The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-29
FOOD LAWS WILL Be
RICHLY ENFORCED
Commissioner Wallis Issues
EdiCt That Shippers Must
Protect Foods.
IDAHO MUST GET IN LINE
Other States Enforce These Laws and
Sister State Will Be No
Exception.
(special to The Herald- Republican.O

Especial 10 The erald-Republican.)
Boise. Idaho. Aug. 2e.-Claiming that
IL is the practice with some dealers in
meat. when shipping veal. hogs and
other meat, TO ship il without any pro-
lection whatever from dust. dirt and
flies, State Dairy, Food and Sanitary
Commissioner James H. Wallis has is
sued formal notice that hereafter the
food laws OF Idaho will be rigidly en-
forced in these matters, and warning
ViOlatOrs OF the law that all such un-
protected meats Will be seized, and, on
proper order OF the courts, destroyed
forthwith.
IN discussing the matter. Mr.. Wallis
said IN part: In order that the sale
OF meats may be conducted under san
itary conditions and in conformity
with the laws OF the state, butchers
anc dealers in meat are instructed
that carcasses and parts OF carcasses
products OF every description, such as
hamburger steak. sausage and sim
liar products. poultry and game. fish
and fish products, must at all times
be kept in refrigerator, cold storage
room, or ice box. or If displayed for
sale, must be properly protected by
glass, wood OF metal cases.
In order that the sale of bread.
pastries and other bakers goods may
be conducted under sanitary cOndi-
OF the state, bakers are instructed that
all such goods, including bread, buns,
rolls, biscuits, cakes. crackers, dough-
nuts pies and all other bakers prod
uets, must be properly protected
while in transit or while displayed for
sale.
Must Be Protected.
mo prepared foodstuffs. such as
bakers goods, confectionery and
shelled nuts or dried fruits, such as
nd
cots or cereal products. such as
tapioca, breakfast foods and noodles
or picked products, such as pickles,
chill sauce and chow chow or fruit
products, such as apple butter. jellies
and jams, or meat products, such as
dried, sailed or smoked fish, veal loaf,
Clipped beef and boiled ham or any
other food prepared for eating or
shall be displayed for sale unless pro-
tected from flies, dust, dirt and all
other fOretge or injurious cOntamina-
ton by suitable coverings or glass,
wood or metal.
In stating his reasons for the pro-
mitigation of these orders and warn
ings, Commissioner Wallis said in
part: Methods in exposing foods for
sale. shipping and delivering have been
quite loose in Idaho for some time.
and simple protection of the ultimate
consumer demands that the reins
must be drawn tighter than before.
Housewives and citizens have made
numerous complaints to my depart
this action only after thorough inves-
LEGATION OF existing conditions. We
want TO be perfectly fair with all deal
ers in all food products. but they
must come to an understanding that
the people must be protected in the
matter OF foods. Some OF the old
timers object strenuously 10 these reg
ulatiOns and denOunce them as new
tangled ideas and TO such opinions
we can only reply that the old-fash-
and go along with the procession.
Other states Acting.
This action is not taken without
deliberate reflection and examination
on the part OF this department. Food
control officials in numerous other
and modern conditions and the senti-
ment Of the people in this country
demands more and more stringent
rules in regard to food protection.
Personally, 1 think the consumer is
entitled 10 consideration in this bust
ness. If a housewife pays her money
for a food product, she expects TO get
clean, wholesome, untainted food. But
foods of all kinds are liable TO be-
come tainted or infested with Vermin
or bacteria unless they are kept well
covered. / want TO have it clearly
by dealers in Idaho that
from now on these rules will be strict
~ enforced, and the best way TO avoid
prosecution as TO conform 10 the law.
This Is the best way in the long run
1t is unfair TO the conscientious, scru-
pulOus, careful dealer TO have him
forced TO compete with a careless
negligent, indifferent, callOused dealer
who doesn't care whether his stuff
gets dirty or spoiled, just as long as
he can sell it and get his profits. The
decent dealers VIII ali welcome this
rule. They say openly that they are
glad we intend to make il a go. The
other fellows will have to fall in line
or nav the nanaIfVn