Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

Meat and meat food products
are an important source of the nation's total supply of food. It is essential
in the public interest that the health and welfare of consumers be protected
by assuring that meat and meat food products distributed to them are
wholesome, not adulterated, and properly marked, labeled, and packaged.
Unwholesome, adulterated, or misbranded meat or meat food products are
injurious to the public welfare, destroy markets for wholesome, not
adulterated, and properly labeled and packaged meat and meat food products,
and result in sundry losses to livestock producers and processors of meat and
meat food products, as well as injury to consumers. The unwholesome,
adulterated, mislabeled, or deceptively packaged articles can be sold at lower
prices and compete unfairly with the wholesome, not adulterated, and properly
labeled and packaged articles, to the detriment of consumers and the public
generally. It is hereby found that regulation by the director and cooperation
by this state and the United States as contemplated by this act are
appropriate to protect the health and welfare of consumers and otherwise
effectuate the purposes of this act.

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