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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA
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01590021PRODUCT STANDARDS
Product Standards are published voluntary standards that establish (1) dimensional requirements for standard sizes and types of various products, (2) technical requirements for the product, and (3) methods of testing, grading, and marking these products. The objective of a Product Standard is to establish product requirements which are in accordance with the principal demands of the industry and, at the same time,, are in the interest of the consumer.
Development of a PRODUCT STANDARD
The Bureau’s Office of Engineering Standards Services works closely with business firms, trade organizations, testing laboratories, and other appropriate groups to develop Product Standards. The Bureau has the following role in the development process: It (1) acts as an unbiased coordinator in the development of the standard; (2) provides editorial assistance in the preparation of the standard; (3) supplies such assistance and review as is required to assure the technical soundness of the standard; (4) sees that the standard is representative of the views of producers, distributors, users, and consumers; (5) seeks satisfactory adjustment of valid points of disagreement; and (6) publishes the standard. Industry, on the other hand, (1) initiates and participates in the development of a standard; (2) provides technical counsel on a standard; and (3) promotes the use of, and support for, the standard. (A group interested in developing a Product Standard may submit a written request to the Office of Engineering Standards Services, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234.)
When the Bureau receives a request for a standard, it must first determine that the standard would be technically feasible and in the public interest. After this is established, a draft of the proposed standard is developed in consultation with interested trade groups and is circulated for industry consideration and comment. Subsequently, a Standard Review Committee is established to review the proposed standard for conformance with the Department of Commerce procedures. The committee includes qualified representatives of producers, distributors, and users or consumers of the product being standardized. When the committee approves a proposal, copies of the recommended standard are distributed for industry consideration and acceptance. When the acceptances show general agreement by all segments of the industry, and when there is no substantive objection deemed valid by the National Bureau of Standards, the Bureau announces approval of the Product Standard and proceeds with its publication.
Use of a PRODUCT STANDARD
The adoption and use of a Product Standard is voluntary. Product Standards are used most effectively in conjunction with legal instrumentalities such as sales contracts, purchase orders, and building codes. When a standard is made part of such a document, compliance with the standard is enforceable by the buyer or the seller along with other provisions of the document. There is no governmental regulation or control involved.
Product Standards are useful and helpful to both purchasers and manufacturers. Purchasers may order products that comply with Product Standards and determine for themselves that their requirements are met. Manufacturers may refer to the standards in sales catalogs, advertising, invoices, and labels on their product. Commercial inspection and testing programs may also be employed, together with grade labels and certificates assuring compliance, to promote even greater public confidence. Such assurance of compliance promotes better understanding between buyers and sellers.
Effective Date
Having been passed through the regular procedures of the Office of Engineering Standards Services, National Bureau of Standards, and approved by the acceptors hereinafter listed in part, this Product Standard is issued by the National Bureau of Standards, effective:
August 1, 1969
Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Prod. Stand. 14-69, 9 pages (May 1970) CODEN:
XNPSAProduct Standard PS 14-69
Supersedes Simplified Practice Recommendation 70-54
Salt Packages
Effective August 1,1969
1.	PURPOSE
1.1.	The purpose of this Product Standard is to establish, as a standard of practice in production, distribution, and use, the types of packages for the various kinds of salt and the quantities in which such salt is to be packaged. This revision of Simplified Practice Recommendation R 70-54 incorporates changes that are deemed necessary to reflect the current needs and demands of the salt industry, as well as the desires of consumers. The adoption and use of this Standard is voluntary, although widespread conformance to the Standard will allow producers, distributors, retailers, and consumers of salt to benefit from salt package standardization.
2.	SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION
2.1.	Scope—This Product Standard specifies the recommended salt packages for each kind of salt, the labeled net weight of the packages, and the type and capacity of shipping containers. Definitions and uses for salt are also included. While no attempt is made to list all of the packages, sizes, and containers which might be packed by one or more producer, table 1 includes those items common to the entire industry.
2.2.	Classification—The chemical term for salt is sodium chloride. Within the industry, salt is classified by methods of production and by the characteristics of the products that are required for particular end uses.
Salt is classified by methods of production as follows: Rock salt, evaporated salt, and solar salt. Rock salt is produced by drilling and blasting natural salt deposits. Evaporated salt is produced by evaporating brine in large covered, steam-heated kettles or pans under vacuum conditions, or in open pans at temperatures less than boiling. Solar salt is produced by pumping brine into shallow ponds for evaporation by the sun and wind.
