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Houston v. St. Louis Independent Packing Co., 249 U.S. 479 (1919)
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Houston v. St. Louis Independent Packing Co., 249 U.S. 479 (1919)
Houston v. St. Louis Independent Packing Company No. 264 Argued March 20, 1919 Decided April 14, 1919 249 U.S. 479
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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Under the Meat Inspection Act, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit the use of the word "sausage" as false and deceptive, when applied to a compound of meat, with added cereal in excess of 2 percent and added water or ice in excess of 3 percent. P. 483.
The act does not require the Secretary to mark a meat food product "inspected and passed" merely because it is wholesome and free from dyes and chemicals if it is to be sold under a deceptive name. P. 484.
Whether the name "sausage" is deceptive as applied to a compound of meat with added cereal and water is a question of fact which the statute submits to the determination of the Secretary, under the power it gives him to make rules and regulations for carrying it into effect, and his decision, when fairly arrived at on substantial evidence, is conclusive. Id.
242 F. 337 reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Houston v. St. Louis Independent Packing Co., 249 U.S. 479 (1919) in 249 U.S. 479 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J1UG11S8EJRN4GT.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Houston v. St. Louis Independent Packing Co., 249 U.S. 479 (1919), in 249 U.S. 479, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J1UG11S8EJRN4GT.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Houston v. St. Louis Independent Packing Co., 249 U.S. 479 (1919). cited in 1919, 249 U.S. 479. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J1UG11S8EJRN4GT.
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