BULLETIN 1084, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 



essential under any form of effective food-law control, however, are 

 to observe and report on the operation of food factories. 



This publication considers the two primary functions as applied 

 to the inspection of fruit and vegetable canneries. It does not take 

 up the many other duties which may devolve upon the food inspector, 

 nor does it attempt to go into his legal powers or authority, as these 

 depend upon the particular law under which he operates. It is in- 

 tended to furnish information on the inspection of fruit and veg- 

 etable canneries which will be helpful in operating under any food- 

 control law. The point of view from which the material is treated 

 is confined to the making of cannery inspections for the purpose of 

 preparing a report that will serve as a basis for administrative action 

 in the enforcement of a food-control law. In both the selection and 

 treatment of material this publication differs from one intended to 

 serve as a guide for increasing the efficiency of the cannery processes 

 or to indicate how an inspection in purchasing canned food should 

 be made. 



ELEMENTS OF CANNERY INSPECTION. 



RELATIONS WITH THE PROPRIETOR. 



Establishing right relations with the proprietor is the first im- 

 portant step in making an inspection of a cannery. Approach the 

 man in charge in a courteous, dignified manner. An arrogant atti- 

 tude, based upon powers conferred by legal authority, excites an- 

 tagonism and is always inexcusable. The food inspector is the 

 authorized representative of a Federal, State, or city government 

 engaged in the performance of a duty imposed by law, the right per- 

 formance of which will be of benefit to the proprietor and to the 

 public, as well as a credit to himself and to the service which he 

 represents. 



The inspector will find that it increases his efficiency to be uni- 

 formly courteous and dignified, regardless of the attitude of the 

 proprietor. Even when the proprietor shows reluctance to having 

 an inspection made, or places obstacles in the way of the inspector in 

 securing the information he needs, the inspector's object can best be 

 attained through handling the situation in a calm and courteous 

 manner. In assuming that people are honest and willing to do the 

 right thing and in approaching them on that basis, the inspector 

 will be right most of the time. Furthermore, this assumption will 

 tend to inspire men with the desire to do the right thing. 



Little difficulty will be experienced in obtaining exact informa- 

 tion when the cooperation of the proprietor is freely given. In 

 examining complicated processes, the member of the factory force 

 who is accompanying the inspector may overlook some details with- 



