Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
Madison, July 10

4htboiSSAiS ulS ~.
At the eleventh annual convention
of the association of state and ma
tional dairy and food depart
ments to be held at the Jamestown
exposition July 16--19 Wisconsin will
be honored with two important places
on the program DR.. Richard Fisher,
chemist of the dairy and food com
mission will present the report of
the food standards committee and
Commissioner ]. O. Emery will de-
liver an address upon the subject OF
Uniform Laws.
This convention is the most import
ant pure food meeting ever held. 1t
will be a joint meeting of commits
siOners, standard committees, chem
lists and inspectors, both from the
states and federal government In
no other way is there such opportun-
ity to CLEAN the opinions and eXper-
fences of all food control officials and
to have statements measured by
, such an array of other experiences
and conclusions as in the Joint dis
cussiOns which the associations SEES
sions afford.
Closer restriction and prohibition of
artificial color, which, whether harm
full or harmless, is the cloak of most
food frauds; problems of sanitation
in production, preparation, transport
tation and marketing; the city milk
supply; the uninspected local
Strengthening house, bake shop, soda
fountain and ice cream plant; cooper
Grafton between the state and munich
pal authorities, and between the states
and federal government; uniform leg
islatiOn, based upon the combined
best in the state and national laws,
and not on any imperfections which
may have been influenced into either;
the continuance of the joint commit
tee from the official agricultural chem
lists and from th official food analysts
to collabOrate the research of scien-
lists and the experiences of producers
and manufacturers for the mutual in
formation of both the food officials
and manufacturers. These and other
questions the subjects of discussions
and extended hearings in the past, will
be considered at this meeting with a
view to final recommendations where
additional legislation is needed, or
final action where present laws are
sufficient.
The Importance of good state laws
is emphasized more than ever by the
enactment of the national law. The
national law applies only to inter
state commerce. 1t does not inspect
food and drugs made and sold wholly
within state, or any adulteration or
misbranding practiced after the
original package has been changed in
the state market Therefore, that
state which does not maintain close
inspection over it's own commerce
will become more than ever the dump
ing ground for authorizations.
Of special interest is the fact that
committee from the national con
sumcrs' league will be present 10
make specific recommendations for
uniform food laws and to offer coop
Grafton in the association work for
uniformity.
Commissioner Emery is a member
of the executive committee of the
national association, and associated
with Professor Fischer on the joint
| committee on food standards are
: William Frear, Pennsylvania, Fl. q.
Barnard, Indiana, Elton Fulmer,
Washington, E. H. Jenkins, Connect
cut, NJ. A. Scoven, Kentucky, H. A.
Weber, Ohio, H w Wiley Washing
| ton, D. @.