COMPULSORY INSPECTION OF POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3588 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPULSORY INSPECTION BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS AND S. 3983 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPULSORY INSPECTION OF POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE MOVEMENT IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE OF UNSOUND, UNHEALTHFUL, DISEASED, UNWHOLESOME, OR ADULTERATED POULTRY OR POULTRY PRODUCTS 80695 JUNE 18, 19, AND 26, 1956 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1956 CONTENTS Aiken, Hon. George D., a United States Senator from the State of Alp, Herbert H., director, poultry department, American Farm Bu- Baker, John A., coordinator of legislative services, National Farmers Barker, Shirley W., director, poultry department, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL-CIO), Bennett, Hon. Wallace F., a United States Senator from the State of Bucy, Charles W., Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Carpenter, Dr. Cliff D., president, Institute of American Poultry Christgau, T. H., manager, Poultry and Turkey Processing Opera- tions, Land O'Lakes Creameries, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.- Danish, Andrew E., president, Northeastern Poultry Producers 182 Gill, Joseph N., commissioner of agriculture, State of Connecticut, 61 Harvey, John L., Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administra- Hawks, Charles D., general manager, Arkansas Poultry Federation, Heinze, G. A., executive secretary, Minnesota Poultry, Butter & Egg Johnson, Hon. Lester, a Representative in Congress from the Ninth Kingman, Dr. Harry E., Jr., assistant executive secretary, American Kline, Russell, Morton Frozen Foods, Inc., Louisville, Ky. 123 179 184 197 63 66 164 10/98 31150-168 NLB Statement of-Continued Murray, Hon. James E., a United States Senator from the State of Nall, Carl E., secretary, Pacific Dairy & Poultry Association, Los 186 Oslund, Mrs. Genevieve H., legislative assistant, General Federation 108 Parker, Joseph O., legislative counsel, National Grange_ Pringle, Victor, assistant general manager, Rockingham Poultry Mar- Quillin, E. Bowen, president, Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Ex- change, Selbyville, Del., also representing the Maryland State Poultry Council, the Delaware Poultry Improvement Association, the Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc., the Delaware State Poultry Commission, and the Eastern Shore Grain & Feed Dealers Asso- Ramsay, Ted, poultry division manager, Birds Eye Division of Schlosser, Dr. Daniel B., chairman, meat and poultry committee, Schluderberg, Theodore E., president, National Poultry, Butter &. Shaw, Seth T., vice president, Safeway Stores, Inc.- Sloan, Troy G., Jackson, Miss., representing the Pelahatchie Poultry Triggs, Matt, assistant legislative director, American Farm Bureau Trombold, C. D., director, quality control, Campbell Soup Co., Cam- Report on S. 3588 from the Department of Agriculture- Report on S. 3588 from the Department of Health, Education, and Letter from Harry J. Beernink, general manager, Washington Co- operative Farmers Association, Seattle, Wash__ Telegram from Mack I. Shanholtz, Virginia State health commis- sioner, Richmond, Va., and member, executive committee of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers _ _ _ Telegram from the Pacific Dairy & Poultry Association, Los Angeles, Statement filed by Hon. J. Allen Frear, Jr., a United States Senator 63 Miscellaneous documents-Continued Statement of Wallace H. Jerome, general manager and Orvin W. Outline for the preparation of governing legislation and a proposed Resolution on poultry diseases, adopted by the American Veterinary Letter from Dr. E. R. Price, chairman, committee on legislation, Statement filed by George D. Riley, legislative representative, Statement filed by the Honorable Warren G. Magnuson, a United Letter from Dr. Russell E. Teague, commissioner of health, depart- Excerpts from a letter to Representative Morano from Richard C. 118 Letter from John J. Riggle, secretary, National Council of Farmer 118 Supplementary statement filed by the United States Department of Letter from Senator W. Kerr Scott- Letter from the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Statement filed by Ted Kissell, president, Kissell Bros., Inc., Colum- 127 145 164 169 173 200 Statement filed by L. H. Chessler, L. H. Chessher & Co., Nixon, Tex.. 200 201 Statement filed by Grant W. Hess, chairman of the board, Michigan 202 202 203 Supplemental statement filed by John L. Harvey, Deputy Commis- 206 Supplemental statement filed by the National Grange... 208 209 Letter from Dr. D. B. Schlosser, chairman, committee on meat and 210 Letter from Gregory S. Prince, general solicitor, Association of Ameri- 212 Letter from Dr. Oscar Sussman, secretary-treasurer, Association of 213 Supplemental statement filed by the Southeastern Poultry & Egg 215 |