USDA to continue
Washington, d.c. -
Because public comment
has generally endorsed it,
the year-old U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s
modified traditional in
spection of young chickens
will be continued, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture
Carol Tucker Foreman said
Monday.
Public comment to USDA
has generally endorsed
modified traditional in
spection of young chickens
as more efficient than the
traditional methods,
Foreman said.
However, not all com
ments about the program
were favorable, Foreman
said. The American
Federation of Government
Employees, which
represents poultry in
spectors, said the new in
spection rates were too high
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and might affect the health
of poultry inspectors.
The union said the poultry
eating public might be in
jured by modified traditional
inspection because the
“high” maximum inspection
rates could cause inspectors
to suffer “line hypnosis” and
approve unwholesome
poultry carcasses.
However, Foreman said, a
USDA test of modified
traditional inspection
showed that such inspection
was fully as effective as the
traditional inspection
procedure in detecting
unwholesome poultry.
Foreman said USDA will
continue to study inspection
procedures to ensure that
they provide adequate
consumer protection while
avoiding any “undue
physical and mental
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modified chicken inspection program
demands” on poultry line
inspectors.
The new procedure
eliminates most of the time
an inspector spends
positioning the carcass for
inspection-which can take
up to 50 percent of the time
under traditional methods. A
mirror is used to help the
inspector see the entire
carcass without turning it
Use a little TLC with farm animals
Process and blend 3 or more
Ingredients at one time!
(1) Control center (Type 111 timer system)
predetermines and records amount of feed
gram (2) Bin Switch regulates input auger,
automatically controls gram level m hopper,
(not visible); (3) Automatic scale meters
preset amount of gram through roller mill,
operates automatically and continuously
without power; (4) Automatic Roller mill with
fast-roll attachment rolls gram, (5) Dial
controlled variable speed augers m elec
tronic meter let you add protein, mineral or
medication into mixing auger; (6) Mixing
auger mixes and delivers processed feed to
take-away auger. Supply auger and mill
processed preset amount of gram; (7) Ac
cessory hopper with flow switch.
Note: The Automatic Dump Scale and feed
metering units may be gravity fed from
overhead bins or hoppers Flow-control
switches are required if input augers are
used in place of gravity flow
To assure that inspectors
have sufficient time to
perform the necessary
procedures effectively,
USDA has set a maximum of
70 birds per minute for the
new inspection procedures
on a production m with three
inspectors.
“This modified traditional
inspection procedure
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maintains the high level of
consumer protection
provided by traditional
inspection,” said Foreman.
“At the same time, it gives
industry the opportunity to
meet increased consumer
demand for chicken without
creating the need for ad
ditional inspectors. This is m
keeping with the ad-
ammals,” says Murphy. He
advises that the following
safety precautions be
adhered to when handling
animals:
Leave animal alone as
much as possible. Treat
them patiently and kindly,
but not overtrustmgly.
Learn to be aware of their
every move, or lack of it,
when you’re around them.
Startled animals may kick
first-then look! Approach
all animals from the front
and side, speaking softly so
they’re aware of you and are
reassured. Never* tease
them. That’s one game you
can lose with serious results.
Large animals, such as
cows, horses and bulls, can
crush or trample you to
death if they pm you against
a wall, fence, or if they get
you down on the ground.
When handling them, never
allow yourself to be cor
nered or caught between the
annual and any object.
Be especially cautious
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The summary of the
comments on modified
traditional inspection was
published in the April 25
Federal Register, available
at local libraries.
Poultry slaughtering and
processing inspection is
required by the Poultry
Products Inspection Act.
around animals, male or
female, that are protecting
their young, especially
newborns; they are tense
and will attack intruders.
Plan to keep an escape route
open. This is true also of sick
animals.
Homs on animals are
death-dealing weapons. Be
extremely careful in han
dling such animals.
“Dehoming” doesn’t affect
an animal’s method of at
tack-they can still butt or
throw you.
Handle a bull only by a
staff that’s snapped to a ring
in his nose; this helps you to
keep a safe distance.
Animals carry germs and
can transmit many diseases
to man, so personal
cleanliness m a must. Wash
your hands often, especially
before eating. Get treatment
for even the smallest wound
or scratch you receive
around animals. If any
animal appears to be sickly,
attend to it immediately.
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contact Mrs. Wilbur Erb 717-
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717-367-3076.