The San Francisco call., 1910-07-06
new BILL FOR
INSPECTION OF
MEAT APPROVED
Health Board Adopts Sugges-
tiOns of Combined Civic
Organizations
Measure Sent to Supervisors
EnfOrces Federal Standard
on Local Markets

EnfOrces Federal Standard
on Local Markets
Salient features Of new meat IN
spection bill: !.
inspection upon the standards fixed by
the United states department Of ag-
ricuIture.
The reinspectiOn at any time of passed
meat.
Admission of meat passed by the in
spectiOn Of other counties when sat
factory te the local health board.
Provision for destroying meat found
unsuitable for food.
a y entirely new meat inspection
"A ordinance embodying all the
: = = features contended for by the
rivic and Improvement clubs of the
city. with the backing of The Call, was
drafted last night by the board of
health; discussed, section by section,
with Doctor Rosenstirn and Doctor
1Ierritt, representing the anti-tubercu-
losis and the Improvements associa-
tions, and finally recommended to the
board Of supervisors.
The bin met the approval of all.
President Eaton of the board of health
asked the representatives of the butch
ers. the wholesalers and the retailers
for their criticism, section by section.
of the ordinance, and all proclaimed it
shot proof. The doctor thought it so
good himself that he asked Attorney
T. F. Chapman, who came over from
Oakland to speak for the transbay
stockyard men. to see kthe enactment
of the same bin by the Alameda county
cities.
Mature Ordinance
This ordinance is all right. 1t is
the mature thing and satisfactory. The
other substitute ordinance was imma
ture veal" said Doctor Merritt, repre-
sentinr the antituberculosis society.
Doctor Dosenstirn for the civic or
ganizations won every point for which
he coatended- The admission Of trans
bay meat where the inspection is sat
isfsctory TO the local board; the main
b tenance Of a standard equal TO that of
the federal inspection; the reinspection
Of meat whenever thought advisable;
and provision regarding the disposal of
condemned meat were all features in
corporated in the law at his sugges-
tion.
''This law viii protect the city said
enlbodies the safeguards we want. 1t
provides that when outside counties
establish and enforce an inspection
equal to our own and satisfactory to
our board the meat OF these counties
, may be shipped in and sole under
their stamp. But this can only be done
with the approval of our board. which
is right"
The first discussion arose over the
admission Of meat slaughtered in other
counties.
No Monopoly Wanted
Thirty-three per cent of San Fran
cisco's meat is slaughtered outside of
the city" said DR.. Rosenstirn. IF this
is barred, it viii tend to create
monopoly here. and besides bear hardly
on the legitimate manufacturer out
side"
. Most OF that meat comes from Baden
- under federal inspection" said Health
Omcer McNutt; mot more than one
J. seventh Of the clty's supply from Oak
land and other local outside markets"
But we are putting into force a
thoroughgoing inspection in Alameda
county said Attorney Chapman. "and
it is not fair TO the Emeryville butchers
TO bar them from the San Francisco
market"
LWhen did you get busy with this in
.zoection2" asked Commissioner Murray.
Just since this meat inspection mat
ter came up here in san Francisco re-
piled Chapman. frankly. But we're
making it thorough
What sort of inspectors are you
going to have over there?" asked Muir
ray Political appointees?"
we have inspectors the equal Of your
own and no more political" said Chap
man.
That settled it. Section / of the
boards bill was amended to include not
only the local and federal inspection,
but that Of outside counties when sat
isfactory TO the board.
Reinspection Possible
Reinspection was another matter in
sisted upon by Rosenstirn and accepted
in the following provision added:
"All meats and meat products offered
for sale in the city and county Of San
Francisco shall be subject to reinspec-
tion and condemnation at any and all
times by the board Of health"
The inspection maintained shall be
equal and similar to that OF the United
States department Of agriculture" was
added with unanimous consent. and
then Rosenstirn prevailed on the board
10 insert a provision that condemned
meat should be marked condemned and
should be disposed of as prescribed in
the regulations Of the commission.
After revising and adopting the ordi-
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