Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food Products; Description of Common Adulterations, Food Standards, and National Food Laws and RegulationsWiley, Harvey Washington
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Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food Products; Description of Common Adulterations, Food Standards, and National Food Laws and Regulations
Wiley, Harvey Washington
Food; Food adulteration and inspection
=The Right of the Consumer.=--In all these cases of post mortem
inspection it is the right of the consumer to be informed respecting
the condition of the animal admitted to slaughter. Only the undoubtedly
sound and healthy carcass should be given a free certificate. The
badly diseased carcass should be condemned and refused admission to
consumption. If the partially diseased carcass is to be consumed,
it should be done under such a system of tagging as will absolutely
protect any consumer against the use of the partially diseased carcass
without his knowledge.
_Summary._--The general conclusion reached is that the consumer has
the right to protection in the character of food which comes upon his
table. This protection begins at the time the animals are being fed for
slaughter. It continues during the time the animals are slaughtered
and afterwards in the preparation of their carcasses for consumption.
It does not end until the meat is delivered to the consumer properly
certified as being sound and wholesome and warranted to be free from
deleterious coloring matter and preservatives. The consumers of this
country can have this protection if they demand it. They outnumber the
makers of meat products to such an overwhelming extent as to be able
to secure proper legislation, because the manufacturers themselves, as
consumers, are equally interested with others in this most important
point, and should themselves receive for their families the same
protection that the consumer who has nothing to do with the preparation
of meat products is entitled to.
Since the above paragraph was written the Congress has provided for a
complete inspection of meats as outlined therein.
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