2/6/2017 Amendments to Federal Meat Inspection Amendments to Federal Meat Inspection Act(1906) Act(1906) Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 -1800s:50%of US population earned 1940s,larger flocks reared on farms and sold to consumers as "New york Dressed"carcasses a living by farming New york Dressed meant blood and feathers were Backyard flocks furnished families missing with eggs and meat for dinner 1942,carcasses with intestines removed was approved for commercial use Early 1900s:poultry breed for -1949,chicken slaughter houses emerged plumage,increased egg and meat yield 1950s,USDA realized the same standards for and entertainment poultry as for meat were needed USDA assigned responsibility for monitoring processing operations Amendments to Federal Meat Inspection Act(1906) Food,Drug,and Cosmetic Act(1938) Wholesome Meat Act of 1967 PFDA provided no standards for Wholesome Poultry Act of 1968 determining the purity of food nor what extend federal standards to foreign could or could not be in food establishments that are importing products into the US PFDA only required that a statement on the food be truthful -extend federal standards to state-inspected establishments that are distributing meat Food labels were not required to state and poultry intrastate commerce content weight Also called "Equal-to Acts"as the amendments require that state,federal,and Many cases brought to court were thrown foreign meat and poultry establishments out for lack of proof of adulteration or have the same standards of inspection misbranding2/6/2017 5 Amendments to Federal Meat Inspection Act (1906) • Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 - 1800s: 50% of US population earned a living by farming - Backyard flocks furnished families with eggs and meat for dinner - Early 1900s: poultry breed for plumage, increased egg and meat yield and entertainment Amendments to Federal Meat Inspection Act (1906) • Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 - 1940s, larger flocks reared on farms and sold to consumers as “New York Dressed” carcasses - New York Dressed meant blood and feathers were missing - 1942, carcasses with intestines removed was approved for commercial use - 1949, chicken slaughter houses emerged - 1950s, USDA realized the same standards for poultry as for meat were needed - USDA assigned responsibility for monitoring processing operations Amendments to Federal Meat Inspection Act (1906) • Wholesome Meat Act of 1967 • Wholesome Poultry Act of 1968 - extend federal standards to foreign establishments that are importing products into the US - extend federal standards to state-inspected establishments that are distributing meat and poultry intrastate commerce - Also called “Equal-to Acts” as the amendments require that state, federal, and foreign meat and poultry establishments have the same standards of inspection Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938) • PFDA provided no standards for determining the purity of food nor what could or could not be in food • PFDA only required that a statement on the food be truthful • Food labels were not required to state content weight • Many cases brought to court were thrown out for lack of proof of adulteration or misbranding