Salt products are also classified into two major use categories: high grade and common grade. High grade salt products are generally certified or guaranteed to have specific chemical or physical properties or added ingredients that make them especially suitable for certain critical end uses. Included in this category are salts with high sodium chloride content with minimal amounts of impurities. Most high grade salt is produced by the two evaporation methods, although some is produced from solar and rock salt. Common grade salt, while of generally high quality when produced by evaporation or solar methods, is not generally certified or guaranteed to have a specific chemical analysis. Such salt is utilized primarily as a basic chemical (sodium chloride) for a great variety of noncritical end uses.
3.	REQUIREMENTS
3.1.	Packaging of salt—The net weights of the packages of the various kinds of salt are contained in table 1 along with a description
379-062—70Table 1. Salt packages
	Primary container		Shipping container 1	
Kind of salt	Net weight of contents— Pounds	Kind	Capacity2	Kind
Table __ -____ ___	1% (26 oz)3________	Round carton____ _	24/1%---- 12/5_____	Case.
Table ___________	5_________ _____	Pocket 4________ _		Case or bale.
Table __-	100________ _____	Bag___ _______		
Rock (coarse sizes) _____	10__________ . -	Pocket. ___________	6/10____	Case or bale.
Rock (coarse sizes) ____	25, 50, 100______	Bag _ ________		
Rock (fine and granulated)	25, 50, 100. _ ____	Bag _____ ___		
Evaporated granulated	25, 50, 100 _______	Bag___________ _		
Undried solar ______	50, 100, 125_________	Bag_____________		
T^ry solar, kiln dried	10______________	Pocket.___________	6/10_____	Bale.
Prv solar, kiln dried	50, 100____________	Bag—_______		
Blocks _ ____- -	50_______________			(5)
Bricks _ _ ______	4________________		15/4 •____	Case.
IVTp.Hinm (flakpi)	25, 50, 100_________	Bag___ ________		
Hi eh grade _ _ _ _ _	5_________________	Pocket________ _	12/5______	Case or bale.
Hierh grade _________	100________________	Bag______ ____ _		
Mineralized ______	50, 100____________	Bag_____ _ _		
Comnressed water softener	25, 50, 100 _______	Bag__ __ _ . _		
Popcorn ___ _ ___	1% (26 oz)__________	Round carton.	24/1%____	Case.
Kosher _ _____________	3__________________	Square carton_____	12/3_____	Case.
Hawaiian __	1 . _______________	Bag__ _____	12/1_ ...	Bale.
				
1	Where no shipping container is shown, the primary container also serves as the shipping container.
2	Capacity indicates the number of primary containers in each shipping container. Thus, 15/4 means 15 four-pound primary containers or packages.
3	While iy* pound (26 oz) rounds are standard with all producers, table salt is also available in smaller, convenient consumer
sizes, including single serving packets.
4	The term “Pocket” refers to a bag of 10 pounds or less net weight.
5	Shipping containers are available for 50-lb trace mineralized blocks at customers option.
6	10/5’s instead of 15/4’s are packaged in the California and Utah salt producing areas.of the primary container and the capacity and description of the shipping container, where appropriate. Only salt packaged according to the limitations set forth in table 1 shall be deemed to be packaged in conformance with this Product Standard.
4.	DEFINITIONS AND USES
4.1.	Table salt—Salt produced for human consumption, normally is an evaporated granulated salt with a grain size between 0.01 and 0.03 inch. Table salt may contain free-flowing and/or anticaking additives and is available as plain or iodized salt.
4.2.	Rock salt (coarse sizes)—Mined salt that usually is crushed and screened to sizes from 0.08 to 0.75 inch. Rock salt is the mineral Halite, a natural sodium chloride found in the earth in beds a few feet to several thousand feet in thickness. Rock salt is used in refrigeration systems, in water-softening processes, in chemical manufacture, in the salting of hides, and in highway snow and ice removal operations. It contains approximately 95 percent to 99 percent sodium chloride.
4.3.	Rock salt (fine and granulated)—Mined rock salt that is crushed to a grain size usually less than 0.08 inch. It is used where a fine grade of rock salt is required, such as in free-choice cattle feeding.
4.4.	Evaporated granulated salt—Salt produced by vacuum pan evaporation of brine under conditions designed to control crystal size and purity. The crystal structure is cubic. Grain size is less than 0.05 inch, generally ranging between 0.01 and 0.03 inch. The sodium chloride content usually exceeds 98 percent, and the color is opaque white.
Evaporated granulated salt is used by meatpackers for dry salting of meat and for pickling and curing (as a brine); by food processors for the processing of sauerkraut, cucumber pickles, and the like; and by chemical and dye industries. It is used as an ingredient in many prepared foods, in feeds for livestock, and in the zeolite process of water softening.
4.5.	Undried solar salt—A salt produced by evaporation of sea, salt lake, or underground saline waters by sun and wind in shallow ponds. This salt does not normally contain more than 5 percent moisture. The coarse screenings from this process are suitable for most of the purposes for which the coarse sizes of rock salt are used.
