IS MISC. PUBLICATION 5 9 8, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



USDA N-5982 



Figure 12. — The Department cooperates with State inspection services by furnish- 

 ing Federal-State inspectors for grading fruits and vegetables for processing 

 as they come from the growers. Here an inspector examines a basket of 

 tomatoes. 



would be in a position to compare price with grade. This ruling was 

 rescinded, however, before any of the 1943 season's packs were offered 

 on the market. 



WHAT IS CONTINUOUS INSPECTION? 



Inspection of processed products for the most part is on the finished 

 product. Thus, as previous^ explained, the inspection service is fur- 

 nished on samples of the product, and inspection takes place at an 

 appropriate place. 



A more recent development in the inspection service is known as 

 continuous inspection. This differs from the customary service, pro- 

 cedures of which were previously outlined, in that a Federal inspector 

 of the United States Department of Agriculture is stationed continu- 

 ously at the processing plant while the goods are being prepared and 

 packaged. The inspectors observe the product from its raw state 

 through each step in the entire process, and make an inspection of the 

 finished article for quality and condition. The} T also make certain that 

 the products are prepared and packed under strict standards of cleanli- 

 ness. 



