Pushing for city meat inspection amid rising prices and unsafe water usage
An editorial notes 22 firms extracting river water for meat plants and reports high beef prices. It criticizes unsanitary practices and calls for stronger state or city inspection, proposing charter provisions to fund inspections and ensure labeling. It cites Dr. Melvin on inspections and warns of graft and unsafe meat ending up for public consumption.
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A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Melvin
Beef Trust Under Fire Over Canned Goods and Meat Inspectors
A broad denunciation of the Beef Trust argues it raises prices and harms public health by suppressing dating on canned goods and resisting inspection costs. It cites government reports, health bulletins, and Chicago data to claim widespread tuberculosis and cancer risks from tainted meat and urges state slaughterhouses and universal inspection.
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Chicago Daily Journal
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America
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Health Department
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Charles Edward Russell
Cincinnati
Roosevelt Hospital
New
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Pennsylvania
Caen
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Congress urged to strengthen meat labeling and inspection
Advocates urge Congress to amend the Inspection law to require date of canning on all meat labels and to place meat under government inspection. The proposal calls for mandatory print dates and enhanced oversight to ensure product safety.
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