Advisory Group Urges Wide Use Of Time-Temperature Information A recommendation that the U. S Department of Agriculture en- courage the widest posible use ot the valuable information being developed by its time-tempera tuie tolerance research in frozen foods was made by the Depart ment’s Refrigerated and Frozen Products Research Advisory Com mittee at its annual nleeling in Washington. The time-temperature toler ance studies, being conducted by USDA’s Western Utilization Re search and Development Division a, Albany, Calif, are uncovering the relationships between quality factors in frozen foods and vari ous temperature levels and stor age times. The committee commended USDA for its frozen food display illustrating time - temperature findings made so far, which was shown at the Frozen Food Dis tubutor’s Assn meeting in Chica go last September, and urged ex panded dissemination of the same information. In this connection, the group gave high priority to a research proposal to develop new or im proved methods and instruments foi evaluating quality factors in raw or processed food products that are frozen or refrigerated. Both physical and chemical meth ods are needed, the committee noted Established under the Research and Marketing Act of 1946, the committee is composed of authori ties on frozen and refrigerated foods Its detailed recommenda tions for research to be under taken by USDA will be submitted formally to the Department with in the next few weeks. Len B. Wooton, Wenatchee, Wash, was elected chairman of the group, and H. C Diehl, direc tor of the Refrigeration Research Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colo., was reelected vice-chair man Other research proposals that the committee felt deserve high piionty attention include 1 Strengthened studies on the time-temperature tolerance of frozen vegetables, fruits, cereals, eggs, poultry, meat and dairy pioducts, and pre-cooked frozen foods. 2 Expanded work on packaging of frozen and other processed flints, vegetables, vegetable and fruit juices, meats, and bakery pioducts 3 New research on the chemi cal and microbiological factors involved in the technology of frozen meats and meat products. Development of new frozen meat pioducts, the committee noted, is dependent on such research 4. Increased research to estab lish performance standards for trailer trucks transporting frozen foods. 5. Development of new meat pioducts to give consumers items of uniform composition and pro vide a way to use meats in over abundant supply. Members of the Committee at tending the meetings, in addition to Woo ton and Diehl, were. Allyn C Beardsell of New York, presi dent of Container Laboratories, Inc Prof L J Bratzler' of the Michigan State University De paitment of Animal Husbandry, Paul B Christensen, manager of the North East Cold Storage Corp Portland, Maine. William F Giacomazzi, Jr , gen eral manager of the Modern Ice & Cold Stoiage Co, San Jose, Calif , Alvin Langfield, president of the Langfield Company, Inc, Oakland, Calif; Dr. Wallace Roy, vice-president in charge of techni cal service, Minute Maid Corp, Orlando, Fla. and C. L. Suavely, piesident of Con&umeis Packing Co., Lancaster, Pa. MOUNT HOPE “QUEEN” V Figures on your Settlement Sheet* will convince you that premiums for "targe" over "Medium*"and “Small" make the BIG DIFFERENCE For Big Eggs and many of them... Buy from a selected FRANCHISE® hatchery. Ask for QUEEN circular. JOHNSON'S <^y t > HATCHER> franchisee* 24 Orange St., HATCHERY Ephrata, Pa. Ph REpublic 3-2980 Voice of Lancaster Farms We like this paper. It gives good news of fanning and inter- esting happenings David F. Miller R. D 3, Manheim, Pa Do You Know:— Lancaster County led , every county in the state j last year in milk pioduction 1 —426,510,000 pounds for a I value of $19,833,000. Millport Roller Mills Lititz, R.D.4, Pa. George Rutt Stevens R. D. I. Pa. \\VVVS\VV\VV\VVVVVVVV^X\VVVVVVVWWVWVVWVN Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec. 6, 1957 USDA Prop oses Regulations For Poultry Products Inspection Regulations governing the in spection of poultry and poultry products under the Poultrj Prod ucts Inspection Act were proposed Nov 22 by the U S. Depaitment of Agriculture The Act requires inspection for wholesomeness after Jan 1, 1959, for all poultry and poultry prod ucts moving in interstate or foi eign commerce and in designated nun or consuming areas. The proposed regulations, scheduled to be published in the Federal Register, were drafted af ter extensive counseling with in dustry and the supervisory staff of the voluntary Poultry Inspec tion Service, which has been op erated for the past 30 years by FSDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, the agency which will also administer inspection under the Pouitiy Products Inspection Act During October officials of the Poultry Division of AMS conduct ed meetings thioughout the na tion to gather the opinions and suggestions of the poultry indus try State marketing officials, pub lic health representatives, and others on a tentative draft of the regulations This draft has been levised to incorpoiate numerous suggestions for improvement and clarification made at the meetings an a through correspondence These provisions have been made in the proposed regulations to provide for transition into the inspection program to be conduct ed under the Poultry Products In spection Act one: Since, after Jan 1, 1959 dressed poultry may not move in intei state commerce except be Ful-O-Pep Super Laying Ration gives super egg profits Tests show you can expect a dozen eggs on W 2 pounds or less of new Ful-O-Pep Super Laying Ration. This research-built product is first class all the way— in protein, energy, and fat, and in profit-producing potential. come in for more information J. C. Walker & Son Gap, Pa. Grubb Supply Elizabethtown, Pa. tween official plants or from offi cial plants to foreign trade, a pro vision is made, where hardship c onditions can be shown, for a siv month period to be granted pro cessors of New York dressed poul try for conversion of their opera tions to a fully eviscerated opera tion. two: An exemption is provided foi poultry which was processed pnor to Jan 1, 1959, under the voluntary inspection program so that it may move into official plants and in commerce. three: Provisions are included to require persons who will be engaged in interstate shipment of poultry and poultry products at ter Jan. 1, 1959, to keep records of such transactions four: Provision is made so that firms may use up stocks of ap proved labels which they have on hand at the inauguration of in spection service under the Act five- A provision is also includ ed which will facilitate distribu tion of small lots of poultry (less than one shipping container or in stitutional package) by permit ting the birds to be removed from the container and shipped in com meice, provided the individual birds bear the inspection mark and plant number. Copies of the proposed regula tions are available from the Poul tiy Division, Agricultural Market ing Seivice, U S Department of Aguculture, Washington 25, DC. Interested persons have un til Dec. 23, 1957 to submit to the same address, written data, views or arguments in connection with .he proposed regulations S. 11. Hiestancl & Co. Salunga, Pa. D. W. Hoover East Earl, R. D. 1, Pa. 7
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