Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-07-04
LIBERAL LEGISLATION HAS ADD
ED TO ITS EFFECTIVENESS.
FIX STANDARD OF PURITY
Misbranding of Products is Made a
Misdemeanor-Baking Powder Law
einofrced-Assistants and In
spectors added To Official
Force.
Madison, June %.

MaulSOn, June 20.
The present legislature has treated
the Dairy and Food Commission with
intelligent liberality Eleven bills re-
lating directly or indirectly to this
department have been passed. One of
the most important of these bills
when measured by its probable effect
is the one relating to standards of
purity for food products. 1t provides
that in any prosecutions arising under
the dairy and food laws, the stand
ards Of purity shall be those latest es-
tablished by the United States Secre-
tary of Agriculture for food products,
except in case where other standards
are specifically prescribed by the laws
of this state. This statute Is ex-
pected to increase materially the ef-
fectiyeness of the work of the dairy
and food commission. Lack of definite
standards for foods has been source
of weakness in state and national
laws in this country as was pointed
out by Senator sipooner In the debates
In the United States senate on the
national food law.
Another important law is that which
makes the mis-branding of food
products misdemeanor and provides
a penalty. The label or labels on
food products which bear any state
ment, design or device regarding such
article which is false or misleading in
any particular is made misdmeanor
punishable by fine or Imprisonment.
Food parveyors are given until Octo-
ber !, 1907 to remove the falsehoods
from their labels.
The baking powder law has hereto
fore affected only alum baking pow
ders. The law requires that the COM
mon names of the constituents shall
be printed on the label and alum in
any form or shape. or any soluble
aluminium salt shall be designated as
alum.
Amendments have been enacted to
existing laws increasing the maximum
amount that can be expended for
chemical analysis relating to the sale
of vinegar. fixing standards for the
same. relating to the wrongful use OF
milk and fraud In accounts by butter
and cheese manufacturers. relating to
the sale OF sirups molasses glucose
mixtures and maple strip mixtures:
makes It misdemeanor punishable by
fine or Imprisonment for obstructing
the dairy and food commissioner in
the performance Of his duties. These
laws u Is believed have been strength.
ened and made more effective The
vinegar law makes a standard con-
forming to tho national law and In
cludes the labelling of all original
packages. Wrongful use of milk or
fraudulent accounts by butter or
cheese manufacturers is aiade mis-
demeanor and their books are opened
to the inspection Of the dairy and food
commission. Names and proportions
in mixtures Of various sirups and size
OF type ON the label was regulated by
law. Obstructing the commissioner
or any of their assistants or inspectors
in any of their legal duties is made
a misdemeancr and is punishable by
fine and Imprisonment The sale OF
candies containing spirituous liquors
Is made misdemeanor. Another
amendment regulates more specifically
tho methods to be employed In the
use of the Babcock tester for ascer-
tanning the butter fat contents of
milk
Four members were added to the
corps of the Dairy and Food Commits
sioner. One Of these is an assistant
chemist The volume Of work that
can be accomplished In their lines
win be considerably increased by this
addition. Notwithstanding all the ad
ditions that have been made in the last
four or five years to the dairy and
food commission In the way OF as
sistants inspectors. chemists etc. not
until this year has any added provi.
sion been made for this work This
legislature has provided secretary
for the commission. This win enable
the commissioner to issue with greater
promptness the bulletins which are re-
quired by law. showing the results OF
analysis OF foods. their inspection
etc. One cheese factory. one dairy
and food Inspector. and one creamery
dairy and food inspector is also added
10 the list