The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-16
For Purer Food and Drink.
State Department Will Ask for Passage Of
Laws on This Subject.

Dairy and Food Commissioner
James Foust will urge upon the
next Legislature the adoption of a
number of important laws for the
better protection Of the people
against dangerous and fraudulent
adulteration of their food and
drink.
Some of this proposed legislation
will be offered by persons interested
in the relief of the retail dealer
throughout the State from the EN-
bairassment of present defects in
the laws. Others will originate
with the department.
Commissioner Foust, in discuss
ing the subject, gave the following
outline of legislation likely 10 be
offered:
"The Executive Committee of
the Ice Cream Manufacturers in
Pennsylvania will cooperate with
the Dairy and Food division in pre-
pairing an act regulating the sanitary
condition of ice cream factories, in
cluding cans and all appliances
connected with the manufacture of
ice cream. The leading manufac-
turers of ice cream are already at
the front SO far as sanitary condi-
tions are concerned, but they are
not satisfied. They are anxious to
secure conditions that will put all
factories upon the same level and
effectively protect the public health.
eThe same committee will pre-
pare an act fixing a standard Of
butter fat for ice cream and plainly
designating what it shall consist of.
This is likewise step of great inn
portance. While the right to man
ufacture imitation ice cream may
be conceded, the right to sell it as
a substitute for the genuine article
is not conceded and should oe ev-
erywhere denied.
TO PREVENT "FRESH" EGG FRAUDS
can act will be prepared and
presented regulating the sale of
cold storage eggs and poultry.
Some things that have come to the
surface during recent months indi-
cate the very great need OF such
law.
"a bill will be presented regu-
lating the manufacture and sale of
all kinds of non-alcoholic drinks.
There will be a similar bill reg
ulating the manufacture and sale
Of alcoholic drinks.
"The Dairy and Food division
has already presented such an ar
ray of striking facts in connection
with the dangerous qualities of
many of the so-called summer
thinks as to show the need for
law providing for the prompt and
severe punishment of anybody put
ting into any of these drinks ingre-
.dients injurious to the human stom-
sch or likely to destroy health or
1horten life. In many cases last
,ummer, agents of the department
secured samples of cheap soda
water, lemonade, pop and other
ton-alcoholic drinks which contain
ID acids in such quantities as to
make them dangerous to the con-
sumner.
WANTS TO INSPECT WINES.
1T is also pretty we'll known
hat much of wine sold over the
'ars these days, not to mention
,tronger drinks, is badly adulterat-
ID. AT least it was before the Fed
aral law went into effect, and the
'tate onght to be in a position to
inspect all such drinks and to bring
0 the bar Of justice every viola tor
# law.
Another act will provide for the
} equation Of the sale of milk and
fixing the standard OF but
er lat for cream at IS per cent. and
lrohibiting the sale of milk in this
= Commonwealth containing any add
Cd water or which has any portion
ri the butter fat distracted.