The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-05-19
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NET WEIGHT LAW
Pure Food Commission Issues Bulle.
tin No. IL ON Subject.

missioner and state chemist has is
sued Bulletin No. IS. which takes
for Its subject, the net weight law
passed by the legislature last winter
The bulletin is as follows
The Net Weight Law. known as
the Curtiss Bill (also as Senate Bill
No. 40 imposes the following re-
quirements:
l. Each and every package of
food must be stamped to show the
true net weight, measure, or num-
ercial count.
2. 1t must bear the name of the
manufacturer or wholesaler, togeth
er with the address of the same.
3. The true grade, or class, Of
the product must be given.
4. All goods in the hands of re-
tailers and wholesalers within the
state on July LIST, 1911, are exempt
and do not come within the terms
of the law. According to the opin-
ion of the attorney general. this pro-
vision does not apply to goods out
side of the state.
lions on account of small unavoid-
able errors in weighing. if the err
ror is found to be as often above as
below the stated weight, and will
also take into consideration shrink
age due to climatic conditions in
case of package put up under norman
conditions from normal stock.
Pending the establishing of stand
ards by the State Food and Drug
Commissioner, we would respectfully
request wholesale firms doing bust
ness in South Dakota to comply as
nearly as possibly with that part OF
the law requiring the true class or
grade of the product to be plainly
marked upon the container.
1t is expected that system OF
standards can be established and an.
nounced by March LIST, 1912.
Bulletin No. lit has the following
to say about ice:-
To Dealers and Consumers of Ice:
A large amount of ice has long
been harvested and packed every
winter in South Dakota that is OF
questionable character The fooC
department, up to the present date
has been dealing with other pro
blem, and has not been able to con
slider the vital question Of the char
acter Of the ice offered for sale tt
the public. The time has come
however, when the department will
: assume an aggressive attitude will
regard to the matter of Ice which i
impure. The department will objec
to the sale of Ice as food, or to b.
e added to food, in South Dakot;
!. which is not pure from sanitar
standpoint. Ice is unfit for foo
3 under the following conditions:
Q l. II it has been taken from
l pond or stream which is contaminat
r ed by sewage from cess pools, out
q houses, drains, kitchen wastes, etc
2. If during the process of reez
ing it has not been protected fror
trespassers by a portable fence o
other suitable means. Ice which
located at a considerable distanc
from human habitation and OFT c
common range Of trespassers would
of course, need no such protection.
3. If it has been handled an
sanitary conditions.
Dealers of Ice, hotels, boardin
houses, retaurants and proprietor
of soda fountains are warne
against the sale Of Ice as food. {
in food and drink, which is contain
mated by sewage or form othe
causes.
The department will not hesitat
to recommend prosecution of pa
ties who impose upon the public /
selling Ice for food purposes whic
is contaminated.
Ice Intended purely for coolin
but which is not to be added to for
and does not come in contact wit
it, is not conten plated in the abov
However, parties selling Ice to |
used simply for cooling purpose
must inform all customers that sue
Ice is not intended to be added {
food or they will lay themselves /
able to Erosecut on.
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