—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. December 30, 1972 6 Meat, Poultry Inspection Schedule Changes Proposed A proposal announced by the U S. Department of Agriculture would amend Federal meat and poultry inspection regulations on inspection workweeks, holidays and overtime. If adopted, the proposed amendments would make the standard workweek for all meat and poultry inspectors any five consecutive eight-hour days from Monday through Saturday. If a government holiday falls outside the standard workweek, in spectors would be entitled to a holiday on the nearest day in their workweek —or to holiday pay, to be charged to the packer or processor. The proposed regulations also define the length of work shifts for inspectors in different types of plants and amend the list of inspector holidays. Officials of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said the regulation changes were proposed to make scheduling Don’t miss the Agway Oil-Grease Penny Sale a penny is a powerhouse Just 1 (£ can buy a quart of oil even a case! Just can buy a cartridge of grease even a 10 pack! You’ve got plenty of penny power at Agway during the early-order, mid-winter sale. Just place your order during the sale dates. Take delivery at your convenience and pay only when you receive your lubricants. Here’s how it works: Order any 0i1... 55-gallon drum 30-gallon dn)m 24-quart case 5-gallon can 2-gallon can Order any grease... 120-lb drum 35-lb pail 25-lb pail 10-pack of cartridges AGWAY PETROLEUM Call now and place your order Remember, you pay only on delivery. What could be fairer "> policies more uniform between the meat and poultry inspection programs, which were merged in 1968, and to accommodate changes in Federal holidays. Copies of the proposal, which were published in the December 12 Federal Register, are available from APHIS, Room 1658-S, USDA, Washington, D.C. 20250. Comments on the proposal should be sent in duplicate by February 10,1973, to the Hearing Clerk, USDA, Washington, D.C. 20250. Anyone wishing to present his comments orally should contact the Issuance Coor dination Staff, Technical Ser vices, APHIS, USDA, Washington, D.C. 20250, so that arrangements can be made for presentation of his views before the February 10 deadline. Written comments and tran scripts of oral comments will be available in the hearing clerk’s office for public review. where and a penny gets you a 24-quart case of the same (or equivalent value) 12 quarts of the same (or equivalent value) 3 quarts 2 quarts 1 quart and a penny gets you 10-pack of the same (or equivalent value) 4 cartridges 3 cartridges an extra cartridge (agway) Farmer interests are being promoted at Lancaster County Farmers Association to the Farm and Home Center with this at- explain the role of farmers in producing tractive display. It was erected by the food and fiber. Arsenic Compounds The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that organic arsenic compounds have been found in the livers of broiler-fryer chickens. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) says that 14 of 90 chicken flocks sampled contained illegal arsenic residues (above one part per million) in liver samples. These samples are from USDA’s objective phase program, indicating a 15.5 per cent violation level. in Chicken Livers Ten of 590 pork samples also contained above-tolerance levels of arsenic; these results represent a continuing decline in violations found in this specie. All sampling was done since Jan. 1, 1972. Organic arsenic compounds, in amounts up to 90 grams per ton of feed, are used in hog and chicken rations to stimulate growth and improve feed conversion. All animals are required to be with drawn from arsenic-containing feeds for five days before r.*ncaat«r rmnnluf Photo slaughter to give the animals and birds time to fully eliminate the feed additive. Reports on these violations have been turned over to the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare for in vestigation. FDA has legal authority over animal feed ad ditions. Because of these residue findings, USDA has initiated an increased arsenic testing program to help assure that no residues reach consumers.
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