4.6.	Dry solar, kiln-dried salt—A salt that has been dried to a moisture content of less than 0.5 percent in a rotary kiln. It is used for the same purposes as rock salt, except where moisture is a problem.
4.7.	Salt blocks—Blocks of salt that are produced from evaporated granulated, crushed solar, or rock salt compressed into a standard block of 50 pounds. These blocks are manufactured in plain, sulfur, iodized, trace mineralized, and mineral supplement forms. Although the 50-pound block of plain salt was originally developed for cattle, it is now widely used in certain types of water softening and refrigeration systems.
4.8.	Salt bricks—Small blocks similar to “salt blocks,” pressed into 4-pound bricks, for animal use.
4.9.	Medium (flake) salt—Salt ranging in size between 0.01 and 0.05 inch. Medium salt is produced by slow evaporation of brine in open pans at temperatures less than boiling. The crystals are cubic but aggregate into hopper-like shapes which break up into fragments known as flakes. Closely screened medium salt is classified as flake salt. The sodium chloride content usually exceeds 96 percent. Medium issold to meatpackers and the agricultural trade. Flake salt is sold primarily for food uses.
4.10.	High grade salt—An evaporated granulated flake or solar salt which has been selected or processed to provide special features, such as high purity or fewer impurities than are usually found in these types of salt. This salt is used m certain critical applications where a guaranteed analysis is required. The particle sizes are the same as those for evaporated granulated salt.
4.11.	Mineralized salt—Salt containing trace amounts of minerals. The term “trace mineralized” refers to evaporated granulated solar or rock salts, screened to sizes less than 0.05 inch, to which has been added trace amounts of iron, copper, iodine, cobalt, zinc, manganese, or other compounds to prevent trace mineral deficiencies that may be responsibile for the poor health of farm animals or fowl. The term “mineral supplement” refers to salt products containing calcium and phosphorus and trace minerals which are formulated to supply a balanced ratio of phosphorus and calcium that is necessary for the proper nutrition of livestock.
4.12.	Compressed water softener salt—A product compressed from evaporated granular or solar salts into “thumbnail” or smaller sizes for regenerating water softening systems. It has the advantage of high quality without the insoluble sediments found in the mined rock salt.
4.13.	Popcorn salt—Evaporated salt which is finely screened (finer than 0.01 inch), often containing free-flowing agents for ease of application; used in seasoning popcorn.
4.14.	Kosher salt—A coarse flake salt produced by open pan evaporation under conditions approved by the Orthodox Jewish faith for use in Kosher food.
4.15.	Hawaiian salt—A solar salt produced by the evaporation of sea water in clay beds. This unwashed salt, used for cooking in Hawaii, contains a small amount of red clay (alae).
5.	IDENTIFICATION
5.1.	Labels and literature—In order that purchasers may identify products complying with the requirements of this voluntary Product Standard, packagers choosing to package such products in compliance with this voluntary Standard may include a statement in conjunction with their name and address on labels, invoices, sales literature, and the like. The following statement is suggested when sufficient space is available:
This salt is packaged and labeled in accordance with the requirements of Product Standard PS 14-69, developed cooperatively with the industry and published by the National Bureau of Standards under the voluntary Product Standards procedures of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Full responsibility for the conformance of this product with the standard is assumed by (name and address of packager or distributor).
The following abbreviated statement is suggested when available space on labels is insufficient for the full statement:
Conforms to PS 14-69, a packaging quantity standard (name and
address of packager or distributor).6.	HISTORY
6.1.	Previous editions—A voluntary Standard for salt packages developed under Department of Commerce procedures has existed since 1927, when Simplified Practice Recommendation R 70 was issued. The simplification of the quantities of salt packages was originally initiated at the request of the Salt Producers Association. In 1941, 1942, 1946, and most recently in 1954, the Standard was revised to keep it current with regard to industry’s packaging practices. (Additional details regarding the development of previous revisions of this Standard are given in earlier editions of R 70.)
6.2.	Current revision—The current revision of SPR 70-54 was requested by the Salt Institute, an organization of natural salt producers, and the successor organization of the Salt Producers Association. This revision further updates the Standard by including certain new quantities of salt packages and by deleting other quantities which are no longer recognized as “standard.” It also contains minor changes in nomenclature, and sets forth in one table information formerly found in two separate tables.
Copies of the recommended Standard, designated TS 114b, were distributed to the industry for acceptance July 25,1968. An analysis of the responses indicated a consensus among producers and packagers, distributors, and users of the product as defined in the published procedures. The new edition of the Standard was designated Product Standard PS 14-69, Salt Packages, and became effective on August 1, 1969.
