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Meat inspection law flaws highlighted in 1906 reform debate
The piece traces the 1906 Meat Inspection Act’s passage after a long battle and its enforcement funding, noting gaps in interstate live animal control, and how diseased cattle entered consumer markets via uninspected establishments despite official aims to prevent diseased meat. It cites legal actions in 1916 and critiques subsequent milder regulations.
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United States
Congress
Sam
James C. Crowsey
Supreme Court of
Kings County
Brooklyn
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry