The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
WILL PURSUE
ROTTEN EGGS
COMMISSIONER FRARY ATTENDS
CHICAGO CONFERENCE FOR
COOPERATION WITH
FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

Nermillion. s. .D.,-There will be
no let-up ON the part of federal and
state food officials in the enforce
ilent OF the food laws in connection
Mllh the sale OF rotton eggs, accord
ing TO State Food Commissioner
trarN who has just returned from
chicago, where he was called to
attend a conference on this question
ne active cooperation between state
and national food officials, which re
suited last Year in catching a mum
Der OF prominent shippers in the
dragnet OF the law, win be continued
ahd vigorous measures adopted TO
put and end to the traffic in eggs
which are unfit for food.
Commissioner F'rary has been an
pointed a member OF "a special com
mlttee OF the National Association of
Dairy, Food and Drug officials to
study problems related to the egg in
dustry and it was for the purpose of
outlining the work of this committee
and adopting plans for the present
season That he was called TO Chicago.
lor. carl l.. Alsberg, chief of the Blu
reau OF Chemistry, Washington ID. C..
Dr. }. ,. Crumbine, secretary of the
Kansas State Board of Health and
chlel 1000 and drug inspector; Geo.
j. We1gle, Wisconsin Dairy and Food
commissioner, and representatives of
the Illinois State Food Department
and of the federal food inspection
bureau in Chicago We're in attendance
The committee also held Joint SEES
slons with representatives OF the Ma
tional Poultry, Butter and Egg asso.
cation, an organization whose mem
bers include the principal shippers OF
poultry products. The conference
agreed that the following eggs should
be excluded from shipment: eggs
partially Matched, eggs with yclks
stuck to the shell, mouldy eggs, hea.
Wy blood rings, black rots. black spot.
and all other eggs of an unwholesomt
character.
1t was thought necessary by tin,
FOOD officials to thus define the egg.
which are not TO be shipped in order
10 overcome a practice which grew
up last. year under a ruling mad,
by the government inspectors. Thi,
rullng required eggs which We're un
lit for food to be labeled for manu-
featuring purposes" the suppositiol
beng that manufacturing proposes
here meant that the eggs were II
be used in the tanning industry. |
developed, however, hal enormou
quantities of undergrade eggs wer,
shipped into Chicago and taken to es
ADJUSTMENTS where they We're broker
and either frozen or dried for sub
sequent sale to bakers. In this wa
great quantities of rotten eggs reach
ed the cheap rol-fries. Federal in
%spectors in Chicago, with the cooper
ptino of food inr,nnt,., ,r JlI:...
and other states. traced these egg
TO these establishments and watche,
the operations until evidence was Sc
cured which resulted in seizures O
several carloads OF eggs more or les
rotten. AS IA result OF the exposure
of the filthy stuff that was going il
the food of the consumers the egg
breaking plants have been compelle,
10 revise their plans and break onl
wholesome eggs. BY stopping entir
ely the shipment of rotton eggs it i
thought the practice of feeding con
Sumers spoiled eggs in highly flavor
ed bakery products will be permanent
ily discontinued.
Another matter of perhaps MOI
importance which the conference dis
cussed was a systematic educationa
campaign for more and better eggs
The officers of the National Poultry
'Butter and Egg association agreed t
cooperate with food officials in car
rying on a continuous campaign TO
educating farmers and dealers to tn
end that eggs be freed from stigm
which now attaches to this nos va
liable foo product on account. of tn
careless and INSCRIPTIONS practice
of some members of the trade. Blu,
letins of information will be sen GU
from the association offices and foo
officials will do their part in dissen
mating all useful knowledge obtain
able TO the producers annd middle
men. This is in line with the polio
! of the South Dakota Commissioner a
evidenced in the campaign last yea
for better eggs. Booster Day
!, which met with such success, will b
again proclaimed and larger number
of old birds will be slaughtered.