Meat Inspection Act

Meat curing, sodium nitrite in, 22 859-860 Meat Inspection Act, 18 683 Meat meal, 10 852 Meat products... 

In the United States antioxidant use is subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.8 Antioxidants for food products are also regulated under the Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Inspection Act, and various state laws. Antioxidants permitted for use in foods are divided into two groups ... 

In general, the total concentration of authorised antioxidants added singly or in combination must not exceed 0.02% by weight based on the fat content of the food. Certain exceptions exist in the case of standardised foods and products covered by special regulations. Under the Meat Inspection Act, concentrations up to 0.01% are permitted for single antioxidants based on fat content, with a combined total of no more than 0.02%. The tocopherols and the major acid synergists are unregulated. 

The Meat Inspection Act of 1906. The responsibility for the safety and wholesomeness of meat and meat products falling under the provisions of this act is delegated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA s responsibilities include inspection of meatprocessing facilities and animals before and after slaughter, inspection of meat products and meat-processing laboratories, and premarket clearance of meat product labels. When a food product contains less than 3 percent meat, the product comes under the jurisdiction of the FDA. Similar laws are the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Egg... 

Our modern era of food and drug regulatory law began with enactment of the Biologies Act of 1902 (12), the Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906 (13), and the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906.(14-15) These laws were intended to insure that biologies would "yield their intended results" and that food would contain no "added poisonous or other added deleterious ingredient which may render such article injurious to health."... 

Sodium metasilicate has food additive regulation status as boiler water additive in the preparation of steam that will contact food (23). In addition it is believed to be "prior sanctioned" under the Meat Inspection Act for hog scalding and tripe denuding. 

The term food as used in clause (vi) of this subparagraph includes poultry and poultry products (as defined in sections 4(e) and 4(f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act), meat and meat food products (as defined in section l(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act), and eggs and egg products (as defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act). 

Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act), but USDA inspects and tests meat- and poultry-processing facilities as well as those for egg products [via the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act]. These Federal divisions of labor are supplemented across the coimtry by various agencies within the various states. 

On the same day that the Meat Inspection Act was passed, the Food and Drug Act of 1906 was signed. This act was designed to prevent the use of poisonous preservatives and dyes in foods, and to regulate the sales of patent medicines. 

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