The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
Inspector Tucker Finds
That Unsanitary Condi-
tions Prevail Generally.
BAKERIES ARE UNCLEAN
Meat Shipped Open Left Prey to
Fhes-Prosecutions VIII
Follow.

Frank w. Tucker or Noblesvine.
state food and drug inspector OF Indi-
ana. who made a thorough investIga-
tion OF the meat markets. grocery
stores restaurants bakeries ana fruit
shops Of Hammond and the surround
ing towns enc month ago. has returned
TO see if his instructions to dealers In
edibles have been carried out.
Questioned upon this point this
morning Inspector Tucker said. II can
not say that they have been. / win
have twenty-five cases OF violation of
the laws to prosecute about the FIRST of
August"
When he was here before Mr. Tucker
left a copy OF this rule of the state
board OF health with all dealers and
handlers Of edible merchandise. mo
manufacturer dealer. vender or other
person shall expose for sale or ex-
change. or sell any bread. pastry. con-
fectionary. shered nuts. or other food
so prepared that it IS ready for con-
sumption, unless such food is properly
protected from insects. dust. dirt and
other foreign or unwholesonae material
/ by suitable coverings"
Little Improvement Noted.
'Do you find that that rule has been
complied with?' Inspector Tucker was
asked this morning.
I'm some cases yes, but in Most
cases. no. was the answers 4 find that
many OF the people l have had TO deal
with do not appear 10 understand that
II is imperative and that the state
authorities mean to enforce 1t TO the
letter. 1t will take few vigorous
prosecutions TO send the lesson home.
q There IS q tendency to clean M when
the inspector is expected and then 30
back to the old way
'.What condition did you find when
you made your inspection, Mr.. Tuck
err"
II found the laws being hagrantly
violated everytime I turned around. All
the samples of milk l took up were
found to be below standard. Many Of
them were found to contain formal
dehyde borax and other preservatives
and adulterants. We found formalde-
hyde in ice cream This would go to
show that the adulteration was made
at the farm, as most Of the ice cream
manufacturers get their milk directly
from the producer. found that butch
ers were using phosphates to preserve
! their meats Most of the samples OF
lard we bought was not lard at all but
a compound Of various foreign ingredi-
ents.
Bakeries Unsanitary.
There was hardly a bakery in Ham
mond or vicinity to which | could give
a clean bill Of health. Little attempt
was made to comply with the laws OF
sanitation and some Of the bake shops
S inspected were positively filthy.
I find now that little attempt has been
4 made in the direction OF reform along
= this line and the only thing left for US
Y to do is to prosecute.
: q picked up dozens of eggs offered
- for sale as fresh which had been
taken out Of incubators and from un-
T der setting hens. after II had been dis
}, covered that they would not hatch.
t. 'The law which provides that al
= food stuffs displayed on side walks
e shall be protected from dust, flies anc
/ other contamination seems to have beer
= regarded as a joke not only by th'
e dealers but by the consumers.
$, Veal Prey 10 Flies.
Another rule Of the state board o
health based upon the state laws. tha
seems TO be ignored by farmers, ex
press companies and meat dealers. an
that is the one regulating the ship
ment of carcases whole or in part. TIL
/. law provides that those carcasses o
II portions thereof shall be encased Il
/ clean white cloths before shipment.
haven't seen carcass OF veal shippe
into Hammond that was treated in thi
way Any day you pass the expires
J. Offices or the railway stations you wi
find dead calves piled on the side wal
or on trucks. They have been killed q
the farms. disemboweled, the head an
feet chopped on and sem TO market
stuffy express cars and allowed to re
IN the sun before they reach the cor
s,tmer. co BY some day and shake on
of them and see how many blue fis
make their escape. see II You ca
count them.
u Mr.. Tucker will remain in Hammon
II a few days more preparing evidenc
81 upon which TO proceed against Yiolatel
70 Of the pure food laws.
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