QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON GOVERNMENT INSPECTION 21 



PMA 14556 



Figuee 15. — Ail products of this plant are packed under continuous inspection 

 by the Department of Agriculture. Cans are cased for orderly storage In 

 properly ventilated stacks. 



ment must be arranged and covered to protect any food from contami- 

 nation. Storage rooms must be maintained in a clean and orderly 

 fashion and goods must be compactly stacked and warehoused under 

 proper conditions of humidity and temperature. All of these pre- 

 requisites are necessary to maintain the good housekeeping standards 

 of the Department. 



Who pays the cost of continuous inspection? 



The processor agrees in his contract to reimburse the Department 

 for the cost of the service. The money he pays goes into the United 

 States Treasury. 



Are continuously inspected foods high priced? 



In normal times retail prices of foods that have been continuously 

 inspected are in line with prices of foods of corresponding quality 

 packed in other plants. There are indications that continuous inspec- 

 tion has reduced other expenses of operation sufficiently to cover the 

 cost of the service ; however, the average cost of the inspection to the 

 canner is from two ten-thousandths of a cent to four ten-thousandths 

 of a cent for a can of the size sold to consumers. 



How may these products be identified by the consumer? 



These foods can usually be identified by the shield that is embossed 

 in one end of metal containers or that often is blown into the bottom 



