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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 451. Congressional statement of findings
Poultry and poultry products are an important source of the
Nation's total supply of food. They are consumed throughout the
Nation and the major portion thereof moves in interstate or foreign
commerce. It is essential in the public interest that the health
and welfare of consumers be protected by assuring that poultry
products distributed to them are wholesome, not adulterated, and
properly marked, labeled, and packaged. Unwholesome, adulterated,
or misbranded poultry products impair the effective regulation of
poultry products in interstate or foreign commerce, are injurious
to the public welfare, destroy markets for wholesome, not
adulterated, and properly labeled and packaged poultry products,
and result in sundry losses to poultry producers and processors of
poultry and poultry products, as well as injury to consumers. It is
hereby found that all articles and poultry which are regulated
under this chapter are either in interstate or foreign commerce or
substantially affect such commerce, and that regulation by the
Secretary of Agriculture and cooperation by the States and other
jurisdictions as contemplated by this chapter are appropriate to
prevent and eliminate burdens upon such commerce, to effectively
regulate such commerce, and to protect the health and welfare of
consumers.
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