U. S. Meat, Poultry Inspection Programs Reorganized
Secretary of Agriculture Clif- sumeis, State administrations,
ford M Haidin recently an- and industry,” Secietaiy Haidm
pounced a reorganization of the continued The changes will he
tJSDA’s meat and poultiy in- effective immediately
spection program The reoi gan- ea t dn( j poultiy inspection
ization is designed to make this „ , , . ,
Important consumer protection Wlll c ° nt A inu ® to be
program more lesponsive to } r t USD^ 3 c °nsumer and Mai
changmg conditions,” the Secre- ketmg Service under Admims
£ary said ti ator Clayton Yeutter, and Ken
'j; 3 ‘ neth M McEnroe, Deputy Ad
,, “This realignment of duties mimstiator foi Meat and Poul-
Will provide direct lines of com- try Inspection The revised or
inunication. It will improve and ganization provides for an Assis
%uicken ■ relationships with con- tant Deputy Administrator and
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INC.
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R. D. 4, Manheim
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R. D. i; East Earl
H, JACOB HOOBER
Intercourse, Pa.
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R. D. 1. Quarryville
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R. D. 1, Ronks
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Terre Hill
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Reinholds
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R. D. 2, Columbia
R. D. 2, Peach Bottom
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DUTCHMAN FEED
MILLS, INC.
R D. 1, Stevens
one opeiating and two suppoit
divisions
The Field Operations Division
will be responsible foi supervis
ing and,coordinating the opera
tions of eight regional offices,
along with training piogiams
and import-export inspection
The organization of the regional
offices will be‘Similar to that
of the Field Operations Division
office Tn Washington, D C.
Responsibility tvill be focused on
field operations, and lines of
authority both regionally and
nationally will be clearly defin
ed for the benefit of consumers,
industry, and the inspection ser
vice itself/ Federal-State cooper
ation officers will be included on
the Division Staff in Washing
ton, as well - as in the regional
offices.
The Laboratory Division will
be upgraded lo provide all lab
oratory and analytical services
for meat and poultry inspection
This step reflects the need for a
scientific'approach to many new
inspection-problems. There will
now be. added emphasis on
chemical, toxicology, microbio
logy, and pathology testing, in
cluding tests for pesticides and
other residues. _
. The Standards and Services
Division will combine into one
unit the suppoit sei vices cur
rently provided by several divi
sions. Included will be respon-
Practice Preventive Maintenance
On Small Engines Before Storage
If your power mower, out- Lons in operating and mamten
board motor and othei small ance manuals, says Williams
engine tools have finished an- But if you’ve lost' or misplaced
other season, don’t just shove the manual, heie are seveial
them into stoiage without a key steps to head off storage
little pieventive maintenance, detenoiation
says Thomas H Williams, exten- Diam all gasoline fiom the
sion agncultuial engineer at the tank, staii the engine and urn
Umveisity of Delawaie until fuel lines and caiburetoi
Improper storage can ciipple are empty. Now remove the
small gasoline engines in a carbuietor bowl, clean it
vauety of wavs, he explains, thoioughlv and replace
Gasoline left in the caiburetor Next, lemove the spaik plug
can become gummy and foul an d clean or leplace it if neces
fuel lines And excess moistuie sary Befoie leplacing the plug,
may cause mst on cylinder walls however, pour a teaspoon of
and pistons and allow piston saE 10 weight motoi oil into
nngs to freeze. the opening and crank the en-
Most maioi engine manufac- gme seveial times This helps
lurers include storage sugges- to distubute the oil and foims
TELL US NOW... before any of your equipment gives out
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completely. Just a simple phone call could keep a minor
repair job from tying up your whole operation. You can
help us to serve you better.
L H. Brubaker Grumelli Farm Service
Lititz, Pa. Quarryville, Pa.
Nissley Form Service L. H. Brubaker
' - ‘Washington Boio, Pa. Lancaster, Pa.
A
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5,1970 —
sibihties for appioval of plant
facilities, development of pio
duct standaids, appioval ox
labels, and the piepaiation of
standaids and issuance of regu
lations foi meat and poultiy in
spection.
Egg Marketing Assn.
To Review Brand Plan
The December meeting of the
Pennsylvania Egg Marketing As
sociation will feature a compre
hensive icport on the “Bland
Egg Piogram,” according to
President Fiank Troester
A report of a survey of other
states with a similar program
is available and will be piesent
ed by Eail Hess
A copy of the report on the
Standards Committee will be
available for everyone foi
furthei study and hopefully
comments
Ben Burkholder will be ready
with a report on Pricing, even
though presently some of it may
be slightly preliminary
Mel Mitchell will have an
activity report on Adveitising
and Consumer Education as it
i elates to design creation, and
development of piograms to
stimulate consumer and letailer
interest
Sam Berenson is slated to re
port on Legislation as i', relates
to the Brand Egg Program.
acalllt
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa.
Roy H. Buck, Inc.
Ephiata, RD. 2
In addition to the thiee divi
sions, a “logiam Review and
Compliance Start will lepoic
directly to the Deputy Adminis
trator The staff will be respon
sible for leviewing plants and
opeiations to assiue full com
pliance with law and regulations
by both mdustiy and inspection
personnel, and will develop sys
tems aimed at pi eventing legal
and icgulatory violations
Secretary Haidm pointed oir,
“We aie now in a major transi
tion brought about by passage
of the Wholesome Meat Aci
and the Wholesome Poultry Pro
ducts Act These new changes,
based largely on the report of
a task force I appointed to study
our present and future needs
in this field, will improve de
partmental efficiency and the
protection afforded all con
sumers of meat and poultry
pi oducts ”
Secretary Hardin also announc
ed that these piograms of the
USD A will be called “Meat and
Poultiy Inspection Programs”,
rather than Consumer Protection
Programs a* they have been.
“Theie’s no lessening of our con
sumer protection activities, ’
Secretaiy Haidm explained “In
fact the reverse is tiue But the
name ‘Consumer Protection’ is
too broad We’ll call it what it
actually is, Meat and Poultry
Inspection Programs ”
a protective coating over pistons
and cylinder walls Do not re
connect the spark plug lead be
fore storage
Finally, clean the engine ex
teuot with an old toothbiush or
wne biush, paying particular
attention to the cooling fins on
the cylmdei and head Remem
ber to di am the ciankcase of
old oil and leplace with new.
Coat all unpainted metal paits
with grease or oil
Stole the engine in a dry place
if at all possible, adds Williams.
And leave the cap off the gas
tank to pi event moisture collec
tion If the engine must be left
in the open, cover it with watei
pioof fabric or plastic for pro
tection from the weather.
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