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WHY GOVERNMENT INSPECTION? 1 



What are processed products? 1 



What is an official determination and certification of quality? 1 



What marketing purposes are served by inspection certificates? 2 



What legal value do inspection certificates have? 2 



WHAT IS GOVERNMENT INSPECTION? 2 



Does the law require all processed products to be inspected? 3 



Who may ask for inspections? 3 



Are official inspectors Government employees? 3 



What qualifications must an inspector have? 3 



WHAT ARE UNITED STATES STANDARDS? 3 



Who issues the United States standards? 3 



For what processed products are United States standards in effect?. _ 4 



How are they developed? 4 



How can the United States standards help the farmer? 4 



How can the United States standards help the processor? 4 



How can the United States standards help the distributor? : 5 



How can the United States standards assist the institutional buyer? _ _ 5 



How often are United States standards revised? 5 



How are United States standards revised? 6 



What does the scoring system indicate? _- 6 



On what is the scoring system based? 6 



Why are there only two grades for some products? 6 



What is a trade standard? 6 



Will Government standardization tend to discourage individuality in 



the production of processed foods? 7 



HOW IS INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED? 7 



How are samples submitted or selected for inspection? 7 



How many samples are drawn for inspection? 8 



W T here are inspection laboratories located? 9 



Do inspections cover factors other than quality? 10 



If a packer or applicant is not satisfied with the grade, what can he 



do? 10 



Is a fee charged for inspection? . 10 



How much is the fee for inspection? 11 



On what forms are inspections reported? 12 



Who receives the inspection certificate? 12 



Are other forms issued? 12 



Of what benefit is inspection to the packer or processor? 13 



How will inspection serve the banker or financier? 13 



Of what benefit is the inspection service to the food broker, wholesale 



grocer, or chain-store buyer? 13 



How are other interests served? 13 



Does the Department or its inspectors act as arbitrators if disputes 



arise? 13 



What does the Department recommend to facilitate sales? 13 



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