Section 18950 Of Article 2. General Provisions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 9. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4.1. >> Article 2.
18950
. The Legislature finds and declares that:
(a) Sausage products and cured and smoked meat products which are
processed and sold at retail meat processing establishments and
custom slaughtered carcasses are an important source of the food
supply in California; and it is essential and in the public interest
that the health and welfare of consumers of these products are
protected by ensuring that meat, both slaughtered and processed, is
wholesome and not adulterated.
(b) Meat processing establishments and custom slaughter
establishments exempt from federal inspection have been required to
be inspected in California.
(c) There is a public demand for specialty meat food products and
there has been an increase in the number of meat processing
establishments manufacturing these products.
(d) Specialty meat food products are sold and displayed in meat
markets and are difficult to distinguish from United States
Department of Agriculture inspected and passed products.