The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-26
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
 THINKS ORDINANCE .ON FOOD WILL STAND
Measure As Now Drafted Meets With Approval of
 Health Department.
 All Phases Covered

Birmingham has at last secured an or dinance covering the sale of foods of fered for human use, that the city's legal department believes will stand a very severe attack in court, and the health department believes that, if followed, will reduce the annual mortality and sickness in the city materially.
 The ordinance has not yet been off cialiy adopted by the board of city conn missions, but as it is the thing Dr. J. D. Bowling, city health officer, wants, and is what he and the city attorneys, Fred G. Moore and G. Lewis Bar1es, have been working on for weeks, there is little doubt that it will become the law at one of the next immediate meetings of the board. Here it is:
 "To protect the public health by regu- lating the manner of handling foods and drinks intended for human consumption.
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham as follows:
 Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any person firm or corporation to sell, keep, offer or expose for sale, or to serve, dispense or distribute for use as food for human beings in the city of Bir- mingham, or within its police jurisdiction, any meat, milk or it's products, game, poultry, fish, oysters, fruits, vegetables, bread, cake, water, liquid foods, bever- ages or other article of food or drink of any description which is impure. u1- wholesome, unsound, decayed. fermented, adulterated, contaminated, filthy or which for any other reason is unfit or unsafe for use as such either because of its own nature, condition or quality, or be- cause of careless or improper methods or storage, refrigeration or handling
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 "Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful to sell keep. offer serve or expose for sale in said city, or within it's police juris- diction, any article of food or drink for human beings except within building, store room or other enclosure the openings into which are effectively and Efficiently provided and equipped with screens or otherwise equipped in such a manner as to exclude flies ana insects of every description, and all such places of business shall at all times be kept free of such flies, in- sects and vermin.
 "Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful to sell, keep, offer, serve or expose for sale in said city, or its police jurisdiction, for use as food for human beings any raw or cooked meats game, poultry, fish oysters, bread, cake, pastry, 2ies, apples, grapes, raisins dates, olives. lemons. Hines, bananas not attached to original stem, pickles, tomatoes, plums- prunes, pears. berries, shelled peanuts, candies. milk, or it's products. drinks, beverages or other liquids. or any pre- pared or cooked foods of any descrip- ton, Or any other fruit or vegetable which is customarily or usually eaten Or consumed in it's raw or uncooked state or without washing or peeling, unless the same is at all times effi- ciently and effectively protected by suitable and appropriate coverings containers or otherwise against soil ing contamination or pollution by dust dirt, filth, flies, insects. reaches, yer min, rodents, cats dogs or otherwise Provided, that any foods, fruits, liquids or beverages mentioned in this section when in the original package or pro- tective covering, securely wrapped or otherwise protected by suitable wrap per or covering, and all such vegetables or fruits as are customarily and usual ly cooked before being consumed shall not be deemed subject to sss1ing or contamina ton within the meaning of Tor subject to the requirements of Sec tions 2 and of this ordinance. Pre- vided, further. that no article of food, drink or beverage to be consumed by  human beings, whether included in this ordinance or not. shall be kept stored, placed or displayed while awaiting sale or distribution kithin two feet of any street sidewalk, alley or other thor oughfare.
 MEATS AND MILK
 Sec. 4, All fresh and uncured meats milk and it's products, game. poultry fish, oysters and shellfish intended fol use as foods for human beings, shall be stored and kept at all times, except during the necessary handling incident to the sale or distribution of same. under refrigeration at such low temperature as may be necessary to efficiently and eff fectively prevent spoilage. qualification or decay.
 Sec. ,. It shall be unlawful to pro duce, manufacture, prepare, keep, store serve, dispense, distribute, sell or expos for sale any article of food or beverage for use as food for human beings, in, or or about a store, building, room, enclosure or other place or premises which is no kept at all times and continuously clean sanitary and free from flies, insects