Technical Standards Coordinator:
Charles B. Phucas, Product Standards Section, Office of Engineering Standards Services, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234
7.	STANDING COMMITTEE
7.1.	The following individuals comprise the membership of the Standing Committee, which is to review, prior to circulation for acceptance, revisions proposed to keep the Standard up to date. Comment concerning the Standard and suggestions for revision may be addressed to any member of the committee or to the Office of Engineering Standards Services, National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce, which acts as secretary for the committee.
Representing Packagers
Mr. John M. Rankin, Morton Salt Company, 110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Chairman)
Mr. H. J. Carey, Jr., President, The Carey Salt Co., 180 Carey Boulevard, Post Office Box 1728, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501 Mr. Edson K. Green, Vice President, International Salt Co., Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411 Mr. Edward M. Dodd, Executive Vice President, Diamond Crystal Salt Co., 916 South Riverside Avenue, St. Clair, Michigan 48079
Representing Distributors
Mr. Walter A. Churchill, Churchill Super Markets, Inc., 2845 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43606Mr. Wallace N. Flint, National Association of Food Chains, 1725 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
Representing Users
Mr. Lee H. Boyd, Director of Feed Control and Nutrition, American Feed Manufacturers Association, Inc., 1725 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
Mr. Donald MacKenzie, Director, Plant Operations, American Meat Institute, 59 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Mr. Donald E. Mattison, Grain and Feed Dealers National Association, Box 8, Cattaraugus, New York 14719 Mr. Richard Weickart, Technical Director, Water Conditioning Foundation Laboratory, 7009 West Higgins Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60656
8.	ACCEPTORS
8.1.	The producers/packagers, distributors, users, consumers, and others listed below have individually indicated in writing their acceptance of this Product Standard prior to its publication. The acceptors have indicated their intention to use the Standard as far as practicable but reserve the right to depart from it when necessary. This list is published to show the extent of recorded public support for the Standard.
PRODUCERS/PACKAGERS
American Salt Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri
Carey Salt Company, The, Hutchinson, Kansas
Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cayuga Rock Salt Company, Inc., Myers, New York 14866 Diamond Crystal Salt Company, St. Clair, Michigan
Excelsior Salt Works, Inc., Pomeroy, Ohio Gordy Salt Company, Incorporated, New Iberia, Louisiana Hardy Salt Co., St. Louis, Missouri International Salt Company, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Leslie Foods, Inc., San Francisco, Calif. Michigan Salt Company, Saint Louis, Michigan
Morton Salt Company, Chicago, Illinois New Mexico Salt Company, Carlsbad, New Mexico
Redmond Clay & Salt Co., Inc., Redmond, Utah
Solar Salt Co., Salt Lake City, Utah United Salt Corporation, Houston, Texas Utah Salt Co., Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah Watkins Salt Company, Watkins Glen, New York
DISTRIBUTORS
Acme Mkts., Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Amana Society, Amana, Iowa Arnold’s Food Market, Inc., Mt. Holly Springs, Pennsylvania Associated Distributors, Inc., Tampa, Florida Astor Products, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida Bailey & Sons, Inc., B. D., Clarksburg, West Virginia
Bisese & Console, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia Boyd’s Super Markets, Sheridan, Wyoming Brooks (Hawaii) Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii Carothers & Carothers, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Casey’s Super Market Inc., DeFuniak Springs, Florida Central Markets, Inc., Schenectady, New York
Chatham Supermarkets, Inc., Warren, Michigan
Chief Super Market, Inc., Defiance, Ohio Consumers Market, Inc., Springfield, Missouri Cutler-Magner Company, Duluth, Minnesota Daitch Crystal Dairies Inc., Bronx, New York
Eastern Salt Company, Boston, Massachu-
Fisher Foods, Inc., Bedford Heights, Ohio Fodor & Company, A. W., Cleveland, Ohio
Food Fair Stores, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Food Farm, Oakland, California Forrest Abbott Company, Greenville, South Carolina
Galloway Sales Inc., Wichita, Kansas Grand Union Company, The, East Paterson, <New Jersey Green Hills Super Markets, Inc., St. Joseph, Missouri
Hal Kelley Grain & Milling Riverside, California
Harris-Teeter Super Markets, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina Hudson-Thompson, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama
Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc., Chariton, Iowa Hydro-Matic Corporation, Reading, Pennsylvania
In & Out Corporation, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Iroquois Popcorn Co., Inc. Chicago, Illinois Island Creek Stores Company, Holden, West Virginia
Kroger Co., The, Cincinnati, Ohio Lee, F., Fresh Food Broker, Cumberland, Maryland
Little Red Food Stores, Inc., Topeka, Kansas Lykes Bros. Inc., Plant City, FloridaI ► %
