The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-05-12
PURE FOOD AND HEALTH
Idaho Inspector Will Rake the
State.
BLEACHED FLOUR TABooED
Millers Given Notice to Comply
With the Law.

Beginning May 4, State Dairy
Food and Sanitary Inspector Jane
IL. Wallis proposes to rake this stat,
as with a fne-tooth comb 10 tn,
Interest Of good health, comfort anc
cleanliness, says the Statesman.
DR.. NJ. W. Smith. formerly member
OF the legislature from Lincoln county
and Marion s. Parker, formerly
health inspector for Boise, will as.
sumo their duties as deputy dairy,
food and sanitary inspectors under
the new health laws enacted at the
last session Of the legislature. They
VIII at once start out on an inspec
tlon tour OF the entire state. They
Will go together. On entering a
community their first steps will be an
inspection of the hotels, boarding
houses and rooming houses in the
place to see that the provisions of the
new law applying to them are being
observed.
Having done this they will separate.
Inspector Parker will look into the
sanitary conditions of all dairles,
slaughter houses. canneries, restaur-
ants and other places where food is
prepared. His experience as health
officer in Boise will be of great value
TO him in this respect, and because of
the record be made 10 the city, much
Is expected of him 10 his state posi-
tion. DR.. Smith will devote most of
mis- time, outside of the inspection of
hotels, etc., to looking after drugs,
stamping out the handling of "dope'
and enforcing the law in regard to
the sale of pure drugs.
Inspector Wallis intends to main
tain supervision over the entire teld
and 20 to those points where his
services are most urgently needed.
lie announces that he proposes to
enforce every provision of the law to
the letter. He has sent communi.
cation to every miller, wholesaler,
lobber and retailer of -four 10 Idaho
in which he said:
"It is we'll known that the federal
board of food and drug inspection
gave public hearing on this subject
of bleached -four at Washington, D.
u, which continued for Eve years.
At this hearing those who favored
the bleaching process and those who
opposed 1T, were given equal oppor.
tunity to be heard. As result. il
was the unanimous opinion OF the
government, board, based upon all the |
testimony given at the hearing as
well as upon the reports of those who
have made special investigation of
The subject, and upon the literature
published, that bleached -four is
IN aduiterated product; that the
character Of the adulteration Is such
hat 20 statement upon the label or
otherwise will bring bleached -four
within the law.
"Soon after this decision was pro-
the Idaho food commits
'ioner published noiice that this state
would CO operate with the federal
government 10 excluding bleached
1our from the market. This action
vas subsequently deferred by resolu.
lion adopted at the convention OF
western food officials held 10 Boise a
'ear ago, pending the result of Ger.
Jain seizure cases brought by the
government 10 the federal court at
City, Mo-, to test this cues.
ion. These cases were decided 10
July last, the jury finding unani.
nously for the government, and
lolding that the bleached -four in
question was adulterated and mis-
'randed as the federal government
ontended.
"a careful investigation OF the
estimony given at this hearing both
or the government and by the mil
ers them elves, has led this depart
nent to the conclusion that bleached
our should be excluded from sale ia
daho.
Therefore, the further bleaching
+ -four by the millers of Idaho is