The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
Official
Food NeWs
Issusd by
Federal Food Administra-
ton for South Dakota,
c. N. HERREID, Administrator.
PACKERS MUsT GET LIcENsE TO
HANDLE E000.
c. N. HERREIp, Administrator.

These regulations governing traffic
IN Eggs have Just been issued by the
Federal Food Administration for
South Dakota:
Under proclamation Of the Prssi,
dent, all dealers in eggs, who sell eggs
to others than consumers are required
to be licensed by the Food Admins
tration.' Application should be made
to License Division, Food Administra'
ton, Washington, D. c. Licensed
wholesale buyers OF eggs are proht
bited from, doing business with deal
ers who have not made application for
license.
Careful estimates show great losses
due to improper handling by pro
ducers and dealers. South Dakota
has stringent food laws and the sale
Of eggs unht for food by either pro.
Queer or dealers II punishable by 20
vere panaltiss. The Federal Govern,
mont has regulations under the Ma
tisnal Food and Drugs Act Of June
80, 1905, prohibiting the interstate
shipment Of eggs UNIT for food. To
Assist in the enforcement Of the rsgu,
lations Of the Food Administration
and the laws OF South Dakota, the
Federal Food Administrator for South
Dakota and the State Food and Drus
Department hereby declare the regu,
lattons set forth below to bs necss,
sary to prevent wasteful practice in
handling food and to prevent the sale
Of eggs in violation Of state law.
Failure to observe these regula
tions by any licensed dealers In poul
try or eggs or in both will result in
the revocation OF his Food Administra,
ton license or the inficting Of other
severe penalties. The selling, storing
or shipping Of eggs unit for food, also
renders such party subject to prose
cution under the food law Of the state
Regulations.
1. Eggs shall be bought and sold
only on q basis Of careful Gambling
and such Gambling shall be done be
fore settlement 10 made. Only good
edible eggs shall be paid fer.
3. All egss known ~ "yolk stuck
to the she'll" heavy blood rings
partially hstched." "moldy osgs,'
"black spots" "black rots," and all
other ages Of Al I'M Wholesome nature
shall be rejected and not paid for.
3. All rejected eggs shall be re
turned to the producer, II possible
for his own examination.
I. Eggs shall be kept in q eeol
dry place until clipped.
5. Eggs shall be shipped at fire.
qusnt intervals aad shall be forward
cd by train. auto service. or other
wise ~ soon - possible, weather
ditions being oonsidersd. When prao
ticabls they shall be shipped in re-
f~rigeratsd cars, during the summsi
months.
6. Eggs knswn as Large hatch
spots" heavily shrunksn." Settled
yolks." and "isakias' are At for con
sumption ~ fool bat will nat stant
transportation. These should Be sse&
in the home community.
Z. All checks" and cracks" shell
eggs shall be shipped in cases plainl,
stenoilled TO show that they contain
such eggs.
8. All buyers Of eggs in . lot,
from first receivers shall keep on Al,
and furnish on request to representa-
tives OF the Federal Food Administra
ton and to inspectors Of the Stat,
Food and Drug Department IN aceu
rate Gambling record OF each shipment
received BY them. They shall ~,
oArs and intelligence In handling esss
always keeping IN mind that It 10 {
waste Of eggs. oilers. fats and valx
able transpottatioa space to ship re
jects" or other esss Of doubtful char
acter.