Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
COLORADO PURE FOOD coMMiS.
SION ORGANIZED AND WILL
ENFORCE sTATuTEs.
IN FULL EFFECT JAN. |
ALL PLACES WHEN FOOD is
HANDLED ARE TO BE IN
sPEcTEo.


passed by the Sixteenth General As
ssmbiy there Is going to bs hous.
cleaning. The work will be done un'
der the general direction Of the state
board Of health with u division for
that purpose Just organized. Protec-
ton 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
iaw is quite comprehensive. II Is
based largely on III. national pur.
food Law. which has been such spien'
did success in Interstate commerce.
Although work has been fairly started
under the state laws the penalties do
not 60 into effect until the first Of the
year. In III. meanwhile tho board
will make Investigation and be pre-
pared To enforce Iis orders by that
time.
The commission has been organized
as follows:
Executive ofiiecr In CharEe-pr.
Hugh l.. Taylor.
Chemist TO the Board-Dr. T.. Cur
It's Hin.
Chief Inspector Wilbur =. Cannon.
Inspccior-A. Il. MeGaffcy.
Cicrk-llly &. Fuiix.
In a sense the measure will be rev.
olutionnry: in another sens. II will be
quietly effective. To III. believer In
tho principle Of iaiascrfnirc II will be
an awful nuisance: to the person OF
ordinary cicaniincan engaged In any
business dcaiin. with the public II
will not be felt. The old style gro
ccrymnn will have to be up and do
Ing. The dope doctor" may have to
20 out Of business.
This law. firSt and foremost. abov.
cvcrythin. else. IL n simple demand
for the square dcar'-honcsty In
business. II demands that the pur'
chaser shall get waat he asks for and
pays for.
at In not an oifcnse In itself under
the law to sell coffee and chicory. but
II is nm ofYcnso to sell coffee and CHI
cory for pure coffcc." said DIR. Taylor
on whose shoulder the greater burden
will rest. III n purchaser wants an
Initiation II In nobody's business but
his own: but II IL our duty under the
new law to sec that he Is not imposed
upon. The label must tell what the
package contains.
First of all the board charged with
tho enforcement OF the law will or.
ganizc n cleansing bureau to bring
about md maintain cleanliness In
places where foodgtuffs are manufnc.
turcd md sold. The whole state Will
be covered. Food warehouses. can.
ming factories, bake shops. meat mar
kets. groceries will be thoroughly In.
spcctcd and orders will be made re-
quiring them to be placed In sanitary
and hygicnic conditions Immediately.
This will be no small burden In II.
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. Foodstufrs 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. II Will be
for the dairy commissioner to see that
they are carried ont 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.
uf1ctured within the state will be one
of the principal duties OF the board
and its inspectors. The labels the
thing. II 1t is intended to deceive the
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 state 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 against deception. II one
wishes to buy syrup he or she can
buy cane syrup. but 1t must not be
labeled. pure maple 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.