Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-11-03
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LICENSING Vi DulI6T duu CAOCoO LAohClS
and butter and cheese factories under
chapter 597 of the laws of the late leg
islature have been formulated and
adopted by the dairy and food depart
ment under the direction of Commits
sioner George j. Weigle.
The tentative rules were considered
at meeting recently in the Office of
Commissioner Weigle, at which was
present large number of both max
ers and proprietors and were ap-
proved almost without suggestion OF
change.
In fact, it was gratifying to Com
missioner Weigle, in view of the fact
that at the time the bill creating the
act was before the legislature it met
with SUCH vigorous opposition from
those same interests that it was at
one time beaten and was only saved
by reconsideration after lively con-
test, that is now so completely in
dorsed.
The rules for the regulation of build
ings and equipment require cleanli-
ness first with ample light, water-tight
floors. whitewashed walls and abso-
lutte absence of dirt and filth. Floors
and utensils are to be clean at the
beginning of each days work. No cess
pools are permitted, all surfaces with
which products come in contact must
be without open joints or seams and
all metals are to be kept free of rust.
After January / all followers used in
cheese presses are to be made of
metal. Perfect protection from flies
and rodents is required.
In every factory an adequate system
of sewage disposal is required and no
waste must be permitted to collect
under or about the factory. Offensive
odors must be guarded against
All by-products. not intended for hui
man food, must be kept clean. and all
watts, conductors and containers shall
be kept clean and in sanitary condi-
tion. The water supply must be free
of contamination or pollution.
No insanitary milk or cream shall
be used in the manufacture of any
dairy product intended for human
food, and all products chall be secure
ly protected from filth, flies, dust or
other contamination or unclean, un-
healthful condition.
Factory operators are required to
provide plenty OF soap and cleansing
materials and clean towels for use of
employees who are required to wear
clean outer clothing. Splitting on the
floors and about the factory is abso-
lutely forbidden and smoking on the
premises is held intolerable.
Operators are required to submit to
inspection by the dairy and food de-
partment of all their equipment upon
request, undue interference upon the
part of officials to be avoided. Any
operator or employee shall not inter
fere in any way with such inspection.
The operators permit and the rules
and regulations shall be kept conspicu-
ously posted. Failure to furnish in
formation when called for may be pun
ished by revocation Of license and vio-
lation of the rules will render the IL
censee liable to prosecution, revocation
of his license and closing of the fac
tory.
Commissioner Weigle believes that
under this law and the rules and regu-
lations prescribed under it the
dairy interests of Wisconsin will be
greatly advanced.
Standardization will be possible and
the price of Badger dairy products,
both butter and cheese, will advance
when the consumers in the larger mar
ket know that the Wisconsin tag is
the seal of purity and cleanliness.