The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-29
State Dairy and Food Conn
sioner Issues Two Importan
Bulletins.
SETS FORTH REGULATIONS
ON FLAV0RING EXTRA
Housewives and Milk Deal,l
Are Instructed Respecting
Cleansing of Bottles. 4

State Dairy and Food Conniss,1
willard Hansen has issued bull
calling attention to the law COVER
the sale Of imitation flavorine extr.
and coloring matter in food products
bulletin declares that the reg,ilatIo,.
the bulletin Will be vigorously enso-.
1t Is OF especial Importance to a n
number OF persons who are busily
gagged in the soda water business ma
cream business In this season of hear
perspiratlons The bulletin reads:
Section 1-Flayoring Extracts
Soda Fountain Syrups-Keepine for
or offering for sale any imitation IA,
Ing extract without the same being pla
ly labeled as an imitation Is probjhj
by law.
Soda fountain syrups Favored :
imitation flayoring extracts must
plainly and correctly labeled. II fhe
tainers OF such syrups are not disn1r'
10 the customer so that the label is f.
lly seen conspicuous signs must ba
tached To the fountain where they can
readily seen by customers, stating
artificial flavoring, artificial colorlnR-
both, as the case may bs are iIusS
these syrups, Said signs must be min
with letters not less than one half Il
deep.
"Benzoate Of soda in quantities Of 4
tenth OF l per cent may be used In d
SyrupS or crushed fruits, provided
presence and amount Is plainly and r
rectly stated on the label, or by d
SplcuouS signs attached to thu foIin,>
giving q list of such fruit juIces
crushed fruits containing the preser'
tive.
Section 2-Coloring Matter In =
Products-The use OF any dye, harrn1
or otherwise, TO color or stain n food
manner whereby damage or inferio1
is concealed is specifically prohibited
law. The use in food for any purpose
any mineral dye or any coal tar dye.
cepJ those coal tar dyes hereinafter lIsl
will be grounds for prosecution. PEI
ing further Investigations now under n
and the announcement thereof, the Z
tar dyes hereinafter named made =
officially for use In foods, and which b
a guaranty from the manufacturer h
they arc free from subsidiary prodl
and represent the actual substance
name of which they bear, may be USED
foods In every case certificate Il
the dye in question has been tested
competent experts and found to be Z
from harmful constituents must be n
proved by him.
The following coal tar dyes WI
may be used in this manner are el'
numbers, the numbers preceding
names referring to the number Of
dye In question as listed in A G. Gree
edition of the Schultz-Julius Systemn
Survey of the Organic Coloring Matle
Red shades; 107. Amaranth: Sc, ri
ceau, 9 r.: 5l7, Erythrosin. Yellow sha|
A. Naphthol yellow S. Orange shade:
Orange / Green shade: 534, Light green
F. yellowish. Blue shade. 692, Indigo
sulfo acid,
Each of these coIors shall be free "a
any coloring matter other than the
specified and shall not contain any q
taminalion due to imperfect or Inco
plcte manufacture.
Cleaning Milk Bottles.
Mr. Hansen has also issued bulle
respecting the cleansing OF milk bot
and cans. The housewife is especia
warned as to the requirements Of the u
and the milkmen are told what is WI
according to the law The bulletin
the milk end OF the pure food regulatl
reads.
1T has come to the attention OF
department that milk bottles. cans
Ice cream containers are being rctuf1
TO dealers and producers in unclean
unsanitary conditions thus causing
spread of disease. Bottles and cans
In many instances so filthy as to reno
their proper cleansing. even by me-
Of chemicals, extremely difficult.
Section 746X3 OF the Compiled ~
OF Utah reads as follows: Bottles
vessels TO be cleansed-Any person, N
or corporation who receives any mlLk
cream in cans, bottles or vessels YqI
have been transported over any RAIN
where such cans. bottles or vessels
TO be returned shall cause the said oot1|
or vessels to be Immediately wasneo q
thoroughly clcanscd and aired.
This section OF the law and nouc9
given so that those ignorantly vioin,.
The law may comply with its proyido
and avoid prosecution.