Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
Pure FOOD peputles Busy.

Pure Food Deputies Busy.
Des Moines.-State Food and Dairy
Commissioner Wright now has his de-
puties in the field instructing the mer-
chants and manufacturers OF Iowa in
the requirements Of the Iowa pure
food law. He plans to have the
deputies visit nearly all the larger
towns and cities Of the state during
the next few weeks to secure a gen.
eral idea of the field and the efforts
that are being made to comply with
the new law.
AS yet the Iowa pure food law Is
almost imperative, owing to it's provi-
sion which exempts from ENFORCE
ment all goods bought or manufac-
tured prior to July 1 of this year.
The dealers, both Wholesale AMI re-
tail, have until July 1, 1907 to dispose
Of goods labeled or manufactured
contrary to the new Iowa law which
gives opportunity for general evasion
Of the law until then.
The deputies are reporting to State
Commissioner Wright, however that
they find general effort is being
made by the manufacturers and deal
ers OF Iowa to comply with the new
law. The enactment of a national
pure food law, which goes in effect
January /, has greatly aided in the
enforcement and operation of the
Iowa law. With the requirement
that all interstate food shipments
shall comply to the national pure food
standards by January /, it is expected
that nearly all the Iowa food will be
brought to the required standard of
purity by January 1, instead of wait
ing until the limit Of July 1. 1907, af-
forded under the Iowa law.
State Commissioner Wright will al
so adopt the food standards as pre-
scribed by the national commission,
thus avoiding difficult problem that
has been confronting him, that of es-
tablishing food standards for Iowa
alone. The adoption of the national
standards for this state will likewise
simplify the pure food problems by
uniformity and greatly aid the manu-.
facturers of Iowa who do an inter
state business.
The Iowa commissioner is also dis
posed to let the national commission
solve the perplexing problem as to
what constitutes "pure whiskey,"
which has now involved the liquor
men of the country in bitter and
costly quarrel. Under the Iowa law
drinks" are subject to rulings of the
food commissioner. He will, however
pass the problem up to the national
commission and let 1t bear the bruno
Of the battle thus probably saving
much annoyance and money to the
state of Iowa.
Another great aid to be obtained
from the national pure food law by
the Iowa commissioner is its require
ment that all blends limitations and
compounds" of food are to be labelled
as such. Thus all such adulterated
food coming into the state by inter
state commerce must be labelled as
either "blend, imitation or compound"
This will do away with the necessity
of the Iowa commissioner making an
analysis of such foods to test their
purity and will at the same time snow
that foods labelled "blend, imitation
or compound" under the national law,
must also have printed on the pack
age their ingredients under the Iowa
law. The Iowa law is thus seen 10
work nicely in harmony with the ma
tional law.
Nevertheless the office OF the state
food and dairy commissioner is busy
place these days. Commissioner
Wright and the state chemist being
hard at work installing the new lao-
ortory which will be fully equipped
to test the purity of all food samples
collected by the deputy commission
ers. AS the national pure food law
applies only to interstate commerce
the Iowa commission will still nave
statewide field in which to operate.