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IS—Lancastar Farming. Saturday, Ftb. 2. 1974 Nutrition Labeling for Meat, Poultry The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) asked for public comments on a proposed voluntary nutrition labeling program for meat and poultry products. The effective date for the USDA program would coincide with the* Dec. 31, 1974 effective date established earlier this year by the Food and Drug Ad* ministration (FDA) for all other foods. According to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) officials, the proposal provides for voluntary participation on the part of meat and poultry processors. If a processor elects to participate in the program, he would conform to regulations governing the type and content of nutrition information and its placement on the consumer package. APHIS officials stated that the voluntary program would be mandatory. however, for processors who make nutrition claims for SUllllilllllllllllilllllllllllillllilllllilllllllllllllllUlllllll I WL3OS & WL3II | THE HIGHEST YIELDING ALFALFA IN PA. OTHER MONEYMAKING ALFALFAS - Vernal - Buffalo MONEYMAKING CLOVERS - Certified Pennscott - Alsike - Select Pennscott - Yellow Sweet - Mammoth - Tall Sweet Medium Red N.Y. Grown Fresh seed mixed and Inoculated (FREE) Save with REIST'S SEEDS REIST SEED COMPANY H Finest Quality Seeds (Since 1925) = 1 Mount Joy, Pa. Ph. 653-4121 1 SfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltF Proposed Products their products-such as "High In Protein." Processors who add vitamins, minerals or protein to their products, would also come under the mandatory sections of the program proposed today. The only exception would be those processors who add nutrients to their products for specific technological reasons**such as the use of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in cured meats to accelerate the curing process. In this case, the processor would have to list the ascorbic acid only in the ingredient statement on the label. Under the proposal, nutrition information would be titled, “Nutrition In formation Per Serving (or Portion,” The serving size, the number of servings in the package, the calories, protein, carbohydrate and fat content per serving would appear under this heading. The amount of each nutrient listed would be accurately stated. Qn products which require cooking, the label would also show the nutrient levels remaining after cooking. Immediately adjacent to the nutrition information, the processor would list the “Percentage of U. S. Recommended Daily Allowances, (U.S. RDA)” per serving for protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, calcium and iron. Under today’s proposal, nutrition labels would be submitted by the processor to APHIS for approval. The processor would also have to submit a plan for an inplant quality control program to assure the product meets the nutritional values stated on the label. Upon entering the nutrition labeling program, the processing plant will be under quality control monitoring by APHIS meat and poultry inspectors in addition to their regular inspection procedures. Editors Quote Book Cast all your caret on God, that anchor holds —Alfred Lord Tennyson The Brook llilljllllllllllllllilllllllillllllllllllllllllilllllllli - Saranac FARM TRENDS (Continued From Page I) 2 percent from last year. If the expectations materialize, there will be 1.52 million acres planted to corn for all purposes and 415,000 acres seeded to oats. Soybean plantings are expected to be 21 percent more than last year. If these intentions are carried out, there will be 70,000 acres in Pennsylvania planted to soybeans this year. Barley plantings in the Commonwealth are ex pected to total 172,000 acres, the same as last year. Pennsylvania farmers have planted 30 percent more acres to winter wheat for harvest in 1974 than they planted for harvest in 1973. If current forecasts of yield materializes, the winter wheat crop will be 30 percent larger than the 1973 crop. Based upon a January 1 survey of grower intentions in 34 states, the following crop acreages are expected to be planted for 1974: Corn -- 77.4 million acres, 10 percent more than a year earlier. Soybeans -- 54.9 million acres, down 3.3 percent from the previous year and the first time since 1958 that acreage has not increased over the TRY A CLASSIFIED AD PHONE 626-2191 or 394-3047 SOLAIR BARNS FEATURING OUR SECURITY FREE STALL We make a high Security Free Stall from high grade boiler type steel that will last and last A bedding board is installed and the stall is elevated above the scrape a 'a Extra floor space is given to each animal and a maximum drinking area is provided A step along the feed trough allows easy access to the feed but prevents manure from falling into the trough • VAN DALE, INC. • MADISON SILOS CALEB M. WENGER, Inc. R. D. 1 DRUMORE CENTER, QUARRYVILLE, PA. DISTRIBUTORS FOR: VAUGHAN « PAMLINE • MECHANIZED FEED LOT SYSTEMS previous year. Oats 1&.8 million acres, down < percent from a year earlier. Barley - 9.3 million aci 15 percent less than in 1973. Sorghum - 19.6 mill acres, up one percent from 1973. This special survey was made'to obtain early formation on farmers’ plans to plant certain crops harvest in 1974. The purpose of this report, publisf well in advance of actual spring seeding, is to as: producers and program planners in their plqns 1974. The survey covered 35 states. The comparist with year earlier represent totals only for the states included in the special January 1 survey. Serving Lancaster City and County (or more than a dacada Income tax service At our offices Two Locations 144 N, PRINCE ST. 344 W. KING ST. 397-7181 Lancaster Security Stall 'Extra scrapar clearance All welded Joints ‘S I '**" Header board 2h n Boiler tube«^ /J/xB" Bedding-/ *' ' J retainer Retain*! lug V\Ct at your convrmrnct • in the pnviu y ot your home I Momi'T TAX SERVICE 299-3931 For Appointment PHONE 548-2116 01 :n Hi