The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-06
More, Not Less, Regulation of Milk Supply
Is Needed.

The protest of MARYLAND and Virginia milk producers against
regulations of the District Health Department peculiarly
Inappropriate time Their objection to the ruling that herds from
which milk into the District be submitted tubecun
test is especially nopporme.
The American Veterinary Medical Association has Just completed
exhaustive investigation the question bercun test An
international commission composed the veterinary scientists
health experts and cattle raSer United States Canada act
ing under the general direction of the American Veterinary Medical
Association has this fall concluded years INQUIRY
purpose of determining whether the tbercun effective and
practical and whether should be established the foundation
regulation Of milk supply.
The commission held meetings Buffalo, Detroit Ottawa Canada
AID Madison Wis., made the thorough and comprehensive
investigation of bovine tuberculosis that made and
decided by unanimous vote that tie mbecun imperative
any regulation having for its object the publication the
Sumed by any community recommended that
p2es adopt the ubecun test requirement for dairy herds and
declared emphaticaly that the test is effective
The report of the commission submitted the meeting the
American Veterinary Medical Association just concluded Francisco
adopted and funds appropriated for its publication and
distribution has not yet been received from the printers but advance
summaries shows its significant conclusions will be accepted through
out the civilized world the standard authority the becn
there other justification for the action this report
would uphold the District Health Officer promulgating
regulation requiring herds whose milk consumed in Washington
submitted the tubercuEn However, there other justification
for the order Milwaukee, Minneapolis Chicago Los Angeles and
other large American cities already their milk
tubecun tested herds that be paSteuzed Some
these cities have demanded the tbIn test for many years They
have experienced the opposition from milk producers that Wash
mgton experiencing now but they have persisted their demands
and have forced compliance with them.
surprising that producers complain that the health regua-
lions increase the expense Of producing milk Interests affected by health
regulations always make complaints They always show grave
for the who they fear will be unable pay the
increased rate made necessary by the laws of the community Oddly
enough however consumer the end always manages pe
up the price He has alternative To hesitate enforce
regulations the protection of his health and life because they will
take money his pocket would be absurd. We pure
milk If it's necessary pay for than for impure
wholesome milk, we're ready to foot the bill
the the milk producer doubtful the health rega-
tons of the District impose much additional expense fact here
toore haven't Rad much regulation We have statute
requiring 81 per butter fat not more than 874
had containing the general requirement that
milk be wholesome and have had statute requiring producers
and dealers to obtain permits These regulations universal
among American cities.
On the other hand have regulation to the cooling milk
and the temperature at which shall be kept between the time
the and the time reaches the have no
regulation to the degree of purity Of k-th minimum number of
may contain and still be wholesome We have no rep
on governing pasuron either requiring that milk not from
tubeun tested herds be pasuzd specifying pasteuizaton
shall be accomplished
The highest number of bacteria permitted milk of any Amer
lean city that maintains meteorological standard 100000 per cubic
cenmeter The minimum of cities 10000 average is
10000 to $4,000 of the milk recently received in Washington
has contained millions.
defect Health Department not too much regulation
milk producer contends but too little law upon which to base
regulation.