The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-29

PURE FOOD
RULES OUT
State Health Commissioner
Issues Regulations In :
CodIiIed Form

All new slaughter houses huilt Id
Oklahoma after Julg | must he with
cement, brick or tile floor and kitl-
las beds, according to statement OF
lriles and regulations issued by the
siaie health commissioner la codiiiea
form, 1t IL also required that
slaughter houses shall at am times
he kept clean and purified. with oifal
removed at least once every twenty
flour hours. Swine shall not be fed
cf kept Within i50 feet of d slaugh-
tier house, and the rules also require
| that tile houses he screened so as 70
exclude flies
The department has d rule prevent
ling use of cracked or broken dishes,
| glasses or other earthenware In the
preparation on serving Of food This
Twas proposed in an act of the First
/ legislature, bHt was rldicnled until
iycted TO death lit Ii essential, the
health department rules, that crack
! Cd dishes be excluded, as they are
| breeders 0f germs and often the
means Of spreading disease. Strin-
gent rules defining sanitary condition
/ i'll hotels, restaurants, meat shops.
bakeries, drug stores and other
lp'aces where food ana drug products
\ are handled are among those ol re.
Icent adoption by the department
lC&ts, dogs or other animals viii not
| Ne permitted on shelves, counters or
loiher places where food products are
kept, and the common practice 9f
butchers To cover their shop floors
with sawdnst Is also prohibited after
JuIy ].
Fruit and vegetable vendors viii DE
regulated under rule prohibiting
! tile display Of fruits aud vegetables
uncovered, but this does not apply 70
such products as are peeled, pared
or cooked before being eaten. Bot
tiers OF carbonated drinks Will be re-
CURED to thoroughly cleanse the ex
Iterior as well az the interior Of the
hotties, with particular attention di-
lrccted to the Importance of cleansing
1.-The exterior portion OF the neck Of
the bottle, which Is frequently coat
led with stain On sediment.
The new rules adopted by the com
mission ON June l5 requires a state
ment of the amount of alum on the
/ label when used as an ingredient IN
tfe manufacture Of baking powder.
Nonresident vendors OF foods snea
las are usually found on circus ground
land similar places where large gath
leaings are held are regulated under
d rule which provides that their II
Illegal products may be condemned, or
ldtred destroyed ana the owner given
| Immediate hearing to show cause
why he should not be prosecuted.
The preparation or serving Of lem
lonade, orangeade or other acid drinks
iii a tia, galvanized iron on other
metal container not enameied IL pro
lhibited. This rule strikes at the nn-
merous cases of tin poisoning az
3piaces where acid drinks are sold
lftom metal containers.
The keeping for sale, Or Offering
ifur sale, of tainted on rotten eggs, Dy
any person Ia prohibited. The use
E0f narcotic drugs or spirituns liquors
lin the manufacture OF candies II pro
/ hibited.
i Only seven basic col0rs, or their
blends. will be permitted for color
Ing food and drugs. These colors are
known to the trade as Tcertea
4 Their presence in any food product
must be admitted on the label.
Sausage must be true 10 name. For
instance, product sold ais pork
Isaiojage must he manufactured Wholly
lflom pork. The addition of cereal 10
| sausage ii deemed An adulterant.
i Dispensers uE soda fountain flavor
I ing extracts and crushed fruits that
Hare artidciaiiy Favored, 0f agtifcially
1 eolored, are required to display q
lsign admtGing such substitute colots
1 ana fhtyors, Of To make such adlnls
sion on the printed menu cara used
I AID articles of food sold In bulk by
/ weight or measure, shall be SOLD ana
delivered to Tile consumer at theif
ltrue and atull weight and measure,
Epr0Yided thar reasonable variance
from tile agreed weight or measure is
j ns rmissiNle ii this variance II us ot
! ten above ais below she weight on
measure agreed upon III the terms
Iul sale OF purchase This rule Viii
apply to all food products net in
package form II will be construed Co
lapply 10 the sale 0I Ice as 10 other
fond products sold iii bulk
Patrons of hotels, restaurants and
lhoarding houses viii find relief In
the rule which prohibits serving any
flood product in any container bear
linz the label or a different brand atl
similar product This rule will an.
lply 10 reflling Of labeled bottles, such
as catsua, mustard, chilli sauce, sat
ad dressing, etc Tile common prac.I
Itice today is to seli such products in
bulk. leaving the hotels, restaurants
and boarding houses To serve them inI
containers ot their own selection FIRE.
Quently aauiteraied brands of suehl
products are served uuder the name
.os some Wellkuown and widely nd
yertiseG similar product of high or
DER the commission says. All hutterI
substitutes, renovated butter or imlI
tati0M butter, can only be sold when
same II so labeled
Employees and other persons are
Prohibited from expecfoiAting on tha
floors or walls of buildings used for
naMAtaGlnre or sale Of food OF drugs
ana n0 one will be permitted 10 sicepI
til i room where food product isl
III psl Il. scrye1 vi sc.3. Employ |
ers are not permisted TO have emil
.iloyes III buildings where food orI
drug products are prepared, Who'll
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