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If your organization didn’t make our-farm calendar
this week, it’s not because we don’t like you or your or
ganization.
We may have missed it in the rush. Or maybe you for
got to tell us.
Either way, we’d like to extend our farm community
service to you.
To get on the Farm Calendar, remind us. by calling
394-3047 or 826-2101 or by writing to Lancaster Farming; 22
E. Main St., Lititz, Pa. 17543. And help us serve you better.
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Imported Meats Examination Proposed
The U,S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) proposed
to formalize its detailed in
structions for the inspection of
canned and packaged meat
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 7,1973
imported into the United States.
The instructions, contained in a
proposed amendment to the
federeal meat inspection
regulations, would provide for
eight separate examinations to
be performed, when applicable,
on meat samples selected for
inspection.
While these examinations have
been outlined in inspection in
structions, they are not currently
a part of the Code of Federal
Regulations, USDA officials
explained.
Examinations would cover the
wholesomeness of the product;
condition of the container; ac
curacy of the label; verification
of the net weight; comparison of
any pictures on the label with the
actual contents; verification of
the meat content of certain meat
food products; accuracy of the
number of units in the container;
and, incubation of the sample and
a laboratory analysis of the
contents.
Officials of the Animal and
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Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS ) said the proposed
amendment would help to assure
more uniformity of sampling and
testing procedures for imported
products.
The proposal appeared in the
April 2 Federal Register. Persons
desiring to comment should
submit their written views in
duplicate before May 18 with the
Hearing Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
20250.
Persons desiring to make oral
comments should address their
requests to the Systems
Development and Sanitation
Staff, Scientific and Technical
Services, Meat and Poultry In
spection Program, APHIS,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C. 20250. All
comments will be open for public
review in the Hearing Clerk’s
office.
Copies of the proposal may be
obtained from the Meat and
Poultry Inspection Program,
APHIS, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
20250.
Strikes Curb Farm
Sales Outside U. S.
Strikes caused losses in the
hundreds of millions of dol
lars to American farmers
from reduced 1971 sales,
lower prices, and also from
reduced future sales as buy
ers turn to other supply
sources for the commodities
they need, according to Sec
retary of Agriculture Earl L.
Butz.
Agricultural exports in
creased six per cent in calen
dar year 1971, compared to
a 22 per cent increase in 1970.
The increase gave agriculture
a favorable trade balance of
$1.9 billion in a year when the
total U. S. trade balance had
a deficit of $2 billion.
“We are naturally very
pleased at achieving this rec
ord level in the face of a very
difficult export situation be
cause of the strikes,” the
Secretary said, “but we are
also disappointed because it
would have been a great deal
higher if our farm products
had been able to move freely
to foreign markets.”
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