106 



ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The following statement sliows the condemnations of imported 

 meats and the amounts refused entry on account of lack of foreign 

 certificates or other failure to comply with the regulations. 



Import meat products condemned or refused entry. 



INSPECTION FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. 



By request of the Navy, War, and Interior Departments reinspec- 

 tions of meats and meat food products to determine whether they 

 were wholesome and conformed to the specifications were made dur- 

 ing the fiscal year. Inspections were made at 50 places for the Navy 

 Department and 68 for the War Department. The following table 

 shows the amounts of such inspections. 



Inspection for other branches of the Government. 



Department. 



Navy Department 



W ar Department 



Interior Department (Indian Affairs) 



Marine Corps 



Panama Railrcad 



Total 



Inspected. 



Pounds. 



173,463,509 



114,273,114 



497,228 

 9,931 

 4,784 



288,248,566 



Rejected. 



9.9%. 533 



LABELING OF MEAT AND PRODUCTS. 



The law provides for the approval of labels and other markings 

 previous to their use on meat and meat food products, and prohibits 

 the application of false or deceptive names. The regulations made 

 under these provisions of law require that sketches of new trade 

 labels and other markings be submitted for official approval, to be 

 followed by the submission of the finished labels and markings for 

 final approval. There were submitted during the year enormous 

 quantities of materials, including labels, cartons, stencils, box dies, 

 brands, and tags, as well as inserts placed inside of meat containers, 

 and advertising matter bearing copies or reproductions of the Federal 

 meat-inspection legend. Large numbers of these were found to con- 

 tain false and misleading statements concerning the character or 

 composition of the product represented and were disapproved. 



NET WEIGHT AND VOLUME LAW. 



The net weight and volume amendment to the food and drugs act, 

 being applicable to meat and meat food products, is administered 

 by the Meat Inspection Division in establishments under the Federal 

 meat inspection. Numerous questions arose concerning the proper 



