Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-08-21
Foods In Missouri.

printer, and is ready for distibu-
ton. The report shows that the
year has been 90 important one
in the history Of Missouri, for Q
pure food law was passed on
March 10, which became effective
on June IA, 1907. At this time
the Offices of Dairy Commissioner
was converted into that of Dairy
and Food Commissioner and the
force was increased to six Inc
spectors.
The report is made up Of three
Iparts. Part 1 is devoted to the
subject of foods and drugs and
includes a report Of the work of
each inspector, covering his
special territory. The state is
divided into four nearly equal
parts, and one inspector is as
signed to each quarter, with the
deputy commissioner in charge
of st. Louis and Kansas City land
two inspectors assigned the special
work of inspecting city milk sup
plies and aiding cities in adopt
ing city milk ordinances. Deputy
Commissioner Lamb found in his
inspection of the eleemosynary
institutions of the state that all
were handling a good grade of
food, and thatno deception was
being practiced in any instance.
Mr.. Lamb has given special at
tention to the pure food work as
applied to manufacturing and
Labelling of foods. He believes
that q great change for pIrer
food has been brought about by
the pure food law, even during
1.-THE short time Of its existence,
and he notes that this is largely
due to the assistance given by
the manufacturers and jobbers
who have so promptly responded
to the demands made upon them
by the law.
The milk inspection Of the
state is under the direct charge
of D. A. Chapman. OF the 207
samples of milk collected and an
alyzed from July / to December
81, 50 per cent met the sta te's
requirement Of 1856 per cent or
more of butter fat; 30 per cent of
these BOT samples were filthy and
9,5 per cent of the whole number
were preserved. These samples
were very largely from the re-
tail trade of market milk, and it
is to be hoped that the inspector
will soon have some time to de-
vote to the cream stations check
ing tests, weights, ect., of
the various creameries Of the
state. The work in milk inspeo-
ton to date has been largely ed
ucative and instructive, and, with
few exceptions, dairymep have
been glad to meet the standard,
and in cases where they were
caught violating the law a strong
letter of warning from the COM
missioner had marvellous effect
in directing that "strayed one"
back to the strait and narrow
path. Several milk ordinances
were adopted in the state by the
larger cities, factor Of utmost
Importance in the proper control
of the city milk supply.
Report Of State Analyst Cline
shows that out Of s07 samples
analized there were 353 illegal, or
43.74 per cent. This also in
lcludes the city milk inspection.
These articles were mostly mis-
branded, being sold for some-
thing which they were not, such
as distilled vinegar, colored with
burnt sugar and sold as apple
vinegar; oleomargarine, oplored
and sold as butter at butter prices
lice milk, sold as ice, cream; jams
and jellies, made Of glucose and
apple juice as q base, strength
sned with gelatine, coIored with
GOAL tar dye, iiayorsdwith an ar.
Itificial flavorine, sveetened with
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