Designation of Quality of Canned Goods: Hearing Before ..., 70-2 on S. 4800 ..., February 7, 1929 |
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... Introduced by the Hon . Charles L. McNary , December 10 , 1928 . OBJECTS OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION The purpose of the proposed amendment to the Federal food and drugs act is to protect the interest of the consumer who is now unable to ...
... Introduced by the Hon . Charles L. McNary , December 10 , 1928 . OBJECTS OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION The purpose of the proposed amendment to the Federal food and drugs act is to protect the interest of the consumer who is now unable to ...
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... proposed legislation . The industry was a potent factor in causing the enactment of the Federal food law of 1906 , and has actively urged and supported constructive food laws of every kind and character , national and State , during the ...
... proposed legislation . The industry was a potent factor in causing the enactment of the Federal food law of 1906 , and has actively urged and supported constructive food laws of every kind and character , national and State , during the ...
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... proposes to do merely this to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate standards for such products ; and ... proposed legislation would be comparable to the economic results that are obtained through the standardization of ...
... proposes to do merely this to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate standards for such products ; and ... proposed legislation would be comparable to the economic results that are obtained through the standardization of ...
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... proposed legislation ? Doctor CAMPBELL . Quite so . Senator CAPPER . Do you know of any group of consumers or any business concerns who would be directly affected by the proposed legislation who are opposing the legislation or anything ...
... proposed legislation ? Doctor CAMPBELL . Quite so . Senator CAPPER . Do you know of any group of consumers or any business concerns who would be directly affected by the proposed legislation who are opposing the legislation or anything ...
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... Introduced by the Hon . Charles L. McNary , December 10 , 1928 . OBJECTS OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION The purpose of the proposed amendment to the Federal food and drugs act is to protect the interest of the consumer who is now unable to ...
... Introduced by the Hon . Charles L. McNary , December 10 , 1928 . OBJECTS OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION The purpose of the proposed amendment to the Federal food and drugs act is to protect the interest of the consumer who is now unable to ...
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act for preventing adulterated or misbranded AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY amend section amendment furnishes further authorize the Secretary butter Chairman CHAPIN CHARLES L cheaper product COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE consuming public COSGROVE critter DEAR SENATOR MCNARY deleterious foods Department of Agriculture Doctor CAMPBELL drugs act ELLISON D ELMER THOMAS enactment entitled An act fair dealing Federal food first-class product food and drugs food falls form of statement fruits HARTMAN HENRIK SHIPSTEAD increase the consumption increased consumption indorsed inspection interest low-grade product measure misbranded or poisonous National Canners Association peas plain and conspicuous plan of branding poisonous or deleterious poor quality PRESENT FOOD LAW preventing the manufacture proposed amendment proposed legislation protection quality canned foods regulating traffic therein Representative KETCHAM Secretary of Agriculture Senator CAPPER Senator FRAZIER Senator KENDRICK Senator RANSDELL Senator SHIPSTEAD standard of quality standard promulgated sumer THADDEUS H THOMAS HEFLIN United States Senate vegetables
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Page 2 - Fifth. If it be canned food and falls below the standard of quality, condition, and/or fill of container, promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture for such canned food; and its package or label does not bear a plain and conspicuous statement prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture indicating that such canned food falls below such standard.
Page 3 - ... form of statement, from time to time, as in his judgment may be necessary. In promulgating such standards and forms of statements and any alteration or modification thereof, the Secretary of Agriculture shall specify the date or dates when such standards shall become effective, or after which such statements shall be used, and shall give public notice not less than ninety days in advance of the date or dates on which such standards shall become effective or such statements shall be used. Nothing...
Page 3 - Agriculture, sha.l bear on its label or package a statement that the canned food falls below the standard promulgated by the Secretary. Since the amendment furnishes further information to the consumer and is for his protection, the department can offer no objection to the enactment of the bill. Very truly yours, RW DUNLAP, Acting Secretary. Now, Mr. Clark, if you will take the stand. STATEMENT OF RGBERT F.
Page 6 - Hon. ALLEN J. ELLENDER, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Washington, DC DEAR SENATOR ELLENDER...
Page 2 - to determine, establish, and promulgate, from time to time, a reasonable standard of quality, condition, and/or fill of container for each class of canned food as will, in his judgment, promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of the consumer.
Page 2 - If it be canned food and falls below the standard of quality, condition, and/or fill of container, promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture for such canned food and its package or label does not bear a plain and conspicuous statement prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture indicating that such canned food falls be\ow such standard. For the purposes of this paragraph the words canned food...
Page 3 - ... bill remedy that situation ? Mr. HARTMAN. I do not know. We are not in the fish canning business, but are engaged with the canning of fruit and vegetables. Mr. KETCHAM. I think that fish would probably be exempt from the provisions of this bill, because of the statement of the department. It shows the proposed bill would amend the Federal food and drugs act as to canned food, except meat and meat-food products and canned milk. I suppose fish comes under that classification. Mr. ASWELL. That is...
Page 2 - For the purposes of this paragraph the words canned food mean all food whicn is in hermetically sealed containers and is sterilized by heat, except meat and meat food products which are subject to the provisions of the Meat Inspection Act of March 4, 1907 (Thirty-fourth Statutes, page 1260) , as amended, and except canned milk; the word class means and is limited to a generic product for which a standard is to be established and does not mean a grade, variety, or species of a generic product. The...
Page 2 - ... approved June 30, 1906, as amended Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of the act entitled " An act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes...