Federal Meat Inspection Act

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United States federal statute food safety law meat inspection law

The Federal Meat Inspection Act is a U.S. law that establishes mandatory federal inspection and sanitary standards for meat products to protect public health and ensure accurate labeling.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Meat Inspection Act of 1906	5
Federal Meat Inspection Act canonical	4
Meat Inspection Act	2
Wholesome Meat Act of 1967	1

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Target entity: Federal Meat Inspection Act
Context triple: [Food Safety and Inspection Service, enforces, Federal Meat Inspection Act]

A. Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of meat, poultry, and certain egg products.
B. Food and Agriculture Act of 1962
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 was a U.S. federal law that revised and extended agricultural price support and farm subsidy programs as part of mid-20th-century farm policy.
C. Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 is a major U.S. farm bill that reformed federal agricultural policy, including commodity price supports, food assistance programs, and rural development initiatives.
D. Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was a landmark U.S. federal law that laid the foundation for modern consumer protection by prohibiting the manufacture and sale of adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs and leading to the creation of federal regulatory oversight.
E. Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that granted the federal government broad powers to regulate the production, distribution, and pricing of food and fuel to support the war effort and prevent hoarding and profiteering.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Meat Inspection Act
Target entity description: The Federal Meat Inspection Act is a U.S. law that establishes mandatory federal inspection and sanitary standards for meat products to protect public health and ensure accurate labeling.

A. Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921
The Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 is a U.S. federal law designed to prevent unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive practices in the livestock, meatpacking, and poultry industries and to protect producers, consumers, and fair trade.
B. Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of meat, poultry, and certain egg products.
C. Food and Agriculture Act of 1962
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 was a U.S. federal law that revised and extended agricultural price support and farm subsidy programs as part of mid-20th-century farm policy.
D. Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 is a major U.S. farm bill that reformed federal agricultural policy, including commodity price supports, food assistance programs, and rural development initiatives.
E. Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was a landmark U.S. federal law that laid the foundation for modern consumer protection by prohibiting the manufacture and sale of adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs and leading to the creation of federal regulatory oversight.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ food safety law ⓘ meat inspection law ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
amendedBy	Wholesome Meat Act of 1967 ⓘ linked to: Federal Meat Inspection Act
appliesTo	cattle ⓘ equines ⓘ goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ swine ⓘ
citation	21 U.S.C. §§ 601–695 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateEnacted	1906-06-30 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy	Food Safety and Inspection Service ⓘ
excludes	egg products ⓘ poultry ⓘ
historicalContext	Progressive Era reforms ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
motivatedBy	public outcry over unsanitary meatpacking conditions ⓘ
prohibits	adulterated meat products in commerce ⓘ misbranded meat products in commerce ⓘ
providesFor	condemnation of unfit meat and meat products ⓘ facility registration and approval ⓘ
purpose	to ensure accurate labeling of meat products ⓘ to ensure sanitary conditions in meat processing ⓘ to protect public health ⓘ
regulates	meat and meat products in foreign commerce ⓘ meat and meat products in interstate commerce ⓘ
relatedTo	Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 ⓘ
requires	ante-mortem inspection of livestock ⓘ continuous inspection in slaughter establishments ⓘ inspection of meat processing plants ⓘ mandatory federal inspection of meat ⓘ marking of inspected and passed products ⓘ post-mortem inspection of carcasses ⓘ sanitary standards in meat processing facilities ⓘ sanitary standards in slaughterhouses ⓘ state meat inspection programs to be at least equal to federal standards ⓘ
shortTitle	Federal Meat Inspection Act ⓘ
signedBy	Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
subjectMatter	food labeling ⓘ meat inspection ⓘ public health protection ⓘ
yearEnacted	1906 ⓘ

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