The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-28
THEY'LL BE GOOD.
Big Packing Houses Obey Kan
sas Regulations.
viii Use No Preservatiyes in
Products for This State.
is HAPPY.
Secretary of Board of Health
Satisfied With Conditions.
Only Two Other States Have
Similar Regulations.

All of the packing houses of Kansas,
the large ones in Kansas City, Kan. in
Guided. have signified their intention of
complying with the rules and regula-
tons promulgated by the state board
of health concerning the preparation of
meat products and prohibit the use of
aniline dyes. preservatives and other
deleterious materials.
According to Dr. S. J. Crumbine. sec
rotary of the state board of health, rep
resentatives of the big packing houses
held a meeting in Kansas City, Kan,
on Monday last and decided to scrupu-
lousy obey the regulations of the board
of health in the preparation of meat
products which they place on the mar
kets of Kansas. They did not decide to
apply these rules to the manufacture of
stuff to be sold in other markets.
And I have had visible evidence, =
said Dr. Crumbine today. that the
packing houses have already started in
to obey our regulations and we can now
assure the people of Kansas that the
products manufactured in the packing
houses of this state are as pure as it is
possible to make them and can be used
the prompt response of the packing
house interests to our demands which
were no more than just"
Il was UP in Kansas City a few DAYS
ago LII. AIuulDlLS COlllnuCus anu
made an inspection of one OF the large
packing houses. l devoted most of the
time at my disposal to looking over
that part of the plant which was de-
voted to the manufacture of meat
products. NV visit to the plant was
not expected and in making the rounds
came to the room where the finished
products are placed as soon as they are
produced. In front of a number of
tierees of these products, most of them
f9f
sausages. was a big sign with nothing
but Kansas on it. 1 looked up the
manager of the plant and asked him
what this sign meant.
He replied that the products stored
by this sign were those for sale in
Kansas and that they had been made
in conformity with the rules laid down
by the board of health. The manager
told ms of the meeting of the pack ers
on Monday when it was decided that
they would follow out the suggestions
of the board of health in the manufac-
ture of meat products for this state,
and he told me all of the packing
plants were already doing So
sale in Kansas" Dr. Crumbine went on.
were any quantity of other products OF
the same variety, made up according to
the pleasure OF the packers for sale in
other states. and this manager told me
that there were only two other states In
the union besides Kansas which mad rules
and regulations similar to ours for the
preparation of meat products. These are
Minnesota and Pennsylvania and the
packers make up their products for sale
in these states IN conformity with The
rules of the health department of those
states.
1T naturally made me feel pretty good 2
concluded DR.. Crumbine. ITO see that our
rules were being observed by the packers
and that the people of our state can in
dulge in meat products with a knowledge
that they are pure and free from dyes
and mixtures which are not conducive to
heaIthfuIness