unfit for human consumption gets |
into interstate or foreign commerce, |
the responsibility for such a circum- |
stance must rest with the Federal au-
thorities.