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Mammel Food Stores Co.. C. O., Great Bend, Kansas
Marsh Super Markets, Muncie, Indiana Massey & Fair, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Medd’s Dairy Market, Inc., Milford, Delaware
Meijers, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan Mick-or-Mack Stores Co. Inc., Salem, Virginia Millers Delicatessen, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island National Cooperatives, Inc., Albert Lea, Minnesota
National Tea Co., Chicago, Illinois Noel Brokerage Company, Houston, Texas Okay Food Centers, Pocatello, Idaho Open Pantry Food Marts of Western Pennsylvania, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pick-N-Pay Super Markets, Maple Heights, Ohio
Raley Brothers, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Reeves, Paruin & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rosauer’s Super Mkts., Spokane, Washington
St. Laurent Bros., Inc., Bay City, Michigan Salt Supply Company, Inc., Carlsbad, New Mexico
Sampson Supermarkets, Inc., Auburn, Maine Schultz Sav-0 Stores, Inc., Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Snook’s Mill Inc., Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania Stop & Shop, Inc., Boston Massachusetts Stop-N-Go Foods Stores, Champaign, Illinois Supermarkets General, Cranford, New J ersey
Thorofare Markets, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Thriftway Food, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Vons Grocery Co., El Monte, California Ward Marketing Company, Kansas City, Missouri
Wentz Markets, Inc., Chico, California Woodson Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico
USERS
A.B.C. Popcorn Co., Inc., Chicago, Illinois Allied Mills, Inc., Chicago, Illinois Alton Council Brokerage Co., Fort Smith, Ark&nsd.s
American Pop Corn Co., Sioux City, Iowa 1 * Arbogast & Bastian, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania
Archway Cookies, Inc., Battle Creek, Michigan
Armour and Company, Chicago, Illinois Arnold Bakers, Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut Beavers Packing Co., Inc., Newnan, Georgia Becker Pretzel Bakery, Baltimore, Maryland Bumble Bee Seafoods, a Division of Castle & Cooke, Inc., Astoria, Oregon Campbell Soup Company, Camden, New J ersey
Cole Milling Co., Fayettevillej North Carolina Commers Soft Water Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota
[Continental Baking Company, Rye, New York Culligan Inc., Northbrook, Illinois Drake Bakeries Borden Inc., Foods Division, New York, New York Duffy-Mott Company, Inc., New York, New York
Durr Packing Co. Inc., C. A., Utica, New York Excel Packing Co., Inc., Wichita, Kansas Flint & Walling Mfg. Co., Inc., Kendallville, Indiana
Gorton Corporation, The Gloucester, Massa-chusetts
Green Giant Company, Le Sueur, Minnesota Grote & Weigel, Inc., Bloomfield, Connecticut Heinz Company, H. J., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Herman Falter Packing Co., The, Columbus, Ohio
Hillson Nut Co., The, Cleveland, Ohio Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc., Fullerton, California
Hunter Packing Company, East St. Louis, Illinois
Hygrade Food Products Corp., Detroit, Michigan
International Supply Co., Eldora, Iowa Kahn’s Sons Co., E., Cincinnati, Ohio
Kraft Foods Division National Dairy Products Corporation, Chicago, Illinois Krauss, Inc., John, Jamaica, Long Island, New York La Choy Food Prod, Archbold, Ohio Lawry s Foods, Inc., Los Angeles, California Lay Packing Co., Knoxville, Tennessee Lindsay Co., The, St. Paul, Minnesota McCormick and Company, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
McKenzie Packing Co., Inc., John, Burlington, Vermont Midwestern Beef, Inc., Norfolk, Nebraska Miller Pretzel Co., Allentown, Pennsylvania Nissen & Son Packing Co., Webster City, Iowa Ovaltine Food Products, Villa Park, Illinois Peet Packing Company, Bay City, Michigan Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated, Norwalk, Connecticut Pillsbury Company, The, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pioneer Industries, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Popped Right Corn Co. Marion Ohio Purity Packing Company, Knoxville, Tennessee
Rainsoft Water Conditioning Co., Elk Grove Village, Illinois Rath Packing Company, The, Waterloo, Iowa Red Jacket Manufacturing Co., Davenport, Iowa
Rex Chainbelt Inc., West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Rold Gold Foods Division of Frito-Lay, Inc., St. Louis Missouri Royal Packing Co., National Stockyards, Illinois
Schluderberg-Kurdle Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland	4
Shen Valley Meat Packers, Inc., Timberville, Virginia
Shop Rite Foods, Inc. (Piggly Wiggly), Lub-bock Texas Tobin Packing Co., Inc., Rochester New York
Universal Foods Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Winchester Packing Co. Inc., Hutchinson, Kansas
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Agan, Tessie, Manhattan, Kansas Armstrong, Jan, Lafayette, Indiana Bailey, Betty, Northridge, California Barron, June, Indianapolis, Indiana Beard, Doris, Sacramento, California Birchard, Helen, Saratoga Springs, York
