It detects and destroys diseased meat before it gets to the buyer. The act reassures the people of sanitary handling and preventing contamination. It terminates any chemical or drug residue left on the meat before packaging. The meat inspection also avoids any type of false labeling on any products. When the Act was passed, the meat packaging industry had to succumb to continuous inspections and investigations by the Agricultural Department which would be paid for by the meat packaging industry.
It shrunk the disappearance of national land being the source of national individualism and democracy. As well as sparking conservationism, Roosevelt cared for the protection of consumers. In 1906 he backed a measure that aided corporations and consumers. Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle, stirred Americans perception of the meat industry. It disturbed all citizens, as well as Roosevelt.
Although Sinclair’s investigation tells a story of the toll the meatpacking industry took on families nearly a hundred years ago, he still offers insight into the deceiving side of America’s food corruptions. Both writers brilliantly offer realization and awareness in their books that will benefit anyone who reads them to make better decisions daily. The description of the factory farming slaughterhouses in both books is enough to send chills down almost anyone’s spine; The Jungle opens with the cruel tactics, yet Fast Food Nation did not mention the slaughterhouses until midway. As Jurgis and his family tour the packinghouse where he will be working as a shoveler,(shoveling blood and guts) they first see what seems to be millions of cows. There are rail yards that carry the cattle to the slaughterhouse where the mechanics of the process are awe-inspiring.
coli and Salmonella so that if there was a plant that tested positive more than once for E. coli or Salmonella then the USDA had the power to shut them down. In 1998 Supreme Beef Processors Inc. took the USDA to court and won. As a result the USDA no longer possesses the power to shut down companies if they do not meet their standards. These companies have so much power that they now can’t be shut down even if they are poisoning us. This is outrageous!
Low wages: a typical wage for male workers was about 15 shillings (75p) a week, but women and children were paid much less, with women earning seven shillings (35p) and children three shillings (15p). For this reason, employers preferred to employ women and children. Many men were sacked when they reached adulthood; then they had to be supported by their wives and children. Cruel discipline: there was frequent "strapping" (hitting with a leather strap). Other punishments included hanging iron weights around children's necks, hanging them from the roof in baskets, nailing children's ears to the table, and dowsing them in water butts to keep them awake.
Quality and grading standards The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspects the wholesomeness of each carcass which is mandatory and is paid for by tax dollars. Grading however, is voluntary and is only done if requested by a producer or processor. Quality and Grading are two different programs provided by the USDA’s strict policy. The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was created to make sure that meat was fully inspected. It required inspection of red meat products sold in interstate and foreign commerce.
Salmonella infection may spread from the intestines to the bloodstream and then to other body sites and can cause death unless the person is treated promptly with antibiotics. Older adults, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness from Salmonella infection. We have many steps to reduce the infection. Firstly, the first step is Consumers should check their homes, including their freezers, for recalled ground beef products and not eat them; restaurant and food service operators should not serve it. Consumers with questions about recalled ground beef products may contact Hannaford's Customer Information Center; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at telephone number (800) 213-9040, and choose option 6.
For years the industry has made efforts to convert their manufacturing process of converting animals to food from the public. But with pervasive information circulating on the internet and broad public access to computing devices, it has prompted (animal-rights) investigative journalists to channel their footage via YouTube and other video broadcasting sites. Videos like “Meet Your Meat” provide viewers with a glimpse of what goes on behind the closed doors of factory farms. Depicting graphic violence of animals being senselessly beaten, mutilated, injected without the use of antiseptics. Abattoir animals spend their entire lives in repugnant milieus, scrabbling around in their own feces and living in constant fear in crowded, confined spaces.
The reflection story I choose is called Why I Hunt: A Predators Meditation by Rick Bass. The short story tells of Bass’s love of hunting for both elk and deer. However, the significance of the story goes far beyond merely killing an animal for its meat, as it tells mostly of the emotional struggle he feels as a hunter. Bass acknowledges the fact that he is a predator but wonders if his insatiable need for meat will somehow affect him in a later life. He questions whether or not he will have to pay for all of the innocent animals’ deaths that he has caused.
Mike Callicrate believes in what he is doing, and he is passionate about the products produced by Ranch Foods Direct. Callicrate knows that if more people experience his products and become educated about contamination, plus the dangers of hormones, antibiotics, and preservatives known to be in the products of the larger meat packing firms, then these individuals will become repeat customers. Providing natural and healthy meat products is the foundation Callicrate has built RFD upon. “For one thing says Callicrate, our meat is not raised with any continuously fed antibiotics or artificial growth hormones, and the production process is slower, cleaner and more carefully monitored than you would ever see in high-speed packing plants” (RFD.com). RFD uses the best local ingredients available for their strict feeding regimen while abiding by all generally accepted sustainable and humane procedures.