The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
IMPORTANT TO GRocERs.

/
/ The following extracts are from
a bulletin recently issued by the
food and drug division of the Lex
ington Agricultural Experiment Sta
/ ton.
To the Retail Grocers Of Kentucky:
Recent inspections show that some
OF the Kentucky retail groeers are
not doing their full part in the
work OF putting the purposes of the
Kentucky Food and Drugs Act into
full effec-. Through the agency Of
the National law, and through the
F; indirect control which the State
law has over interstate shipments,
and through inspection of the Ken
lucky wholesale trade and manufac-s
turers. effort has been especially
directed towards seeing that the
goods supplied the retail trade are
free from Injurious ingredients and
labeled TO show the presence OF GER
tain preseryatiyes. the wholesome
ness of which has been in dispute,
and labeled 70 show the kind. quail.
ity and composition of the product,
and free from misstatements in the
labelling.
These things have been accomplish
ed to a successful extent, but there
are some matters for which the re-
tail trade are directly responsible.
Many food products containing adult
erations which the law permits. n
shown on the label, are sold to the
srocers in bulk, and properly label
ed on the barrel, box or tierce, but
which labelling is not passed on to
the consuming public as the law re-
quires Inspection also shows that
many In the retail trade are not
handling open products in manner
to fully protect from contamination,
The Kentucky Act not only prohib--
its the sale of unsound or spoiled |
foods, but, also, the sale of all foods
that have been exposed to the dan
ger OF contamination
Guaranty of Purity In purchasing
from manufacturers or wholesalers
out of the State. be sure to get a
guaranty Of purity under the Fed
eral law In purchasing from
manufacturers or wholesalers with
In Kentucky. be sure to get
guaranty under the State law These
guarantees are the forms which the
law secifies for showing your good
faith and lack OF intent in making
purchases. and they should be insis-
ted upon with each PURCHASE. and
the retail trade should pay especial
attention towards the preservation
of way bills, invoices and SO on
which win help this office in plac-
ing responsibility for adulteration or
mlsbranding, II 1t belongs elsewhere.
Plan of Inspection for 1912. Dur
ing the coming year systematic in
specion will be directed throughout
the grocery stores in Kentucky. Re
sponsibility for any adulterated or
article, which a retailer
shows by proper Federal or State
guarantees is being handled in good
faith, will be placed against the
wholesaler, manufacturer or other
party responsible therefor. Any
or misbranding. or any
methods by which the peo-
pies food is subjected to contami-
nation and for which the retailer Is
responsible. will be held against
such retailer. As stated. while the
above are points to which particular
attention is called, they should
serve as illustrations for the pur-
pose of calling attention to similar
Effort will be made in each
case to give any further information
that will assist in complying with
the law. and in selling to the peo-
pie wholesale, clean and truthfully
labeled foods
Respectfully.
r. M. ALLEN,
tIo.1 80 ni..f.io.,