Federal Meat Inspection Act
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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.
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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1021692 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Meat Inspection Act Context triple: [Food Safety and Inspection Service, enforces, Federal Meat Inspection Act]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
Federal Meat Inspection Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wholesome Meat Act of 1967
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| appliesTo |
cattle
ⓘ
equines ⓘ goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ swine ⓘ |
| citation | 21 U.S.C. §§ 601–695 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| 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 government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | public outcry over unsanitary meatpacking conditions ⓘ |
| prohibits |
adulterated meat products in commerce
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misbranded meat products in commerce ⓘ |
| providesFor |
condemnation of unfit meat and meat products
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facility registration and approval ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure accurate labeling of meat products
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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
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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 self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy | Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
food labeling
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meat inspection ⓘ public health protection ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1906 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Meat Inspection Act Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
this entity surface form:
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
subject surface form:
Square Deal
this entity surface form:
Meat Inspection Act
this entity surface form:
Wholesome Meat Act of 1967
this entity surface form:
Meat Inspection Act
this entity surface form:
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
this entity surface form:
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
this entity surface form:
Meat Inspection Act of 1906