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Show MiSl)WOCI LAWSffiE: . Ml DOT f Offi : : : . : : ' " ' - - ' Secretary of Agriculture Promulgates Regulations Under Recent Lav of Congress for Cleaning Up of "Tlie Jungle" in Interest of Public Heallh. "The jungle" is to be made dean. The Secretary of Agriculture has promulgated regulations under the recent meat inspection law. of Congress for the con- -duct of pacKing-houses. ot the buildings mast b whltewMbed or painted, ot whert It la Impracticable, they must b washed, scraped or 'otherwise 'other-wise rendered ssnttary; old floors and old equipment which cannot be' made sanitary must be removed and replaced by suitable suit-able materials. Cleanse Tool Dally. All trucks, trays, chutes, platforms, racks, tables, knives, saws, cleavers and all utensils and machinery need In, handling han-dling meats, must bo thoroughly-cleansed dally. Employees of the establishments must . wear outer clothing of a material that Is easily cleansed and made sanitary, and all toilet-rooms and dressing-rooms fre required to bo - entirety separate from apartments In which carcassaa are dressed or meats and meat food products are prepared. Tuberculosis Barred. . Managers of establishments will not bo permitted to employ any person affected with tuberculosis in any of the departments depart-ments where carcasses are dressed, meats are handled or meat food products prepared. pre-pared. Butchers who dress diseased carcasses car-casses Vre required to eleanse and disinfect disin-fect their hands and Implements before touching healthy, carcasses. Employees who are unclean and careless of person will not be allowed to handle meats. j WASHINGTON, July 27. Secretary Wilson today made publio the regulations regula-tions under the new law governing the inspection in-spection of meat products for Interstate and foreign trade. They do not, however, cover the subject of Interstate transportation trans-portation of meat or the microscopic inspection in-spection of pork for export. Regulations on these subjects. It was stated, will be Issued later. v " : The regulations Issued today are stringent strin-gent throughout, and are in line with the best authorities on the subjects of sanitation, sani-tation, preservatives, dyes, chemicals and condemnation of diseased carcasses. Inspection Provisions. The general regulations provide that the scope of the inspection shall cover ail slaughtering, packing, meat canning, salting, salt-ing, rendering or similar establishments whose meats or meat food products. In whole or In psrt, enter Into Interstate or foreign commerce,, unless exempted from Inspection by the Secertaxy ot Agriculture. Agricul-ture. - Tnder the law the only- establishments which may be exempted by the Secretary are retail butchers and retail dealers supplying sup-plying their customers In interstate or foreign, trade, but even these exempted classes are required to submit to the Secretary Sec-retary an application for exemption. All animals, carcasses and ensta food products will be subjected to a rigid Inspection. In-spection. Relnspection wll be hsd wherever wher-ever necessary. Sanitary Regulations. The sanitation regulations require the establishments in which animals are slaughtered or meats and meat food products are prepared, cured, packed, stored or handled to be suitably lighted and ventilated and to be maintained in a sanitary condition. All work in such establishments es-tablishments must be performed in . a cleanly and sanitary manner. AH portions |
