Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-11
STATE FOOD AND DAIRY DEPART,
MEhT BEGINS SURVEY OF
DIARIES OF IOWA. !,
FlLTHY CONDITIONS IN
nEs MONIES REVEALED
Excess Of Baetsria, Indicating Care
lsssnsss In Handling Dairy Product
Some Dealers Selling Product Of
Quality Which Hereafter Will Not
:ss tolerated.
Special to Times Republican.

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Des Moinesy April ID. , The state
food and dairy department has just
made a thorough inspection of:the milk
being sold in Des aoines and expects
10 make similar inspections in other
Iowa cities. The tendency to careless
ness on the part Of dairymen and the
serious results which come from using
unhealthful milk has prompted the in
spection. 81 p
"a statement given out today on the
4 results OF the investigation among 9TH
\ er things says: /, .sg.. as} 4. + x
The report shows some dealers to
besselling milk Of quality which can
not be tolerated. Prosecutions will at
once be instituted by the department,
and should this fail to accomplish the
desired result the license OF such dealer
Will be revoked by the commissioner.
The report further shows that some
commercial milk containing less than
10000 bacteria per cubic centimeter Is
being sold. This high standard is the
limit for bacteria which is permitted
In certified milk sold in some Of our
larger cities at Is cents per quart y
The inquiry has been made at the
direction OF Dairy and Food Commis-
sioner w. B. Barney in order to deter
mine the quality of milk now being
sold as compared with that sold during
last July, at which time the dairy ana
food commissioner made report of his
finding. It is pointed out that it is
much less difficult to handle milk
properly at this season of the year
than in warm summer months when
bacterial multiplication Is rapid.
Bacteria and CareIessness.
Excessive numbers Of bacteria at
this time are q result of gross careless
ness rather than result of the diff
culties of keeping milk properly cooled
for the reason that practically all bac-
terial growth Is arrested at tempera-
ture Of 80 degrees" says the report. !
Large numbers of bacteria in milk
do not show that the milk is danger
ously contaminated but do show thai
the milk is more or less decomposed
due to bacterial growth.
when milk contains more than $780,
600 bacteria per cubic centimeter. Cone
fourth teaspoonful), 1t Is evident that
the milk has been handled under con
ditions not approved in good dair,
practice. r.. 8. Il z.....- -
bacteria in excess of 100000 pei
cubic cens!meter show decomposition
as q result of careless methods %
handling. Milk containing such mum
bers can not be considered whole
some article, and the department vii
insist upon bacteria count below this
figure. -
s..The presence in milk of colon 'bac-
! terra is a further Significance of care
lessness. The colon bacteria originate
IN the intestines of warm blooded ami
mails and the number Of colon bacteria
present In milk is in proportion to the
amount OF Its contamination with fecal
matter.
"As to the possibility Of milk bear
ing disease producing bacteria, 1t is on:
ypinion based on many ears of inspec-
ton experience. that the only way IN
which the city consumer may be pro-
tected is by efficient pasteurization
Milk SO treated has not lost any OF Its
food value and Is as easily digested as
the unpasteurized article. Pasteur-
Sization DESTROYS all harmful bacteria.