Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-26
IMPORTATION LED AGAINST
PRODUCE DEALERS, MERCHANTS
AND FARMERS OF DELAWARE
AND LINN COUNTIES FOR SELL.
ING AND HAVING IN POSSESSION
ROTTEN EGGS.

CThe following article was furnished
to the Democrat by ]. S. Bittncr, State
Food Inspector.)
State Food Inspector j. S. Bittuer
Of Cedar Rapids has filed information
against the following produce dealers
merchants and farmers: Lovett &
Davis, Manchester, F. NJ. Wheeler
Hopkinton; Produce Company, Hop
kinton; Hatch & Fish Produce Com
pany, Genital City. Action was brought
against the above produce dealers for
having rotten eggs in their possession,
without being broken, denatured and
labelled on outside of container of ac-
tual contents. Other 'informations
were filed for sale of rotten eggs
against Dan Sullivan, Hopkinton; Pa
trick Flanagan, Ryan; Otto Delaney,
Prairieburg; c. H. Hanold, Pairieburg;
j. w. Holscher, Bristol & Bolsinger,
Bush & Eppens, all merchants of Coles
burg; B. M. Ferguson, Wheeless Broth
ers, L. Beitz, merchants of Hopkinton;
The Lovett & Davis produce house, the
inspector ceized 500 dozen decomposed
rotten eggs, many of which contained
chickens, and two Of which were re-
moved alive and are doing well at
the present writing. These were all
sold to the produce company for fresh
eggs. The eggs seized were removed
and buried, and were worth SIPS, had
they been edible, said Mr.. Bittner.
Mr. Bittner stated that Mr.. ". B.
Barney, State Dairy and Food Commits
sioner Of Des Moines, Iowa, who was
the head of the pure food department,
has each year for number of years
past, sent to produce dealers and mer-
hant thousands of egg warning
notices. These in turn were posted
in stores and very large majority
placed in farmers egg cases, calling
attention to the manner in which eggs
should be gathered and handled so it
would be possible to market them in
an edible condition, and thereby incur
the least possible loss to all concerned.
In some localities in Iowa, the inspec-
tod stated that these warning resulted
in much good. especially to those
who We're willing to learn, as it meaat
great financial saving, over their
previous practice Of Indifferent
methods. For fresh eggs. provide clean
nests gather at least once or twice
daily, and especially candle then, be-
fore Offering them for sale and keep
in a cool dry place, up and off the
floor.
Mr.. Bittner stated further that an
erroneous impression was current
among some of the produce dealers
and merchants, that the federal govern
ment permitted five per cent. bad eggs
in shipment. Now the facts are, we
won't permit one bad egg to be in pos
session preparatory to shipment, un-
less denatured as required by alw,
nor will we permit the Offering or
selling Of bad eggs. An egg that is
called a spot, or has blood ring, or
mouldy or mould spots, badly shrunk-
en-, watery and rotten, are all in one
class and are unfit for food.
The campaign on bad esgs is to be
continued, said Mr.. Bittner. And that
the day of education and instructions
for wilful violators was past, and
every lawful and honorable effort will
be eXerted by the department to put
stop to counterfeit eggs being sold,
and the only compromise recognized
will be liberal application in fines
administered at the bar of justice. The
law provides fine up to $1O0 for sale
of rotten eggs.