Wholesome Meat Act and Intrastate Meat Plants, The
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Naughton, Dennis
Issue Date
1971
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4
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|When Congress enacted the Wholesome Meat Act, in December of 1967, an atmosphere of consternation spread throughout a large portion of the meat industry. The general aim of this new Act was to require that all meat plants, whether interstate or intrastate, be subjected to the same inspection standards and maintain substantially the same facilities. This broadened scope differed drastically from the reach of previous federal meat legislation. Prior to December 15, 1967, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, which was enacted in 1907 and last amended in 1938, attempted to assure the wholesomeness of the nation's meat supply by requiring both antemortem and postmortem inspection of all meat and meat food products moving in "interstate or foreign commerce." Since such products are mainly slaughtered and processed by the large meat packing plants, these operators were required to comply with the 1907 law. Thus, by 1967 the huge packer and processor was already familiar with federal inspection standards and federal facilities and construction requirements...
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4 Creighton L. Rev. 86 (1970-1971)
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Creighton University School of Law