COMMITTEE ONE NINETIETH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 2147, S. 2218, and H.R. 12144 UNIVERS BILLS TO CLARIFY AND OTHERWISE AMEND THE MEAT NOVEMBER 9, 10, 14, AND 15, 1967 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry 86-531 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1967 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ALLEN J. ELLENDER, Louisiana, Chairman SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Florida B. EVERETT JORDAN, North Carolina ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina GEORGE D. AIKEN, Vermont MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon COTYS M. MOUSER, Chief Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND GENERAL LEGISLATION B. EVERETT JORDAN, North Carolina, Chairman JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi MILTON R. YOUNG, North Dakota ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina Statement of— CONTENTS Baumgart, Reuben A., Compliance and Evaluation Staff, Consumer and Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Milwaukee, Page Bennett, Hon. Wallace F., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah.. Campbell, Phil, commissioner of agriculture, State of Georgia, Chizek, Edward, Compliance and Evaluation Staff, Consumer and Coke, Earl, director, California Department of Agriculture, Sacra- Cox, Clifton B., Armour food group vice president, Armour & Co., Davies, Aled P., vice president, American Meat Institute.. Fisher, Howard G., vice president, meat division, Cudahy Co., Foley, Hon. Thomas S., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the Furness, Betty, Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Gauger, David E., vice president, Lexington Rendering Co., Lex- 91 196 164 73 285 265 91 194 207 152 85, 220 127 257 164 101 84, 223 86 86, 222 243 225 Glaze, T. W., public relations department, Swift & Co., Chicago, 295 Gorman, Patrick E., secretary-treasurer, Amalgamated Meat Cutters 112 168 Green, Hon. William J., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the Hart, Hon. Philip A., a U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan____ 198 223 126 177 Hunt, Wells E., vice president, Hygrade Food Products Corp., Detroit, Johnson, Clifford L., West Point Rendering Co., Lexington, Nebr___ 295 Statement of-Continued Johnson, Reuben L., director, legislative services, National Farmers Kemp, J. R., Iowa Beef Packers, Dakota City, Nebr.. Kornberg, Sam, National Buring Packing Co. of Arkansas, Memphis, Kota, Stephen, Compliance and Evaluation Staff, Consumer and Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Norfolk, Va.- Kurkowski, L. J., vice president, John Morrell & Co., Chicago, Ill... Laidley, R. R., president, Mickelberry's Food Products Co., Chicago, Leonard, Rodney E., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Consumer and Lynn, John C., legislative director, American Farm Bureau Federation.... Magdanz, Don F., executive secretary-treasurer, National Livestock Marsh, Edwin E., executive secretary, National Wool Growers Associa- 206 Monroney, Hon. A. S. Mike, a U.S. Senator from the State of Okla- Montoya, Hon. Joseph M., a U.S. Senator from the State of New Nelson, Hon. Gaylord, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin__ Orear, Leslie, director of publications, United Packinghouse Food & Reneker, R. W., president, Swift & Co., Chicago, Ill. 81, 111, 222 202 Rowe, Maurice, commissioner, Virginia Department of Agriculture 139 Schachter, Leon B., executive vice president, Amalgamated Meat 168 99, 300 Somers, Robert K., Deputy Administrator, Consumer Protection, Southard, Shelby Edward, Cooperative League of the USA Thompson, M. B., president, Geo. A. Hormel & Co., Austin, Minn. Warne, Colston E., president, Consumers Union, Mount Vernon, Zagoria, Mrs. Sylvia, assistant to the general secretary, National Wheeler, Mrs. Dorothy S., secretary, board of directors, Greenbelt 212 209 H.R. 12144, 90th Congress_ 2 S. 2218, 90th Congress Request from Department of Agriculture for enactment of S. 2147. Staff explanation of meat inspection bills Amendment to S. 2147, proposed by Senator Montoya__ Plants of major meatpacking companies not under Federal meat in- Article from the Des Moines, Iowa, Register, November 8, 1967. Photographs of certain meatpacking plants in Chicago, October 23, 14 25 37 39 55 68 77 Study on constitutionality of Federal intrastate meat inspection by the 78 83 88 136 143 149 164 178 184 Resolution adopted by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture___ Federal and nonfederally inspected commercial slaughter by States - 247 247 Article from the Chicago American, November 14, 1967- 253 259 Public Law 87-718, to provide further for cooperation with States in 272 273 274 Statement on foreign meat inspection review program of the Department of Agriculture_.. 290 Statement on utilization of animals not killed by slaughter by David 293 Article from the Fremont, Nebr., Tribune, September 9, 1967, on pet foods. 297 Poll of Nebraska's veterinarians on use of dead animals_ 298 4 |