Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-30
PROVISIONS OF sANiTARY STAT.
UTE CAUSE or MANY IN.
oulRIEs.
ENFORCEMENT or LAWS
PROVISIONS DIFFICULT
Question Arises Whistler One Fee Will
cevsr Two lines Of Dusinsss Cen.
Quoted in One Gstablishmsnt-Pre.
tsetien Of Fruits and Bakery Goods
Insisted Upon in Act.
pecial to Times Republican.

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factory all in one. or bakery and
meat market combined. will you have
to take out two licenses, one for each
kind of factory. or just one; and II
one license should be revoked and not
the other what would you do about it?
This il as ample question coming
to the state food and dairy department
in connection with the new sanitary
law. It provides:
"No. person. firm Incorporation. shall
operate or conduct q bakery. candy
factory, ice cream factory, canning
factory, slaughter house. meat market
or place where freSh meats are sold at
retail. without being licensed by the
state dairy and food commissioners"
The fee is So q license. but is the
place or the business licensed? It is
anticipated that in a great many in
stances more than one business coming
under the new sanitary law will be
found in one place.
One provision Of the new law will
affect a great many dealers. 1t pro-
vides that CONFECTIONERY, dates. hgs.
dried and fresh fruits. berries. butter.
cheese. and bakery products. while on
sale or display are required to be
property screened or covered to effec-
lively protect the same from contami-
nation or damage by flies. dust, YER
min or other means"
Difficulty in Enforcing Law.
The. difficulty Of enforcing this pro-
vision is apparent. The baker has
window filled with cookies and dough
nuts but they are not screened entirely.
The banada man has q bunch Of fresh
bananas exposed without screens. and
what about it? While raspberriea
ought to be carefully screened and ap-
pies should be protected, there does not
seem to be any reason why oranges
should be thus protected, for they are
always peeled before they are eaten.
Sidewalk displays Of fruit are pro-
hibited unless they are in cases and
kept up at least two feet from the
on the sidewalk in or out Of cases.
The whole new sanitary law, effec-
tive July 4. will cause q big shake up
sanitary conditions are numerous and
plainly stated. It rsfers especially to
places where food 10 prepared or dis
tributed.
Details Of New Law.
The floors, ceiling and walls Of rooms
and cars and trucks shall be kept In a
clean, healthful and sanitary condition.
There must be protection from dust
and flies. sss
Tho refuse must be removed daily.
Everything used in the preparation
Of food must be kept clean.
The clothing Of employees must be
clean.
Walls and ceilings Of rooms must be
covered in manner approved by the de-
partment.
Cement or tile floors must be used.
Doors and windows Of rooms where
food is prepared must be screened.
Cuspidors must be provided for de-
generate employees and be cleaned
daily.
There can be no living in work
rooms where food is prepared.
No person having any infectious or
CONTAGIOUS disease shall be permitted
in any work room.
All such rooms are subject to in
spection by the food and dairy COM
missioner and licenses may be revoked
at any time.