UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 1084 



Washington, D. C. 



June 30„ 1922 



INSPECTION OF 

 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CANNERIES 



COMPILED BY 



F. B. LINTON, Assistant to the Chief of the 

 Bureau of Chemistry 



From Reports Furnished by a Committee of Food Inspectors of 



the Bureau of Chemistry, Consisting of J. R. GARNER, 



G. H. ADAMS, and A. S. DAGGETT 



CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Elements of Cannery Inspection-: 



Relations with the Proprietor . . 2 



Exandnation of Raw Mateqals . 3 



Sorroundings of the Cannery . . 4 



Canning Processes 4 



Finished Products 7 



Grades 8 



Labels 10 



Employees ...... ^ . 11 



Cleanliness ........ 11 



Tomato-Cannery Inspection .... 13 



Types of Tomato Products Canned 14 



Suitable Tomatoes 14 



Washing 14 



Page. 

 Tomato-Cannery Inspection — Contd. 



Peeling and Trimming . *..^ . . 15 



Filling • . IS 



Processing 16 



Tomato pulp y 16 



Inspector's Report: 



Purpose 17 



Assembling Facts 17 



Emphasis ^ 17 



Form 18 



Points for Specific Products ... 20 



Fruits 20 



Vegetables 28 



Conclusion 38 



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1922 



