Meat Inspection: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of ..., 90-1 on S. 2147, S. 2218, H.R. 12144 ..., November 9, 10, 14, and 15, 1967 |
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... responsibility basic to the health and welfare of the Nation- that of assuring wholesomeness of all meat and meat products moving in the flow of interstate and foreign commerce . Under this act , a Federal system of meat inspection was ...
... responsibility basic to the health and welfare of the Nation- that of assuring wholesomeness of all meat and meat products moving in the flow of interstate and foreign commerce . Under this act , a Federal system of meat inspection was ...
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... responsibility to the con- sumer of that jurisdiction . It is fitting and necessary that we anticipate this probability , and make provision for protecting the consumer in- terest in any area where this may be necessary . If , after a ...
... responsibility to the con- sumer of that jurisdiction . It is fitting and necessary that we anticipate this probability , and make provision for protecting the consumer in- terest in any area where this may be necessary . If , after a ...
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... responsibility . But it is done in such a manner that ample opportunity is afforded those States who wish to take the opportunity of extended Federal aid and assistance . Those States who do not wish to do so are in effect asking the ...
... responsibility . But it is done in such a manner that ample opportunity is afforded those States who wish to take the opportunity of extended Federal aid and assistance . Those States who do not wish to do so are in effect asking the ...
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... responsibility . The legislation would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to deny inspection service to such individuals . Included would be pro- visions for a hearing and legal review to protect the rights of the in- dividual . The ...
... responsibility . The legislation would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to deny inspection service to such individuals . Included would be pro- visions for a hearing and legal review to protect the rights of the in- dividual . The ...
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... this confi- dence being maintained and supported by effective regulation and inspection of the production of all meat to prevent adulteration and misbranding . Our responsibility , therefore , is to insure that both 66.
... this confi- dence being maintained and supported by effective regulation and inspection of the production of all meat to prevent adulteration and misbranding . Our responsibility , therefore , is to insure that both 66.
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adequate administration American Meat Institute article or animal authority carcasses cattle Chairman Congress Consumer and Marketing container cooperation corporation Cosmetic Act cost Department of Agriculture diseased Drug effective enactment enforcement equines establishments exemption Federal Food Federal Government Federal inspection Federal Meat Inspection firm goats horsemeat House human food inspec inspected meat inspection system inspectors interstate commerce labeling legislation LEONARD LILJENQUIST livestock mandatory meat and meat meat food products meat industry Meat Inspection Act meat inspection laws meat inspection program meat or meat meat products meatpacking Mondale bill Montoya bill mortem NADER nonfederally inspected November 13 operations packers percent person poultry problem processed meat proposed Purcell bill regulations requirements Salmonella Secretary of Agriculture Senator BYRD Senator ELLENDER Senator MONDALE Senator MONTOYA sheep sold standards statement subcommittee sumer Swift Swift & Co swine thereof tion U.S. Department U.S. Senate unwholesome USDA
Popular passages
Page 4 - SEC. 303. (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 301 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both such imprisonment and fine...
Page 29 - If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 284 - ... is, in whole or in part, the product of a diseased animal or of an animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter; or (6) if its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health.
Page 27 - ... than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Whoever, in the commission of any such acts uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
Page 8 - If any word, statement or other information required by or under authority of this Act to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
Page 16 - An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes," approved September 26, 1914, are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary in enforcing the provisions of this Act and to any person subject to the provisions of this Act, whether or not a corporation.
Page 19 - ... an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count: Provided, That under clause (2) of this paragraph reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to small packages shall be estab-lished, by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
Page 8 - I. If it is not subject to the provisions of Paragraph G of this section unless its label bears (1) the common or usual name of the food, if any there be, and (2) in case it is fabricated from two or more ingredients, the common or usual name of each such ingredient...