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the department will not recommend I
proceedings under the food ana
drugs act solely upon the ground !
that such fruits and vegetables Ill
such small containers bear no stale
ment of the quantity OF contents
The crates inclO@ihg Slra ''ont,.iueIE
should. however, be marked Win
the number OF small c0hidinerS ana
the quantity OF the contents oi edeh.
Also. for the present. ana uh'li
further public notice TO the contrary
of not less than Two months Tie ue-
nartment will MOI recommend pro
ceedinss under the food ana |ftsS
act solely upon the ground iha' 'il7
! quantity of the contents IS not MAJ II
| ed upon the containers ol ne lolioN
| ing articles. packed as deScLipeu oe
! low. No objection will be ihlefPoSeu
| Dv the department 10 my 'raue
| marking which is not false OF his
! leading.
Asparagus in boxes and cases
| Beets with tops. punched, IN drums
and hampers
| CabbageS in crates.
Cantaloupes ard "aSahaS IN crates
and baskets.
Carrots With tops. hun"he"' ~
drums and hampers
CauIitioWer N crates ana hampers.
| Celery in boxes and crates
| Eggplant commonly Wrapn'" u
paper and packed III rfat"s.
kale in barrels. oasNels ana nam
pers.
Lettuce in barrels, drums. baskets
and hampers.
onions with tops, punched, in
drums and hampers.
| PineappIes in crates.
Radishes. punched, III drums an"
hampers.
Romano in hampers.
Spinach IN barrels, BASKETS. ana
hampers.
Tunips with tops in drums and
hampers.
Regulation No. %, reiIting &c
marking the quantity of food ID pack
age form, should be consulted. Spe-
ciai attention is directed TO para
graphs (d) and (e) of that circular,
which are as follows:
I'd. If the quantity OF the con
tents be stated by weight CT measure
il shall be marked in terms OF the
largest unit contained in the pack
jage. except that, in the case OF an ar
tiCie with respect TO which there eN-
lists a definite trade custom for mark
ling the quantity OF the article IN
terms of fractional parts OF larger
units. it may be so marked IN accord
| ance With the custom. Common frac-
tionS shall be reduced TO their low
est terms; decimal fractions snail be
preceded by zero and shall be car
ried out to not more than TWO places.
| tel Statements of weight shall be
in terms of avoirdupols pounds ana
ounces: statements of liquid meas
ure shall be in terms OF the United
States gallon of 231 cubic inches and
its customary subdivision, l. e., IN
gallons, quarts, pints, or fluid oun-
ces. and shall express the volume OF
the liquid at 6S degrees +. go de-
| grees CO: and statements OF dry
measure shall be in terms OF the
United States standard bushei OF 2
15O.42 cubic inches and its custo-
mary subdivisions. i. e., in bushels.
peckS. quarts, or plntS, or, IN thS
case of articles in barrels, in terms
of the United States standard bar
rel and its lawful subdivisions, l. e.,
thirds, half. OF three-quarterS bar
rels, as fixed by the act of March =.
! 1919, toS stat, L., p. 1870 pFoNlu-
ed, That statements of quantity may
be in terms of metric weight or mea-
sure Statements of metric weight
| should be in terms of Kilograms or
grams. Statements of metric meas
ure should be in terms of liters or
centiliterS Other terms of metric
weight or measure may be used if il
appears that a definite trade custom
exists for marking articles with such
other terms and the articles are
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