Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-04
FOOD AND DAIRY COMMISSION
ERs FORCE BECOMING TER
RoR TO LAW BREAKERS.
OVER 100 PROSECUTIONS
FOR uNsANiTARY PREMISES
Many Other. Fined For Authorizations
and Sale Of Bad Esss-PIaees Where
Soft Drinks Are Sold to Be In
speeted = Coated Rice Under Ban
Other News of the State.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Noiues, Jan. Allow to eneceu-
ally dodge the germs, dirt, adu4teratloh'
short weight and other intricacles OF
the food. dairy and sanitary laws OF
tbe state. is the. theme OF a booklet
soon to issue from Commissioners OF
flee. Ii is bulletin giving all latest
information about all the dozen laws
that are enforced thru that department.
incidentally there is formidable hst
of firms and persons who nave oeeh
prosecuted the past year Tor various W.
olations. There is list OF ~ VINO hau
to walk into court and explain Why
they had failed to have sanitary con
d1tions about their places; another OIL
eighty-three who came across loi
authorizations and bad eggs; ana more
than so other prosecutions OF various
kinds. All of which shows that with
corps of field workers these laws are
not left on the statute without enforce
n7ent,. Not very many failures OF pros
ecution are recorded.
Mr.. Barney notifies the makers Oh
soft drinks that he will ask the leg1s-
lature to include them in the list OF
licensed places SO that sanitary condl-
lions can be entered. Pop bottle nj
lers are found to be careless in mat
tiers Of cleanliness.
Coated Rice Under Ban.
The bulletin announces that the de-
nartment has decided that coated rice
comes under the ban in Iowa as adul-
terated stuff Those who coat their
rice before cooking violate the pure
food law.
There is definite instruction as to
the preservation of fresh eggs for fam
lily use. The system with use OF sodium
silicate is recommended.
Some sharp suggestions to makers
of labeled stuff are given and warn
ing that they must temper the express
sion on labels or there will be add
tional legislation against fraudulent
advertising that viii hit the system OF
extravagant claims.
The results Of the testing Of track
scales in Iowa under federal supervis-
ion convincing that in time Iowa Will
have to provide There are instructions
as to bread wrapping and preservation
of food from dust and germs and much
other valuable matter.
Not Weight Law.
Mr.. Barney in his latest bulletir
gives special attention to the ne
weight law which went into force OF
Sept. last and In the enforcement o.
which many questions have arisen ant
It has been necessary to make some
rules and regulations which will bt
added to from time 10 time.
1.-THE term package Is construed a!
being a box, carton, sack, or basket
wrapped or otherwise prepared for sale
as a unit, and which is not ordinarily
weighed IN the presence CT the pur'
chaser" says the bulletin. For exam.
pie, a package Of breakfast food,
pound of print butter wrapped,
wrapped loaf Of bread or a basket o
grapes, would be considered package
upon which the net weight must b.
stamped. A peck Of potatoes PLACED
in a sack after being ordered by th'
customer would not be considered ;
package in that it required state
ment Of net weight under this section
from the net weight provision and DIR.
comm odfties in quantities of two ounce
Or less and liquids in packages con
marked to show the net weight. Tn
form of statement should be the brief
est possible and should always be givel
in the unit Of largest denomination
Dry commodities should be marked t
show the number of liquid ounces
less than a pint. Large quantitie
should be marked to show the numbe
of gallons and fractional parts there
of; quarts or pints and ounces, as tn
case may be- We recommend the us
of a plain statement such as Ne
Weight One Pound, -Four o. or Con
tents One Pint -Four Fluid o. leavin
Off all unnecessary words or phrases
The statement should show the aver
age amount packed as due allowanc
is made for shrinkage or variation Il
packages of a given size and in deter
mining net weight 1t is customary t
weigh several packages Of the sam
type and manufacturers will experienc
no difficulty II several packages whe