The Lamar register., 1907-11-13
WILL ENFORCE
PURE FOOD Law
COLORADO PURE FOOD COMMITS.
SION ORGANIZED AND WILL
ENFORCE STATUTES.
IN FULL EFFECT JAN. 1
ALL PLACES WHEN FOOD is
HANDLED ARE TO BE IN
SPECIFIED.

Denver.-Under The pure food law
passed by the Sixteenth General As
sembly there is going to be a house
cleaning. The work will be done I'M
der the general direction of the state
board of health with division for
that purpose just organized. Protec-
tion is to be afforded to all the people
in the state, as all the people have to
eat and drink in order to live. The
law is quite comprehensive. 1t is
based largely on the national pure
food law, which has been such splen-
did success in interstate commerce.
Although work has been fairly started
under the state laws the penalties do
not go into effect until the first of the
year. In the meanwhile the board
will make investigation and be pre-
pared to enforce Its orders by that
time.
The commission has been organized
as follows:
Executive officer in Charge-Dr.
Hugh l.. Taylor.
SHeInist u the Doaiu-bi. Il. Sui
tbs Hill.
Chief Inspector Wilbur F. Cannon
Inspector-A. b. McGaffey.
Clerk-.Lily C. Fultz.
In sense the measure will be rev.
dictionary; in another sense it will be
quietly effective To the believer in
the principle of laisser-faire 1t will be
an awful nuisance; to the person of
ordinary cleanliness engaged in' any
business dealing with the public 1t
will not be felt. The old style gro
ceryman will have to be up and do
ing. The dope doctor" may have to
go out OF business.
This law, first and foremost, above
everything else. is simple demand
for the Square deal'-honesty in
business. 1t demands that the pur-
chaser shall get what he asks for and
pays for.
1T is not an offense in itself under
the law to sell coffee and chicory. but
it is an offense to sell coffee and Chi
cory for pure coffee" said Dr. Taylor
on whose shoulder the greater burden
will rest. "If a purchaser wants an
imitation 1t is nobody's business but
his own; but 1t rs our duty under the
new law to see that he is not imposed
upon. The label must tell what the
package contains.
First of all the board charged with
the enforcement of the law will Or
ganize a cleansing bureau to bring
about and maintain cleanliness in
places where foodstuffs are manufac-
tured and sold. The whole state will
be covered. Food warehouses, can
ming factories, bake shops, meat mar
kets, groceries will be thoroughly in
spected and orders will be made re-
quiring them to be placed in sanitary
and hygienic conditions Immediately.
This will be no small burden in it
self. Until now there has been no
supervision.
Under the new law peoples bread
will not be baked in an unsanitary
cellar. The grocery store, whether at
crossroads or in big city, will have to
be kept clean. Foodstuffs will have
to be kept from contact with man,
animal or vermin. Ice boxes will have
to be properly drained. Meat markets
will have to keep their products free
from pollution. In the summer time
a war must be waged against the com
mon but pestiferous fly.
Every store, factory and warehouse
where foodstuffs are on the premises
must be properly ventilated and
proper accommodations furnished for
employees. jungle" scandals cannot
be tolerated.
A standard for cream and dairy pro
ducts will be established. 1t will be
for the dairy commissioner to see that
they are carried out and that herds
are kept clean. With the duties OF
dairy commission or the state meat
inspector. the board will not inter
vene. There Is work for all to be
done.
Proper labelling of all articles man
ufactured within the state will be one
of the principal duties of the board
and its inspectors. The labels the
thing. If it is intended to deceive the
law is contravened. Henceforth ii
must tell truthfully what is In the
package. Housewives who have been
deceived are respectfully requested to
communicate with the state board of
health at the stale house. If they
buy tea they must be given tea; If
they purchase coffee 1t must be with
out ingredients. The law is not
against adulterants unless when these
are unhealthy or poisonous: but 1t is
all the time agairst deception. II one
wishes to buy syrup he or she can
buy cane syrup. but 1t must not be
labeled, pure manie syrup" One can
buy mustard or combination of
mustard, vinegar and spice. provided
the label so states. Mustard adulter-
ated with flour is an offense.
Drug stores will come under the
law and their products will be sam
pied to see that they bear the proper
strength and to learn whether they
conform to their labels, In the matter
of poison, or alcohol. The federal law
will be followed In this respect.