The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-04-28
GIVES LAW
FOR DEALERS
Of PLYMOUTH
BOARD OF HEALTH IN
COMMUNICATION GIVES
REGULATIONS FOR
MEATS AND BREAD.
Butchers, Bakers and Other
Dealers are Instructed Against
Exposing of Foodstuffs Held
for Sale.

Exposing of Foodstuffs Held
for Sale.
The following communication
to the Tribune from the State
Board of Health lays down the
law for Plymouth bakers, butch
ers and dealers in meats and
bread.
Protection of Meat.
The Pure Food Law OF 1902
and the Sanitary Food law oil
1909 define unsanitary conditions
as they may exist IN food produc-
ing and distributing establish
ments and provide that all foods
in the process of manufacture sale
and distribution be securely pro-
tected from flies, dust and dirt.
Meat and Meat products which
are piled on unprotected counters
and meat blocks are not properly
protected and the display OF
meats intended for sale as now
practiced by butchers and dealers
in meat is in violation of law.
In order that the sale of meats
may be conducted under sanitary
conditions and in conformity
with the laws of the state, butch
erS and dealers m meat are here
by instructed that on and after
May 10, 1910, carcasses and parts
OF carcasses dressed for sale for
food, fresh meat products of every
description, such as hamburger
steak, sausage, ETC., poultry and
game, fish and fish products, etc,
must at all times be kept in re-
frigerator, cold storage room, or
ice box, or if displayed for sale,
properly protected by glass, wood
or metal cases.
Dealers shall be permitted to
keep on the meat block such
parts OF carcasses as may be nee
essary to the expeditions conduct
of their business. This notice
shall not apply to hams and
bacons, wrapped in paper, burlap
or other impervious material, or
to the lard which is kept covered
in containers. Whole carcasses of
hogs, sheep or veal and quarters
of beef, hams, bacon, smoked
shoulders and other smoked
meat products prepared in skins,
may be hung outside the refriger-
ator or cold storage room only
when protected from flies, dust,
dirt, and all other foreign or in
furious contamination, by clean.
white curtains of cloth or other
suitable material.
County, City and Town Health
officers, State Food Inspectors,
and all other officers whose duty
it is to enforce the Pure Food
and Sanitary Food laws, will be
governed by this notice in regu-
lating the operation OF meat
shops and the sale of meat and
meat products.
Protection of Bread.
The Pure Food Law of 1907
and the Sanitary Food law OF
1909 define umsanitary conditions
as they may exist in food produc-
ing and distributing establish
ments, and provide that all food
in the process of manufacture,
sale and distribution be securely
protected from flies, dust and dirt.
Bread, pastries and other bak-
er's goods which are not deliver
cred to the consumer ct the bake
shop but which are carried un-
wrapped to the grocery stores
and other distributing stations
in wagons, carts, or similar con-
veyanceS, are not properly pro-
tected and the practice is in vio-
lation of law.
In order that the sale of bread
pastries and other bakers goods
may be conducted under sanitary
conditions and in conformity with
the laws of the state, bakers are
hereby instructed that ON and
after July 1, 1910. all such goods,
bread, buns, rolls, bis
cults, cakes, crackers. doughmuts,
pies and other bakers products,
must be properly protected while
i'm transit or while displayed for
sale.
For the guidance of bakers. it
is ordered that bread shall be
in suitable paper wrap
pers, or placed in suitable bags
before being taken from the bake
shop, and that other goods shall
be carried in tight, duStproof
boxes or cartons.
This order shall not apply to
bakers goods which are sold di-
rectly to the consumer at the
where they are made.
County, City, and Town Health
Officers, State Food Inspectors,
and all other officers whose duty
It is to enforce the Pure Food
and Sanitary Food Laws, will be
governed by this notice in regu-
ating the operation of bake shops
md the sale of bread and bakers
products.
II. F.. Barnard. State Food and
Drug Commissioner.
Approved April s, 1910. /
Geo. T. Mccoy, NJ. d. Presi-
lent State Board of Health.
!. n. Hurry, NJ. d., State
Health Commissioner
Position at Bourbon.