—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 27.1968 6 Meat Packer Charged In Sale Of Decomposed Meat To Hospital The Pennsylvan.a Agnculture Depailmer.t has chaiged the Diamond Meat Company of Phii adelpba with setting decom posed meat to the Wemersville State Hospital The charges stem flora an in vestigation begun hy the De partment after samples of the meat were ‘analyzed and found to be “decomposed and not fit for use,” Agncultuie Secietaiy Leland H Bull said The complaint has been filed beloie Aldeiman Geoige Ward, of Reading, by James A Bien nan. a food inspectoi of the De paitment’s district office at Lansdale It cha.gss_ Benjamin Levenbeig, piesident of the D>a mond Meat Co of Philadelph'a (2060 E Tioga St) wtth violat- ■jiß SEE US NOW FOR BIG SAVINGS tBIG TRADE-INS BARGAIN PRICES DURING WED. - THURS. - FRI. 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PHONE 768-3501 ing the geneial food laws of Pennsylvanja A hearing was tentatively scheduled for Fri day, Jan 19 Recently a United States De partment of Agriculture meat grader stationed at the Diamond Meat Company plant was arres ted by FBI agents The- federal grader Joseph F McGuigan, 29, of Philadelphia—was charg ed with fiadulently approving some 10,650 pounds of meat sent to hospitals in Pennsylva nia and New Jeisey Secretary Bull sard the De partment was notified late last December that officals at the Wemersville Hospital were con cerned about the condition of ground beef received fiom the Diamond Meat Company An rn- i\ Featuring THE NEW IH HYDROSTATIC spector from the Lansdale office went to the hospital January 2 and obtained samples of the beef and sent them to a region al laboratory for analysis The analysis repoi ts indicate, Secretary Bull said, that the meat showed freezer burn, and appeared to have been thawed and refrozen On thawing, he said, it was soft and slimy and analysis showed it to be decom posed and not fit for use Secretary Bull said examina tion of food products “is a ssiv los we provide state institutions any time they feel there is a need to check food being seiv ed there ” The Department's food inspectors regularly pick up food samples in retail out lets 'and check them “to avoid thii's sort of thing and to assure consumers they are getting wholesome products,” the Sec retary added Three separate shipments of meat were involved in the Wei nersville complaint, Bull said One lot of 750 pounds was seiz ed and is being held by Depart ment agents Another shipment of meat from the Diamond Meat Company was halted at the hos pital recently and samples tak en for analysis, Bull added Re- Perfection Can Put Pipeline In WHY BUY A PIPELINE? 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HAROLD KINSEY Agway NEWS The Northein Lancaster ■County 4-H Soil and Water Con servation Club met at the home of Aaron Stauffer, Ephiata R 1 Thirty members weie present In the reorganization the fol lowing were elected Dennis Martin, Stevens Rl, president, Clair Weaver, Narvon, vice pres-dent, Lucy Weaver, Ea.t Earl, secretary, Curtis Horst, New Holland Rl, treasurer. Park Stauffer, Ephrata Rl, news reportei; Cindy McCarthy, New Holland Rl and Linda Sensen ich, Horse Shoe Rd, Lancaster, game leaders Leroy Pfautz and Paul Mar tin, both of Stevens Rl are the adult leaders The nexLmsetcng will be held at Twin Pine Auto Sales, Route 322, one mile ncivh of Lincoln Speaker will be Orvci Bass Anyone interested ports of that analysis have not yet been received, he sa.d fT j "* s m Wu y'[ 1 BEE LINE SUPPLY CENTER 1027 DILLERVILLE ROAD, LANCASTER 24 HOUR SERVICE DAILY PH. 394-0541 may still join the club, accord ing to the leaders ~ TRACTOR CLUB The le organization meeting of the Cen 1 1 a 1 4-H Tractor Maintenance Club was held at Landis Bros Faim Equipment Co, Manheim Pike, Lancaster on January 23 at 7 30 p m The following officers were elected: Pres, Glenn Kieidei, Quarry- Ville R 1 V pies, Kenneth Kis ser, Leola Rl, sec, James Kil heffer, Manheim Rl, treas, Joe Hess, M't Joy Rl, news leport er, Larry Rohrei, 1604 Wheat land School Rd , Lancaster The adult leaders are Her bert Royer, 2025 Oregon Pike, Lamoastei, Glenn Poiter, Wash ington Boio Rl, Christ Brubak er, Stone Mill Rd, Lancaster; Howard Baker, 327 E Chailot, Miller sville The next meeting of the clu'b wvll be January 30, 7 30 p m at Landes Bi os, Manheim Pike, Lancaster The purpose of fhe 4 H Trac tor Club 'is for members to learn to do many small mainr tenance jobs on farm tractors and power units Members also learn how to be a safe operator and form good safety habits so as to act safely at all times A Any Barn — — ~ T 5 s' p
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