The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-13
THEY'LL QUIT IT.
Kansas Packing Houses to Give
Up Preservatives.
Secretary of Health Board Re-
ceiVes Notice.
CONFORM TO NEWRULES
Must Label Cans with Names
of Preseryatives.
None Of the Companies Want to
Do This.
TO NEWRULES

Most of the packing houses doing
business in Kansas have notified DR..
S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the state
board of health, that they will discon-
tinue entirely the practice Of using pre-
servatives in their products. There are
a few which have not fully decided to
surrender as completely as this, but
several are known to be making ex-
periments in packing meats without
preservatives.
This sudden reformation in the pack
ing house system is brought about by
the fact that the new rules of the state
board of health win go into effect on
their publication in the board bulletin
about July %. The rule relating to pre-
servatives is as follows:
THE use of benzoate Of soda is per-
mitted in perishable goods in quantities
not greater than one-half Of / per cent,
provided such product is distinctly Ia
beled, setting forth the kind and
amount of preservative so used The
use of boric acid or its boron equiv
alents, is permitted in compound meat
products in amounts not to exceed one
half of 1 per cent, provided that such
product be properly labeled or tagged
as containing such preservative, and
the amount so contained stated. The
use of salycylic acid is permitted in
perishable products in amounts not to
exceed one-half Of per cent, provided
such product be properly labeled or
tagged. stating the kind of preserva-
tive and the amount used. Such tag
or label must be on every package,
box, can, carton, glass and bottle"
Rather than comply with the terms
of that rule and label their products
as treated with preserVative," said DR..
Crumbine today, 4 am informed by
most of the packers that they will
omit the preservatives entirely. They
don't want to label their packages as
/ this new rule requires. 1 do not an
/ ticipate that we will have any trouble
in enforcing the rules. They have
! been gone over very carefully by the
attorney general, and he is of the opin-
ion that they are within our authority
/ under the law.
I'VE have eliminated one rule which
was in our first draft. That is the rule
requiring every package to be labeled
with the true name of the manutacIur-
er. We were informed that we could
not enforce this rule.
I'VE have also modified the rule which
prohibited the use of starch filters in
sausages. We will permit the use of
starch filler, which is harmless. pro-
| vided the goods are labeled that such
/ filler is used.
"Of course our rules apply only TO
goods manufactured and sold within the
state. We have no authority over goods
manufactured outside of the state, and
sold here, or manufactured here and
passed by congress must take care of
such cases. The only way We have been
able to reach such adulteration was by
prosecution of the retailer"
While the new rules relating to foods
will not go into effect until published
in the boards bulletin, DR.. Crumbine is
today sending out to all the leading food
manufacturers of the state an advance
typewriter copy, so that they may post
themselves on the situation, and act ac-
accordingly. In letter accompanying
each copy Of the rules he says:
These rules are based in each and ev-
cry instance on statutory law. and ar
opinion from the attorney general assures
US of their legality and the boards au
thority to enforce such requirements
These rules will be in force and effec
after their publication in the official or
gan Of the board, the Bulletin Of thu
| Kansas State Board of Health, and vii
appear in such publication in our mex
issue, the July number.
I'VE trust to have your hearty coop
Grafton in the requirements set forth il
these rules Violations of the rules, a.
may be disclosed by future analysis O
food products, can not be overlooked"