River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
NEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITAL
Notes and Gossip Gathered at
Madison.
DIGEST or NEW FOOD LAWS.
Prepared by Commissioner Emery
A Compilation of the Dairy, Food
and Drug Laws of the State,
Explaining Changes.

sioner Emery sent to the state printer
a compilation of the dairy and food
and drug laws of the state, in an intro
ductory he calls attention to the fol-
lowing new laws:
Chapter 399 of the laws of 1909, re-
lating to the adulteration of matted
liquors, fixes standards and provides
a penalty for violation of the laws.
1t takes effect July /, 1909.
Chapter 352 of the laws of 1909 re-
lates to the prevention of the adulter-
alton of and fraud in the sale of lin
seed oil, turpentine, white lead, oxide
of zinc and linseed oil compounds.
This statute fixes standards for the
various products named and provides
for form of label. 1t was made to
take effect and be in force from and
after it's passage and publication, ex-
cept that the provision relating to the
labelling of turpentine, white lead, OK
ide OF zinc and linseed oil compounds
do not take effect until January l,
1911.
Chapter 202 of the laws Of 1909
makes important amendments in the
general law on adulteration of articles
of food.
Chapter 298 of the laws of 1909 pre-
gcribes legal definitions and standards
for a large number of food products.
It is one of the most important food
laws ever enacted by a state legfsla-
ture. II provides a square deaP for
honest manufacturers, jobbers, retail
ers and consumers. 1t removes the
serious defects from the Wisconsin
dairy and food laws which Hon. john
G. Spooner, on the floor of the United
States senate, pointed out as existing
in the national food law and which he
argued with much force might be a
menace to It's validity The enact
ment Of the law fixing these defint-
tions and standards is long step for
ward in food law legislation. The con-
sumner can more readily hold the
dealer responsible for the purity and
soundness of the food product which
he purchases. In return, it gives the
retailer the same leverage with the
jobber and the jobber the same oppor-
tunity with the manufacturer. 1t re-
moves the uncertainty as to what
constitutes an offense under the laws.
This act takes effect from and after
January 1, 1910. In effect, it writes
into the laws of the state the def
nitions and standards provided by
chapter 2O5 of the laws of 1907, the re-
peal of which latter law is made eff
fective on the date when chapter 399
of the laws of 1909 takes effect.
Chapter 1874 of the laws of 1909 reg
ulate the sale of mixed jellies and
jams. 1t takes effect from and after
October /, 1909.
Chapter 381 of the laws of 1909 de-
fines sausage and regulates its sale
and also the sale of sausage with
cereal." or Sausage with potato -four"
This law is destined to prevent
water" cereals" potato -four" ETC.,
from masquerading under the name OF
sausage" The act takes effect from
and after October 1, 1909.
Chapter 399 of the laws of 1909
makes it misdemeanor to sell for
use or consumption in this state any
flour that has been artificially
bleached. Already the shipment in
interstate commerce of chemically
bleached flour has been put under ban
by the officers charged with the ad-
ministration of the national food and
drugs act of June 80, 1906. Chapter
399 of the laws of 1909 also makes it
misdemeanor to sell for use or con-
sumption in this state any article or
food which contains added benzoic
acid or benzoates, except as provided
in the act This chapter takes effect
from and after January 1, 1910.
Chapter 344 of the laws of 1909 re-
lates to the sanitary production and
distribution of food and defines the
duties of the dairy and food commits
sioner in relation thereto. 1t makes
1t a misdemeanor to manufacture or
prepare for sale food unless in the
process of its manufacture for sale or
its preparation for sale it is securely
protected from filth, flies, dust or
other contamination or other unclean,
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Chapter 215 of the laws of 1909, in
Guiding sections 4607b-4, 5, 6, Z, s, 8, is
a specific law relating to the sanitary
production of milk and cream. This
statute covers every operation from
the COW to the consumer. 1t discloses
a purpose to correct the most glaring
evils existing in dairy practice.
1t makes it a misdemeanor to store
or offer or expose for sale or sell food
unless securely protected from filth,
flies. dust or other contamination or
other unclean, unwholesome or I'M
sanitary conditions. 1t is apparent
that this statute wisely provides
against the practices of those dealers
who so display their goods as to ex-
pose them to dust, filth, flies or other
contamination The wisdom of
prompt compliance with the provi-
sions of this statute will appeal to all
dealers. This act is made to take ef-
from and after January 1, 1910.
For a Dairy Building.
In a meeting of a special committee
of the Wisconsin state board of agri-
culture, a contract for the erection