Bishop, Myra, Knoxville, Tennessee Brady, Mildred, Chesapeake, Virginia Brannan, Betty, Gainesville, Florida Brock, Beatrice, Des Moines, Iowa Brock, Charles, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Brown, Alma, Dunn, North Carolina Brown, Clarence, Wichita, Kansas Champoux, Ellen, Greensboro, North Carolina Confer, Anne, Chester, Virginia Cooper, Lucile, Albany, Wisconsin New Cornelius, Charlotte, St. Albans, Vermont Craig, Karen, Carbondale, Illinois Dodge, Donna, Columbia, Missouri Draves, Dorothy, Largo, Florida Ellis, Mary, Burlington, Vermont Everson, Katherine, Las Vegas, Nevada Falck, W., Annapolis, MarylandFisher, Johns Worthington, Ohio Fuller, Amelia, Blacksburg, Virginia Grinker, Rachel, New York, New York Hallaway, Joann, Kent, Ohio Hildebrant, Marion, Richmond, California Johnson, Robert, Lafayette, Indiana Judge, Jean, New Brunswick, New Jersey Kingery, Elinor, Denver, Colorado Kreymborg, Helen, Mitchell, Nebraska Krofta, Janet, Orono, Maine Laine, Lora, Athens, Georgia Langston, Virginia, Hammond, Louisiana Lease, Jane, Bozeman, Montana Lee, Stewart, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Leopold, Clara, Lincoln, Nebraska Lotwin, Gertrude, Trenton, New Jersey Lund, Lois, St. Paul, Minnesota Lynch, Jeannette, University Park, Pennsylvania
Marley, Warren, Winona, Minnesota Martin Flora, Helena, Montana Marty, Mamie, Durham, New Hampshire Matson, W. F., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Mattison, Donald, Cattaraugus, New York Maynard, Ruth, Milledgeville, Georgia McDonald, Rebecca, Newark, Ohio Means, Gertrude, Stillwater, Oklahoma Meyer, Frances, Carrollton, Missouri
Miller, Helen, Laramie, Wyoming Minden, Mary Beth, Washington, D.C. Nantz, Evelyn, College Park, Maryland Nealis, Mary Ruth, St. Charles, Illinois Neufeld, Dorothy, Iola, Kansas Newman, Sarah, Washington, D.C. Nichols, Faye, Edgewater, Maryland Patton, Price, Highland Park, Illinois Phillips, E., Los Angeles, California Plonk, Martha, Corvallis, Oregon Preston, Nathalie, Brooklyn, New York Redeker, Norma, Hutchinson, Kansas Reed, Janet, Newark, Dalaware Rose, Eithel, Auburn, Alabama Rozier, Justine, Raleigh, North Carolina Rupert, Lois, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Siek, Mildred, McPherson, Kansas Smith, Georgia, Fargo, North Dakota Smith, Wilmer, Wilson, Texas Stam, Frederick, Crystal Lake, Illinois Taylor, Donald, Corvallis, Oregon Tegeder, Frances, Atlanta, Georgia Toya, Chris, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico Urquhart, Doris, Yakima, Washington Wade, Marilyn Ava, Missouri Watkins, E., Madison, Wisconsin Worth, Sara, Mt. Holly, New Jersey
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT U.S. Bureau of Mines, Mineral Studies, Washington, D.C. STATE GOVERNMENTS
Alabama Department of Agriculture, Division of Gins and Warehouses, Weights and Measures, Montgomery, Alabama Arizona Department of Weights and Measures, Phoenix, Arizona Arkansas State Plant Board, Division of Weights and Measures, Little Rock, Arkansas
California Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Weights and Measures, Sacramento, California District of Columbia Department of Licenses and Inspections, Weights, Measures, and Markets Branch, Washington, D.C. Georgia Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures Division, Atlanta, Georgia Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures Branch, Honolulu, Hawaii Iowa Department of Agriculture, Consumer Protection Services, Weights and Measures Division, Des Moines, Iowa Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Division of Weights and Measures, Topeka, Kansas
Maine Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Weights and Measures, Augusta, Maine New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Weights and Measures, Concord, New Hampshire New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, Bureau of Weights and Measures, Albany, New York Pennsylvania Bureau of Standard Weights and Measures, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania South Dakota Department of Agriculture, Division of Inspections, Pierre, South Dakot Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Div( sion of Marketing, Nashville, Tennesse Washington Department of AgricultureT Weights and Measures Section, Olympia, Washington West Virginia Department of Labor, Division of Consumer Protection, Charleston, West Virginia
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Weights and Measures, Madison, Wisconsin
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ASSOCIATIONS
National Independent Meat Packers Associa- Salt Institute, Alexandria, Virginia tion, The, Washington, D.C.TO THE ACCEPTOR
The following statements answer the usual questions arising in connection with the acceptance and its significance:
1.	Enforcemeyit—Product Standards contain requirements which are voluntarily established by mutual consent of those concerned. They provide a common basis of understanding among producers, distributors, and users or consumers and should not be confused with any plan of governmental regulation or control. The National Bureau of Standards has no regulatory power in the enforcement of the provisions of voluntary standards, but since these standards represent the will of the interested groups as a whole, their provisions soon become established as trade customs and become effective when the standards are referenced in sales contracts, procurement specifications, government regulations, and the like.
