Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-28
RULES LAID DOWN
BY FOOD BUREAU
Slaughter Houses and Other Es-
Establishments Manufacturing
Foodstuff to be Regulated.
ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
state onicisls Announce Intention OF
Enforcing Regulations TO the Letter
Throughout the state.

The state dairy and food bureau has
published circular giving rules and
regulations governing the sanitary
operation OF slaughter houses. and
taking effect Immediately. Among the
regulations are the following:
All ceilings. walls. pillars, partitions,
etc. shall be Kept in a sanitary condi-
ton. and shall be whitewashed or
painted at least once a year or oftener
il required When floors. or other
parts OF the building or tables or other
parts Of the equipment arc so old or
in such poor condition that they can
not be readily made sanitary they
shall be- removed and replaced by suit
able materials. All establishments In
which animals are slaughtered or
meats and meat food products are
prepared, cured, packed. stored. or
handled shall be properly screened
against flies. and other vermin. Walks,
platforms. or approaches leading into
establishments shall be kept clean to
prevent dirt being tracked into the
same.
All trucks. trays. and other recep-
tacles, all chutes, platforms. racks, Ia
bes, etc. and all knives. saws. cleavers.
and other tools. and all utensils, ma
chinery and vehicles used in moving.
handling, cutting, chopping. mixing,
canning, or other processes shall be
thoroughly cleaned before using. The
aprons, smocks. or other outer clothing
worn by employees who handle meat
or meat food products shall be OF
material that is readily cleansed and
made sanitary, and only clean gar
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handle meat or meat food products
shall be required to keep their hands
clean. and they shall be required also
to pay particular attention TO the clean
illness OF their boots or shoes.
TUBERCULOSIS UNDER BAN.
Persons affected with tuberculosis or
any other communicable disease shall
not be employed in any Of the depart
ments OF establishments where car
casses are dressed, meat is handled. or
meat products are prepared. Any en-
ploye OF such establishment who may
be suspected OF being so affected shall
be reported by the inspector in charge
to the manager Of the establishment,
and to the state dairy and food conf
missioner.
Hogs must be kept at least 100 feet
from Strengthening houses and fed In
all animals, except hogs, may be fed
Cto hogs), provided that at least one
half their daily rations consist OF grain
or vegetable matter. The Offal OF all
hogs must be buried, burned or tanked.
The offal of animals that is not fed to
hogs must be burned, buried OF tanked
All yards, fences, pens, chutes. alleys
etc. belonging TO the premises OF such
Establishments, whether they are used
onf aha hfs a
tary condition, and no nuisance shall
be allowed IN the establishment or on
its premises. The rooms OF compart-
ments I'm which meat or meat food
products are prepared, cured, stored,
packer. or otherwise handled. shall
be free from odors from toilet rooms.
catch basins. casing departments. tank
rooms, hide cellars, etc, shall be kept
free from flies and other vermin by
screening. or other methods. All rooms
or compartments shall be provided
with cuspidors OF such shape as not
readily to be upset and OF such
material and construction as 10 be
readily disinfected. and employees who
expectorate shall be required TO use
them.
Due care must be taken TO prevent
meat and meat food products from
falling on the floor, and in the event
OF their having so fallen. they must
be condemned or the soiled portions
removed and condemned. When meal
or meat products are being emptied
into tanks. some device. such as d
metal funnel must be used.
Only good. clean and wholesome
water and ice shall be used in the
preparation or carcasses parts, meat
| or meat food products. Whenever there
is any doubt regarding the sanitary
condition OF the water supply. notice
shall be sent Immediately 10 the stet'
dairy and food commissioner, Wagons
OF cars In which meat or meat products
are transported shall be kept In Z
clean and sanitary condition All
| wholesalers and retailers conveying
meat 10 the markets are required q
| furnish ample and complete protection
against contain ination OF flies, requir
ing covered and screened conveyances
for this purpose.
The state dairy and food bureau II
composed Of ]. $. Carver, chairman
! T. A Williams, secretary and treasur
er; Herman Harms. state chemist
willard Hansen. state dairy and foos
| commissioners and George A. Hone