ew scalding, defeathering processes are USD A approved
ASHINGTON, D.C. The U .S. vice conducts,
irtment of Agnculture has According to Donald L. Houston,
mded its list of approved administrator of the agency, the
;tances which meat and rule will help prevent misuse of
try plants can use to scald hog certain chemicals in meat and
:asses, defeather poultry or. processing plants because it
tve the lining from beef or ■ requires that the labels on- the
stomachs to make tripe. chemicals must provide detailed
ie new list updates federal directions for use to assure that
lations for .meat and poultry safe concentrations are used,
sction, conducted by USDA’s Before issuing this final rule,
Safety and Inspection Ser- USDA officials worked with the
(IVEKSITY PARK
ishmg number of wool buyers
has slackened competition in the
wool market, and many producers
teel they are not getting a fair
return for their wool, according to
Clair Engle, Penn State Extension
animal scientist and co-chairman
of the upcoming Eastern Lamb,
and Wool Marketing Conference.
“The wool marketing portion of
the conference will focus on factors
the producer can control in order
to market a higher quality wool,
and in return receive a better pnce
tor it,” said Engle.
Factors affecting the value of
wool will be addressed, as well as
alternative marketing systems,^
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Conference focuses on wool marketing
including cooperatives, pools 2nd
direct marketing.
A major portion of the con
ference, November 22-24 at the
Sheraton Penn State Inn in State
College, PA, will center on lamb
marketing.
it will include presentations on
seasonal fluctuations in lamb
prices and' supply, lamb
processing ’ facilities and
marketing alternatives. A panel
consisting of three packers will
address the factors that affect
packer’sdemand for live lamb.
Another link in the marketing
chain, merchandising, will be
discussed. , Northeastern con
sumption patterns will be viewed
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Working for people who work the land
Pood and Drug Administration,
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, to evaluate each
substance listed in July 15, 15177,
proposal.
“Only one comment was
received on, the proposal, and it
was favorable/’ Houston said.
However, four agents for
scalding poultry that were listed in
the proposal-potassium carbonate,
potassium bicarbonate, sodium
as well as a nationwide study on
consumer attitudes and then
usage of lamb. "■
Sponsored by the American
Sheep Producers Council and the
Eastern Seaboard Sheep Council in
cooperation with PSU, College of
Farm Bureau calls for adequate
PARK RIDGE, Dl. Quoting its
policies calling for a voluntary
acreage set-aside large enough to
limit projected. feed grain
carryover inventories to three to
five percent. of annual world
consumption, the American Farm
Bureau Federation has requested
id A;
In the past, Agway Squealer Pel
lets and Agway Starter Pellets
were developed as the direct
result of this program.
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'metaphosphate and sodium acid
pyrophosphate-7-are not m the final
rule because there is no evidence
any processor is using them for
scalding poultry, Houston said.
“We also deleted agents
proposed for cooling and retort
water treatment from the final
rule”, Houston said. "These agents
will be considered in a separate
action.”
The new rule, which becomes
Agriculture, this conference is a
first for the eastern U.S. where
interested sheep producers, allied
industry groups, land-grant
universities and State Depart
ments of Agriculture from 12
states have joined to dissect the
the Department of Agriculture to
take this action for feed grains in
1982.
Robert B. Delano, president of
the 3-million member family
federation, citing the 45-million ton
feed grain carryover expected by
October, 1982, said, “This amount
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SERVICE V «p y
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981—A25
effective Nov. 4, was published in
the Oct. 5 Federal Register, which
is available m local libraries.
Additional information, including
the impact analysis describing
options considered in the
rulemaking process, is available
from Donald Derr, chief, product
safety branch, Food Ingredient
Assessment Division, Science,
FSIS, USDA, Washington, D.C.,
20250; phone 202/447-7680.
sheep uulustry.
For more information and to
enroll for the conference, requests
should be directed to; Penn State’s
Short Course Office, 306
Agricultural Administration
Building, University Park, PA,
16802 814/865-8301.
gram carryover
represents nearly five percent of
world consumption for the 12
month period and over half of the
world’s feed grain reserve.”
In a letter to Secretary of
Agriculture John Block, Delano
recognized the uncertainties in
volving the still incomplete farm
program, but urged “appropriate
action” by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture to deal effectively with
excessive feed grain stocks.