Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-30
DEMANDS BETTER
MADE ice CREAM
W. Scott Matthews, State Food
Commissioner, Issues
Bulletin.
WILL SAFEGUARD PUBLIC
Promises Prosecution Of All VioIstlons
IN Making and Selling PoPU-
lar Oeliesey.

Chicago. June 3O.-Ice cream IS
made the subject OF a special bulletin
which is being issued TO the ice cream
trade BY W Scott Matthews. state
food commissioner
The unsanitaTy conditions that
l-cvan in some factories call for re-
CORN in the present methods OF hand
Ing OF both the raw materials and
the finished products" says the com
missioner.
Much ice cream IS carelessiy made
from undesirable raw materials and
still greater quantities become unit
for food as a result Of careless hand
ling
Particular attention is being given
10 the cleaning up OF dirty fee cream
factories Standard dairy methods OF
cleaning and sterilization OF machin-
cry and utensils are being insisted up
on. According TO the bulletin, many
manufacturers do not use sufficient
care in the purchasing OF their raw
materials. Good ice cream cannot be
manufactured from dirty milk and
cream. even where the modern equip
ment has been installed and sanitary
methods are used. Pasteurization of
the cream and milk used is being rec
commended
The state standard for ice cream
calls for a minimum OF 8 per cent of
milk fat. This standard is to be en-
forced in the interest OF both the
honest manufacturer and consuming
public.
The use OF imitation cream. made
III
milk, in ice cream has been practiced /
on the part OF some INSCRIPTIONS I
dealers Persons manufacturing such 4
ice cream contrary TO the food laws 1
are 20 be vigorously prosecuted. Ice 1
cream fl led with harmless imita-
ton or artificial havOrs or colored
with artificial colors must be plainly
labeled in order that the consuming
public may know the kind OF product
It is buying.
Spoons and Dishes Dirty.
The commissioner strongly CON
demns the practice Of improperly
cleaning dishes and spoons so often
net with in ice cream parloTs-
Another practice which is TO be ia
booed is the returning of empty ice
cream cans in a dirty condition. \
can so returned may bring with II
Sisease germs and thus be the meal 3
Of spreading tine disease over the ter
rftory supplied by the ice cream fac
tory.
Dishes and spoons must be thor I
oughly cleansed Immediately after
being used and the cans washed and
rinsed with scaIding water as soon as
These measures 10 insure !
are compulsory under the .
sanitary food law.
The hockey pokey" man and ice !
.ream cone" vendor will be compelled ,
o live mp TO the same standard of {
cleanliness as the larger dealers. In
commenting on the bulletin, Mr.. /
latthews says I would rather that
II parties concerned comply with the !.
of. the Law willingly. but +,
there ! find IL necessary ! shall not
estate 20 bring prosecutions. !
Is Growing Industry.
The rapid growth Of the ice cream 4
&c ustry shows plainly that the pub n
c IS fast recognizing IL not only as
delicacy but as a~valTsEble article of I,
,od: containing as IL does approx "a
ately twice the food value as the =.
lme bulk OF milk, IL often may serve 9
Ie purpose OF = lunch Clean ice ~
cam IS a good food; dirty ice cream =
q poison =
The public IS entitled 70 clean. :,
holesome ice cream manufactured :.
der sanitary conditions and ] ~
can 10 see that sthey have f."
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