The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-06-28
FOR THE PROTECTION
OF ALL FOOD STUFFS
STATE PURE FOOD COMMISSION
HAS STARTED ON THE
WAR PATH.

others:
To the Trade; The efforts of this
department to protect our food prod
ucts from contamination by dirt and
flies especially with reference to side
walk and open window displays has
been most successful, the dealers gen.
orally cooperating with us In our ef-
forts to enfore this requirement Of
our pure food laws. We are attaching
to this bulletin the two sections gov
erning these displays, and in addition
we desire to call your attention to sec
ton No. 20 of the new law passed by
the last legislature, as follows:
ut shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons, corporation or cor
porations aforesaid, or any other per-
sons at all to sell or expose for sale
any fresh meat, game or fish which
has been in any way exposed to the
dust. flies or insects or other cause OF
contamination, and all food stuffs
while on sale must be at all times
thoroughly protected from .contamin-
alton from any cause"
The penalty for violating this sec
ton of the law is fine of not exceed
ing $500 ing $500 and not less than
s25 or imprisonment in the county
jail for a period not exceeding six
months, or both such fine and impris-
onment. page 613 Session Laws
1919
The other sections referred to are
as follows:
Care of Fruits and Vegetables.
Fruits, vegetables and other food
products must not be displayed or
stored on the sidewalks or outside the
place of business unless they are Sc
curely covered by cases of glass, wood
or metal or enclosed in tight boxes
bags or barrels, and all such cases or
containers shall be raised at least two
feet above the sidewalk. The practice
heretofore followed of covering small
fruits with screens or nettings is not
a sufficient compliance with this regu
lation. This shall not apply to fruits
and vegetables not exposed for sale
which have to be skinned or peeled
before use and which are stored in
tight barrels, boxes or crates.
Covering Food Products.
"No prepared foodstuffs such as
bakers goods, confectionery, shelled
nuts. ets., dried fruits such as dates,
figs peaches, prunes, apricots, etc.
cereal products, such as breakfast
foods, tapioca, noodles, etc., picked
products, such as pickles, chilli sauce,
chow chow etc, fruit products, such
as apple butter, jellies, jams, etc.,
meat products such as dried, salted
or smoked fish, veal loaf, picked pigs
feet, mincemeat, Clipped beef, boiled
ham or other foods prepared for eat
ing and subject to attack of worms or
flies, shall be displayed for sale un-
less protected from flies, dust, dirt,
and all other foreign or injurious con-
tamination by suitable coverings OF
glass, wood or metal" ...,
with the above provisions, if you have
not already done so, as otherwise we
will be compelled to institute prose-
cution. A reasonable time will be
given you and we trust you will APP
preciate this bulletin, calling your at
tention to the law, as we do not in
tend that anyone shall plead ignoran-
ce as an excuse for any violation OF
our pure food laws.
JAMES H. WALLIS
State Dairy, Food and Sanitary
Inspector.
Boice, Idaho, June 8, 1912. 4
This pure food law prohibiting out
side displays of fruits and vegetables
has been active operation for some
and has received its trial at
the hands of the grocers, generally.
It may be safely said that the plan
meets with the approval Of great
majority of the grocers Of the state.
Some thought the elimination Of the
outsidedisplay would seriously cut
down the fruit and green vegetable
business, but it has not done So
when the new law went into effect.
says one grocer, IT put in a fountain
in my store, and on the shelves uni
der the spray I keep my vegetables al