2.	The Responsibility of the Acceptor—The purpose of Product Standards is to establish, for specific items, nationally recognized sizes, grades, material requirements, or performance criteria. The benefits that result from these standards will be in direct proportion to general recognition and actual use of the standards. Instances will occur when it may be necessary to deviate from a standard; the signing of an acceptance does not preclude such departures; however, such signature indicates an intention to follow the standard, where practicable, in the production, distribution, or use and consumption of the product in question.
3.	The Role of the Department of Commerce—The National Bureau of Standards, acting under delegation from the Department of Commerce (1) functions as an unbiased coordinator to bring all interested parties together for the mutually satisfactory development of a voluntary standard, (2) provides such assistance and advice as past experience with similar programs may suggest, (3) determines the degree of acceptability of the standard on the part of producers, distributors, and users or consumers, and (4) publishes the standard for the information and guidance of buyers and sellers of the product.ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCT STANDARD
PS 14-69, SALT PACKAGES
If acceptance has not previously been filed, this sheet properly filled in, signed, and returned will provide for the recording of your organization as an acceptor of this Product Standard.
Date________________________
Office of Engineering Standards Services National Bureau of Standards U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20234
Gentlemen:
We believe that this Product Standard constitutes a useful standard of practice, and we individually plan to utilize it as far as practicable in the
production1 distribution1 use1 testing1 of this commodity.
We reserve the right to depart from the standard as we deem advisable.
We understand, of course, that only those articles which actually comply with the standard in all respects can be identified or labeled as conforming thereto.
Signature of authorized officer________________________________
(In ink)
(Kindly typewrite or print the following lines) Name and title of above officer---------------------------
Organization------------------------------------------
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NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS • Lewis M. Branscomb, Director
The National Bureau of Standards1 was established by an act of Congress March 3, 1901. Today, in addition to serving as the Nation’s central measurement laboratory, the Bureau is a principal focal point in the Federal Government for assuring maximum application of the physical and engineering sciences to the advancement of technology in industry and commerce. To this end the Bureau conducts research and provides central national services in four broad program areas. These are: (1) basic measurements and standards, (2) materials measurements and standards, (3) technological measurements and standards, and (4) transfer of technology.
The Bureau comprises the Institute for Basic Standards, the Institute for Materials Research, the Institute for Applied Technology, the Center for Radiation Research, the Center for Computer Sciences and Technology, and the Office for Information Programs. THE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC STANDARDS provides the central basis within the United States of a complete and consistent system of physical measurement; coordinates that system with measurement systems of other nations; and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical measurements throughout the Nation’s scientific community, industry, and commerce. The Institute consists of an Office of Measurement Services and the following technical divisions :
Applied Mathematics—Electricity—Metrology—Mechanics—Heat—Atomic and Molecular Physics—Radio Physics 2—Radio Engineering 2—Time and Frequency 2— Astrophysics 2—Cryogenics.2 THE INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH conducts materials research leading to improved methods of measurement standards, and data on the properties of well-characterized materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; develops, produces, and distributes standard reference materials; relates the physical and chemical properties of materials to their behavior and their interaction with their environments; and provides advisory and research services to other Government agencies. The Institute consists of an Office of Standard Reference Materials and the following divisions:
Analytical Chemistry—Polymers—Metallurgy—Inorganic Materials—Physical Chemistry.
I THE INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY provides technical services to promote the se of available technology and to facilitate technological innovation in industry and Government; cooperates with public and private organizations in the development of technological standards, and test methodologies; and provides advisory and research services for Federal, state, and local government agencies. The Institute consists of the following technical divisions and offices :
Engineering Standards—Weights and Measures—Invention and Innovation—Vehicle Systems Research—Product Evaluation—Building Research—Instrument Shops—Measurement Engineering—Electronic Technology—Technical Analysis.
