Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-02
For Bakery Regulation

Representative Rounds Of Portland
Act to regulate bakeries and bakery
products.
The act provides that every bakery
shall be constructed drained lighted.
ventilated and maintained in IL clean
and sanitary manner e.Yd when and
where necessary screened against
flies, shall have plumbing and drain
age facilities together with suitable
wash basins. wash sinks. and toilets
or water closets, which shall be kept
in clean and sanitary condition. IN
connection with every bakery suit
able room or rooms shall be provided
for the changing of the wearing APP
parel of the workers or employees
which shall be separate and apart
from the work. storage and sales
rooms. and shall be kept in a clean
and sanitary condition.
Section of the act provides that
before beginning the work of prepar-
ing, mixing or handling any ingred-
tents used in the production of bakery
products. every person engaged in
such work shall wash their hands and
arms thoroughly and then rise them
in clean water. and for this purpose
the owner or operator of the bakery
shall provide Sufficient facilities.
Under Section of the act. no own
err or operator of a bakery shall re-
quire or permit any person affected
with any contagious. infectious. or
other disease. or physical almcnt
which may render such employee dc
trimental to public health. or any
person who refuses to submit to the
eNamna ton. to work therein.
Section eight provides that the COM
missioner of health or the chief health
officer in the cities and town may re-
Quire any person intending to work
or working in a bakery to submit to
thorough examination for the purpose
of aSccrtaining whether he is afflicted
with any contagious. infectious or 9TH
or disease or physical ailmcnt. All
such examinations shall be made with
out charge to the person examined and
at the expense of the dcpa rtmcnt or the
board making the same. Any person
so examined may have his physician
which may be made by a competent
physician duly registered and licensed
Under the laws of the State.
Section Il of the act provides that
all bakery products and their insrc-
dients shall be stored. handled trans
ported and kept in such manner as to
protect them from spoilage. contam-
nation, disease and EMBELLISHMENTS
No ingredient or material. including
water. shall be used therein which is
spoiled or contaminated or which may
render the product unWholoSomc. unfit
for food or injurious to health. No in
grcdicnt shall be used in any bakery
product likely to deceive the consumer
or which lessons its nutritive value
without being plainly labelled. brand
cd or tagged, or having sign making
plain to the purchaser or consumer the
actual ingredients, provided, however.
that in the case of .unwrapped bread
to be sold by the loaf. such labelling
branding or tagging shall be placed on
the same label.
Section 20 of the act provides that
bread shall not be manufactured for
sale. sold or offered for sale otherwise
than by weight. and shall be manufac-
tured for sale, sold or offered for sale
only in units of one pound, one and
! one-half pounds or multiplcs of one
pound. When multiple loaves are bak-
ed each unit of the loaf shall conform
to the weight required. The weight
specified shall mean net weights not
more than Il hours after baking or not
! more than IL hours after the sale and
| delivery of such loaves by the manu-
! facturer.
Other Bills In House
| Weeks of irfield-Resolve appro-
! priating $4,000 in favor of the Con-
| trail Maine Sanatorium for fire protec-
ton. with the emergency clause at
tachcd.
Perkins of Orono-An act to make