Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25


ture, Willard Hanson, state food
and dairy commissioner, assisted
by the state pure food bureau. has
driven the misbranded and adulterated
food-stufGs out of the market this year
or compelled the manufacturers to Ia
bel their products. Imitation" naming
the principal ingredients in the mixture
IN the course of few years. Mr.. Han
sen says, the imitation goods will dis
appear entirely because the manufac-
turers have had so much of their prod
ucts conhscated During the last six
months between 5000 and $1,000 worth
of food-stutfs havo been destroyed IN
the state and tons of food stuff shipped
back to the manufacturers by the re-
tail dealers, Efforts arc being made 10
prevent the adulteratcd goods from be-
Ing shipped Into Utah for consump-
ton.
Under the new laws, the use OF drugs
or chemicals which may be deletericus
or detrimental to health Is prohibited
in food products. The only preservative
allowed under the law is benzoate OF
soda In quantities of one-tenth of one
per cent. 1t is now considered harmless,
since cx-President Theodore Roose-
velts special commission reported that
in small quantities benzoate of soda
preserves food, pickles health and cans
happiness BY a vote of 81 to AZ. the
state food commissioners who met In
Denver a year ago declared that It was
harmless and under these conditions
the Legislature made 1t a staple presery-
atve. The only argument made against
1t is that 1t preserves inferior goods.
Mr. Hanson declares that II the food Is
tainted before the preservative Is used,
the product can be detected.
INSPECTIONS MADE.
During the year 2.2o1 inspections have
been made by Mr.. Hanson and his dop-
uties Forty-one creamerics and cheese
factories hayo been inspected and
scored Out OF this number only six
were below the government standard of
A5 points. while nine scored above so
points In the last year $4,000, Mr..
Hanson says, has been spent In re-
modelling the creameries and cheese
factories to come up to the standard
required by law,
Forty-eight farm dairles have been in
! spected in the state, On the first score
many of these places were found to be
in an unsanitary condition The in
spectors are now making the second in
spection and in nearly every case the
| dairymen have spent considerable
money to bring their milk plants up to
the standard.
Canning factories have been inspect
! ed thoroughly and some of them four
or five times. Two of them VIII be
condemned unless they are brought up
to the standard required and the prod
ucts prevented from being placed on
the market. In general the canning
factories In the state are above the av-
crage, and considerable money has been
,pent In remodelsng them.
Before the close of the year. two
new slaughter houses Will be completed
and six remodeled at a cost of not less
than $4,000. Mr.. Hanson says. When
the first inspection was made theslaugh-
ter houses were found to be In dcplor-
able condition. The requirements of the
law were mailed to every company and
steps were taken to compel them TO
place their slaughter houses in a sani-
tary condition or suspend business.
AS a result, the companies Immediately
made every effort tc comply with the
law.
UTAH CANDIES ARE PURE.
Tho manufacturers of candles in the
state have the most sanitary plants
in the west. The products are made of
the highest grade of sugar and the best
grade of chocolate that can be OBJ
tanned in the market. The sanitary
conditions are excellent and Salt Lake
candies are TO be found in all market
in this part of the county In scoring
these plants, it was found that most
of them registered more than 30 points.
There are two condensed milk factor
les in the state, one at Logan and
tho other at Smithfield. A third fac
tory is soon to be constructed The
score of these two factories Is more
than 80 in each case and more improve
ments are to be made.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Hanson
has only been working under the new
laws since last May. he has divided the
state into districts. Two deputies are
assisting him in enforcing the laws and
the state pure food bureau has CO.
operated with him. The state food bu-
reau consists of j. S. Carver, chairman,
r A Williams. secretary and treas
urer. George A Hone and Herman
Harms. state chemist.