Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-28
STANDARD Of ICE
CREAM ADOPTED
STATE FOOD AND DRUG COM
MISSION ACTS IN NATTER.
RULE EFFECTIVE ON MAY |
Certified Colors may he Used, But All
Such Creams Must Bear "Artifi-
ciai" Label.

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Drug Commission OF Oklahoma new
standard for ice cream was adopted.
In brief this standard Is as follows:
lee cream shall be the frozen pro-
duet of cream. whole milk and sugar
with or without natural flayors; CON
tain not less than 10 per cent of milk
lnt and not more than three (3)
ounces OF pure gelatin to 10 gallons
Of tho finished Ice cream If artifi-
cial colors ore used only certified coll
ors, or their blends, may be utilized,
| In this event all creams must be la
beled ',artifcially colored." The use
OF powders or filters OF whatsoever
character is prohibited. This rule be-
comes effective May /, 1911.
Fruit ice cream is the frozen pro-
duct made rom cream, whole milk,
sugar and solid, clean and mature
fruits, and contains not less than 10
per cent of milk fat.
Nut Ice cream Is the frozen pro-
duct made from cream, whole milk
and sound, clean, and non-rancld
nuts, and contains not less than 10 per
cent OF milk fat
Relative to the establishment Of
this standard the following statement
was made at the State Food and Drug
Commission Offices:
owing 10 the fact that there has
been numerous statements published
relative to the conditions of Ice cream
markets In oklahoma. many Of them
not being based upon facts, and cal
culated to do great Injury to this i'm
POI tant branch OF industry, we be-
lieve that the position Of the State
Food and Drug Commission should be
set clearly before the people.
within the past few years manu-
facturers OF Ice creams have insisted
that the demands Of the trade re-
quired thu addition OF various
amounts of gelatin, vegetable powders
and gums, calculated to give the fin
ished ice cream more body, although
the materials thus used were adulter-
ants, in ths proportions used they
were harness. The evils, however,
accrued from the increasing amount
of these aGulterants which clearly
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food product Again a recently pat
ented contrlyance, known as the ho-
mogenizer, appeared on the market
and threatel ed to not only revolution
lie the manufacture of Ice cream by
producing u cheaper imitation product
as well as having the effect of de-
stroying competition from those who
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the enormous sum necessary to ac-
quire this equipment. This machine
Is capable according to representa-
tlons of Its manufacturers, of convert
ing butter and skinned milk into
rich cream OF sucicient volume to
stand up without the addition of any
gelatin or vegetable filters or pow
ders. 1t is claimed for this machine
that powdered and condensed milk
could be converted into q rich cream
by the addition of water. Thus II was
within the power OF those who own
ed these machines to acquire old but
ter and refuse, or skinned milk from
dairy's and convert 1t into a product
that would produce an ice cream ac-
THE United States government, on
April G, issued a statement relative to
the homogenizer, setting forth the pos
sibilities Of the contrivance and con-
cluding with the statement "The
board is further of the opinion that
the product made from a homogized
butter or Skinned milk cannot be
properly called Ice cream"
Two Of the largest Ice cream pro-
ducers in oklahoma recently equipped
their plants with these machines, and
enabled one OF them to convince GER
tain local authorities that his ice
cream, being free from gelatin or
other filters, should be accepted as a
standard to be followed by all manu-
facturers OF ice cream. II IS almost
impossible for manufacturers to make
an ice cream that will be acceptable
to the public unless It contains a
small amount of gelatin or filler, or
unless 1t be given the treatment OBJ
tanned only through the use Of the
homogenizer We do not charge that
the owners Of these machines are US
ing them contrary to law, but we as
sert that the possibilities of such use
has justified the recent action OF the
federal authorities who have lust out
lawed practice made possible by this
invention.
The Sta:e Food and Drug Commits
sion WILL therefore, refuse to recog-
nize the Skinned milk and butter
product Of the homogenizer and will
rigidly enforce the provisions OF the
new standard just adopted. We have
placed the percentage OF butter rat
required at 10 per cent, although
many OF the states OF the Union re-
quire Ia per cent. Our reason for do
ing this Is TO guarantee to the public
an Ice cream Of n wholesome charac-
ter. within he purchasing power OF
all. Ice cream is one OF the most es-
sential food products on the market
It's use as food product IN cases OF
Illness Is increasing. To Ice cream
many of our poorer people turn dur
ing the hea ed month to secure relief.
We do not propose 10 enact hard
ship on the manufacturer that would
In turn resjlt In the placing Of an
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