New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
SITUATIONS WANTED FEMALE
PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE FOOD COMMISSION

'RBSOLVED: That the State Food Com
mission Is satisfied that there is in ths
counties Of New York, Bronx. Kings.
tice of certain retailers which is detrimen-
tai to the public interest: that such detri-
mental practice is the sale of certain neces-
sites, viz, beef, veal, lamb. mutton pork
and certain by-products thereof. also killed
poultry, in kind quantity and quality other
than their true kind, quantity and quality.
and that such practice interferes with the
distribution and sale of such necessaries at
hereby, enacts the following rule, which in
its judgment will provide for the correc-
tion and discontinuance of such practices
Rule requiring retail dealers to post
signs on certain foods exposed for sale or
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FOOD Commission REQCIRfNG
signs S = On GERTAIN FOODS IN RE-
l. Every retailer dealing in or in any
way advertising as having for sale, beef,
veal, lamb; mutton. pork and certain by
products thereof, killed poultry and other
meats shall during the whole of the time
such foods are for sale in that retailers
storA market affix a sign to them or
place a Sign near them as follows:
Where those cuts or divisions OF the ex-
ternal carcass of an animal or Of similar
animals which are included in one com
monty recognized kind of neat, are sepa-
rated from the remainder of the carcass
end are either in group or singly exposed
for sale, sign stating the kind, grade ana
retail price per pound of the cut as ex-
posed shall be AFFIXED to or near each group
or 70 the single cut exposed
Where such cuts are not so exposed
sign giving the kind. grade and retan price
per pound untrinmed shall be shown in
mat part OF the store market where this
meat is usually sold and after a date TO
be hereinafter announced by this Commis-
sion.
Where livers, kidneys, tongues and OK
tails, and where poultry of any kind are
exposed FOR sale, a sign stating the kind
grade and retail price per pound shall be
2Cb
singly expos piece.
When no meat of the kind corresponding
10 any particular sign is for sale, that sign
must at once be covered or removed from
the sight OF the public
-. The terms kind commonly recognized
klnd' or cut" as herein used shall mean:
(a) For beef, the following only srloin
Yep r(bp round, round bottom round prime rib chuck
stew meat. which shall include shoulder
ehlq' ieg, & neck and thick flank.
ru!np, outlets and leg.
Sc) For lamb or mutton the following
only. leg loln chops, rib chops. chucl1s and
stew, which shall include neck. breast and
ca g., or pork. the following only; loin..
smoked shoulder and bacon
ton oe} for Intervals, such as livers, kidneys.
tTslmmed " out usually by the slaughterers.
the term kind" herein used, shall mean
In addition to the above names the Mans
The term grade" as herein used, shall
mean the grade to sex, weight and CON
oltlon OF animals under which the food
was oought by the retail dealers
me term 'untrimmed." as herein used
shall mean the cut Of meat as 1t falls from
Ehe oulk piece OF which It formed a part
ticed. 80 '' ,"
Such signs shall be written or printed
plainly in the English language in letters
large enough so that they may be read ten
1eet away and placed where they may be
easily seen by the buyer II one-thtrd or
more or the retail dealers customers speak
foreign language such signs must be
written or printed plainly In that IAN
guage also.
g. 1t shall be a violation of law to sell
said foods in a retail store or market unless
the dealer has complied with this rule
g. All retailers will oe furnished upon a
request with a copy Of this rule and must
keep 1t posted in their stores where the pub
lie can It,
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8. Any violation Of this rule will bs pros
ecuted according to law.
"RESOLVED FURTHER: That the shove
rules shall be published in two newspapers
IN the counties OF New YorS. Bronx Kings
queens, Richmond and Westchester two sue
cesslVe times at least ten days before the
1oth or December, 1918. in accordance with
Sectlon II of Chapter S13 of the Laws of
III (, known as the New York State Food
Commission Law
STATE FOOD COMMISSION.
ny JOHN MITCHELL. President