Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
NEW PACKING HOUSE LAW IN
EFFECT OCTOBER 1.
NO MISLEADING LABELS
Fifty-one inspectors VIII Be on Duty
in Milwaukee Abattoirs and Pack
ing Rooms-VioIation a Serious
Matter-Large Force of Govern
ment Employees Required.

After October 1, when pater fam
| lilies or the better half of the partner
ship purchases a smoked ham, a can
of ported chicken, pail of lard, or
even an old-fashioned roast Of beef,
| he or she may be certain that it has
been prepared from animals that are
free from disease and if it be by
product that is being purchased, an
| inspection of the label will tell what
! is contained in the compound. Aft
er that date no more cOttOnseed Oil
and oleo stearine will masquera lie IN
| der the name of "Snow Drift" an al
legged lard, but the name Snow Drift
or whatever it may be, will be fol
| lowed by an inscription stating its
composition.
Uncle Sans fiat has gone forth
and the packer who desires to sell a
substitute for lard, without announc-
ing the fact will be liable to heavy
penalty Potted chicken made from
| bob veal will be a thing of the past.
! PCtted chicken will be pOtted chick
en-. unless otherwise SPECIFIED on the
label. If not, the firm preparing the
product will be amenable to the laws
| $4,000 fine, or Imprisonment i0r not
more than two years, or both
Labels to Tell ingredients,
Sausage labeled as such may con-
! tain other meats than pork, but that
| labeled pork sausage" will contain
nothing else or the maker will be sub
| ject TO punishment So-called pork
! sausage containing potato -four or
other ingredients will be illegal, I'M
less the label expressly states this
fact and then the word pure" must
! be omitted.
Shoulders and butts under the
name picnic ham will be forbidden. 1t
will be labeled what it is, and no
fancy name will bring it to the table
of an unsuspecting purchaser.
Inspectors to Examine Meat.
1t will be pleasure for the house
wife to go to market to purchase a
slice of ham, and know that when it
has been prepared for the table, it
may be eaten with impunity. There
will be no disease in it if it is from
an animal slaughtered by a packing
house employee, for it will be labeled,
! gu. S. Inspected and Passed, Under
the Act of Congress of June 80, 1906,
Establishment No. -
| When that label is placed upon the
meat, it shows that the animal from
which the ham was taken was exam
ined before killing and showed no evil
| dence Of disease and that an expert
examined the meat after the slaugh-
| ter and found it healthy. The same
will be true Of all kinds Of meat, beef,
veal, lamb, mutton, pork or fowls.
Every animal and every bird will DE
examined before and after killing, by
experts, who wil1"place upon it label
stating thai it is a fit food product.
All other meats will be labeled, but
| the label will never be seen by the
| public. That label will brand the
meat as examined and condemned"
a large rendering tank, which will
| then be Theoretically closed and the
official seal placed upon it. The rem
| dering tank will then be heated ia
| several hours to a temperature of 800
| or 400 degrees. When that has been
done, no meat will be left. 1t will be
nothing but mass of animal matter,
with large amount of grease float
| ing upon it. The grease will be used
| for mechanical purposes and the mass
of what was once meat will be used
for fertilizer.
More Inspectors Required.
The government has at present SIS
inspectors in Milwaukee employed in
! the United States bureau of animal
industry, branch of the department
of agriculture. When the new law
goes into effect there will be half as
many more. These f1fty-odd inspec-
! tors will be stationed in the various
| departments of the packing houses
and they will report daily in writing to
/ DR.. A. E. Behnke, chief Inspector in
charge. The report will contain the
number of animals killed, portions of
the various carcasses, or by products
| inspected and labeled, and other in
| formation.
These men are expected to be abso-
lutely free from suspicion, and to at
tempt to bride one of them is serious
offense. Giving a present or money
to an inspector will cost the packer
between $4,000 and $4,000 or from
one to three years in the penitentiary
or both Other large forces Of gov
eminent employees will be required all
over the country.
Aimed Mainly at Shippers.
The law, which takes effect October
1, provides for labels on meat only
| which lie IN he Skinned However ii