Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-07

ing meats are for the most par, clean
~, nothing seriously objectionable be-
lug observed IN any Of the houses visit
I'd. The picking Of meats has not
presented any very objectionable fes-
lures. II Is suggested that the skeWer
used In inspecting hams be Immersed
In boiling Vater between tests. ana
that great care should be exercised IN
selecting healthy operatives, especially
the tester.
Your committee T. Of the opinion
that the canning departments visited
arc IN general IN a clean condition,
and that the handling " the material
is done In cleanly manner by prop
rrly dressed. healthy persrgs and that
The finished canned meats offered for
sale constitute a wholesome and I'm
yerying degrees. nutritious article Of
Diet
SAW 40 SPOILED MEATS
THE usc Of eny spoiled meat unfit
for food VAS nowhere noticed though
d must be conceded that some Of the
canned goods contained material
which is of Tow nutritlye value. such as
pigs shouts. tripe. etc. u Is therefore
recommended that the cans be labeled
as to their contents so thst The pur-
chaser NAV be abie 90 form a correct
estimate as % their nutritiyc value
10 is believed that tho government I'M
speCtlou fhoule be extended 10 sup
erylsion ~ an the materials used for
canned goods siuce they are finally
distributed ln packages bearing the
declaration that thcv contain govern
mont insOected material A. 70 Is at
present there IS mo- di-inierestcd
supervision which guarantees the fact
that nothing other than proper ma
ier.aI IS placed in the cans
SAUSAGE SUGGESTIONS.
"ll IS suggested that for tha uu-
rocked aus1ge husiucs. The meat be-
irc 'u-goctct Tor trichiuae be- handled
in 'Tuocialy sanitary rooms AMI that
specific rules be adouie1 and enforced
for the hands RI ihrs- operators II IS
believed hat the standard ~ sanitary
surrouudlngs and ,af7 Shoula he
higher Ter tbrsn uUeonb'd products
than Tor those which ere 10 De washed
and cooked before helur eaten. Al
cutting and trimming meats should be
washed whether rirklcd or fresh
This Is believed to o. Tire rule at pres
cnt but the synom employed permits
too many exceptions.
The lard ana lard compounds are
wholesome"
HYGIENE AND SANITATION.
Regarding hygiene and sanitation.
the committee say some II the water
closets are not OF modern or proper
construction. not well located often
deficient and often ventilated into the
WOrkrooms. This they regard As dan
gerous and unhygicnic In = few
houses they found satisfactory modern
water closets entirely new aud To-
most " them were signs requesting
the operatives TO wash their hands 1
before returning to work Some SUI
peryislon is advised. The medical |
members Of the committee paid es- !
! ecial attention 10 the health Of the |
operatives. particularly in regard 10 !
tuberculosis. They were not able TO I
detect IN the examination any evidence /
Of disease
1T Is certainly not true the COM Z
mlttee say that much splitting goes |
on"
In closing the report the committee
refers TO the new United States meat
bin and SAYS thar its pro. /
visions are SO stringent that II. under /
It's execution. any unwholesome meat /
UNIT for human consumption gets in. /
10 interstate or foreign commerce. the /
responsibility for such a circumstance /
must rest with the federal authorities