Inspection of Carcasses
1910
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The Meat Inspection Act, unlike the
Pure Food and Drug Act, provided for inspection and approval before products went to market. Early meat inspection activities were documented in a photographic album, "the United States Government Inspection at the Meat Packing Establishments."
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Animal Industry.
National Archives Identifier:
5714085Full Citation: Inspection of Carcasses; 1910; Records of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Record Group 17. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/inspection-of-carcasses, March 29, 2024]