THE CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH engages in research, measurement, and application of radiation to the solution of Bureau mission problems and the problems of other agencies and institutions. The Center consists of the following divisions :
Reactor Radiation—Linac Radiation—Nuclear Radiation—Applied Radiation.
THE CENTER FOR COMPUTER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY conducts research and provides technical services designed to aid Government agencies in the selection, acquisition, and effective use of automatic data processing equipment; and serves as the principal focus for the development of Federal standards for automatic data processing equipment, techniques, and computer languages. The Center consists of the following offices and divisions: Information Processing Standards—Computer Information—Computer Services— Systems Development—Information Processing Technology.
THE OFFICE FOR INFORMATION PROGRAMS promotes optimum dissemination and accessibility of scientific information generated within NBS and other agencies of the Federal Government; promotes the development of the National Standard Reference Data System and a system of information analysis centers dealing with the broader aspects of the National Measurement System, and provides appropriate services to ensure that the NBS staff has optimum accessibility to the scientific information of the world. The Office consists of the following organizational units:
Office of Standard Reference Data—Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information3—Office of Technical Information and Publications—Library— Office of Public Information—Office of International Relations.
1	Headquarters and Laboratories at Gaithersburg, Maryland, unless otherwise noted; mailing address Washington, D.C. 20234.
2	Located at Boulder, Colorado 80302.
8 Located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22151.NBS TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS
PERIODICALS
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH reports National Bureau of Standards research and development in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and engineering, Comprehensive scientific papers give complete details of the work, including laboratory data, experimental procedures, and theoretical and mathematical analyses. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and charts.
Published in three sections, available separately:
•	Physics and Chemistry
Papers of interest primarily to scientists working in these fields. This section covers a broad range of physical and chemical research, with major emphasis on standards of physical measurement, fundamental constants, and properties of matter. Issued six times a year. Annual subscription: Domestic, $9.50; foreign, $11.75*.
•	Mathematical Sciences
Studies and compilations designed mainly for the mathematical and theoretical physicist. Topics in mathematical statistics, theory of experiment design, numerical analysis, theoretical physics and chemistry, logical design and programming of computers and computer systems. Short numerical tables. Issued quarterly. Annual subscription: Domestic, $5.00; foreign, $6.25*.
•	Engineering and Instrumentation
Reporting results of interest chiefly to the engineer and the applied scientist. This section includes many of the new developments, in instrumentation resulting from the Bureau’s work in physical measurement, data processing, and development of test methods. It will also cover some of the work in acoustics, applied mechanics, building research, and cryogenic engiheering. Issued quarterly. Annual subscription; Domestic, $5.00; foreign, 6.25*.
TECHNICAL NEWS BULLETIN
The best single source of information concerning the Bureau’s research, developmental, cooperative, and publication activities, this monthly publication is designed for the industry-oriented individual whose daily work involves intimate contact with science and technology—for engineers, chemist, physicists, research managers, product-development managers, and company executives. Annual subscription: Domestic, $3.00; foreign, $4.00*.	,
*	Difference In price is due to extra cost of foreign mailing.
NONPERIODICALS
Applied Mathematics Series. Mathematical tables, manuals, and studies.
Building Science Series. Research results, test methods, and performance criteria of building materials, components, « systems, and structures.
Handbooks. Recommended codes of engineering and industrial practice (including safety codes) developed in cooperation with interested industries, professional organizations, and regulatory bodies.
Special Publications. Proceedings of « NBS conferences, bibliographies, annual reports, wall charts, pamphlets, etc.	^
Monographs. Major contributions to the technical literature on various subjects J related to the Bureau’s scientific and technical activities.	A
National Standard Reference Data Series. NSRDS provides quantitive data * 1 on the physical and chemical properties of materials, compiled from the world’s a-literature and critically evaluated.
Product Standards. Provide require- j ments for sizes, types, quality, and methods for testing various industrial prod- f ucts. These standards are developed cooperatively with interested Government * and industry groups and provide the bas for common understanding of prod characteristics for both buyers a sellers. Their use is voluntary.
Technical Notes. This series consists of communications and reports (covering * both other agency and NBS-sponsored work) of limited or transitory interest. 4. -Federal Information Processing Standards Publications. This series is the official publication within the Federal Government for information on standards ► adopted and promulgated under the Public Law 80-306, and Bureau of the Budget t Circular A-86 entitled, Standardization of Data Elements and Codes in Data w Systems.
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CLEARINGHOUSE
The Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, operated by NBS, supplies unclassified information *■« related to Government-generated science and technology in defense, space,, atomic ^ energy, and other national programs. For further information on Clearinghouse * > services, write:
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