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.
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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
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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
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Salunga, Pa.
D. W. Hoover
East Earl, R. D. 1, Pa.
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