Wholesome Meat Act
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The Wholesome Meat Act is a 1967 U.S. federal law that strengthened and standardized meat inspection regulations nationwide to improve food safety and public health.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wholesome Meat Act canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10897292 — 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: Wholesome Meat Act Context triple: [90th United States Congress, passed, Wholesome Meat Act]
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A.
Federal Meat Inspection Act
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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B.
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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C.
Poultry Products Inspection Act
The Poultry Products Inspection Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the processing and labeling of poultry products to ensure they are safe, wholesome, and accurately represented to consumers.
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D.
United States Standards for Grades of Meat and Poultry
United States Standards for Grades of Meat and Poultry are official federal quality grading criteria that classify meat and poultry products based on factors like tenderness, juiciness, appearance, and yield to support fair trade and inform consumers.
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E.
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.
- 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: Wholesome Meat Act Target entity description: The Wholesome Meat Act is a 1967 U.S. federal law that strengthened and standardized meat inspection regulations nationwide to improve food safety and public health.
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A.
Federal Meat Inspection Act
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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B.
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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C.
Poultry Products Inspection Act
The Poultry Products Inspection Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the processing and labeling of poultry products to ensure they are safe, wholesome, and accurately represented to consumers.
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D.
United States Standards for Grades of Meat and Poultry
United States Standards for Grades of Meat and Poultry are official federal quality grading criteria that classify meat and poultry products based on factors like tenderness, juiciness, appearance, and yield to support fair trade and inform consumers.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
food safety law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure meat products are properly labeled
ⓘ
ensure meat products are safe ⓘ ensure meat products are wholesome ⓘ |
| amends | Federal Meat Inspection Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
meat inspection
ⓘ
meat products ⓘ |
| complements |
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1967 ⓘ |
| establishes | minimum federal standards for state meat inspection programs ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
prevention of adulterated meat products
ⓘ
prevention of misbranded meat products ⓘ public health protection ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Wholesome Meat Act ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Great Society era legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States food safety regulatory framework ⓘ |
| policyArea |
consumer protection
ⓘ
public health law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve food safety
ⓘ
to protect public health ⓘ to standardize meat inspection nationwide ⓘ to strengthen meat inspection regulations ⓘ |
| regulates |
processing of meat for human consumption
ⓘ
slaughter of livestock for human consumption ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Meat Inspection Act
ⓘ
Wholesome Poultry Products Act ⓘ
linked to:
Poultry Products Inspection Act
|
| requires |
continuous inspection at slaughter plants
ⓘ
federal inspection of meat sold in interstate commerce ⓘ periodic inspection at meat processing plants ⓘ state meat inspection programs to be at least equal to federal standards ⓘ |
| scope |
interstate meat commerce
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intrastate meat commerce through state programs ⓘ |
| sector |
agriculture
ⓘ
food industry ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| standardizes | meat inspection requirements across states ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation |
inspection requirement
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sanitation standard ⓘ |
| yearOfLaw | 1967 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wholesome Meat Act Description of subject: The Wholesome Meat Act is a 1967 U.S. federal law that strengthened and standardized meat inspection regulations nationwide to improve food safety and public health.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.