| Show PRESS IS PRAISED FOR HELPING THE PURE FOOD LAWS adulterations Adulte rations decrease and quality of food Is greatly improved the newspapers of the states state are largely for ate fact act that the character ot of food supplied the people Is continually improving and that the food laws are proving so effective herman harms the state chemist stated in his biennial report submitted to the state tood food and dalry dairy department friday it Is a pleasure to note that our state ranks high not only la in ithe food law laws and enforcement ot of the same but also in sanitary regulations harms said not only are the adulterations adulte rations growing less and less but ther quality of the food itself is 0 of a much higher standard than in former years anxious to help the press of the state without exception has always been ready and anxious to aid the food department and certainly must be considered a powerful factor la in the matter of food regulations the violator of the pure food and drug acts does not mind so much the cash tine line imposed by the court but most strenuously does he object to the notoriety in his local papers capers the press has also been instrumental in the matter of education of people in the tood food question high tribute Is paid the merchants of the state who possess reliability fairness and honesty in dealing and with but few exceptions do not handle and would not handle foods which they know to be adulterated chemist harms points out that many requests are made toy by the public tor for analyses of various matters and tay says s thai while he ac would gladly i va accommodate all that it would be impossible to comply unless the state had a dozen chemists ti number amber of samples Sani ples during the biennium bienn luni from december 1 1921 1924 to june 30 IM the total number of samples submitted to him tor for analysis was which included ten special analyses for the state prohibition department and fifteen toxicological poison examinations were made the total number of samples passed was and were not passed the samples included both food and drinks and as said met the requirements of the law while were misbranded short weight or adulterated or else were in a putrid decayed filthy or otherwise unsanitary condition yo no salary for twenty years chemist harms has been collaborating chemist of the united states government having been appointed by commissioner of agriculture james wilson and he still holds the hosid position on and at the 3 same ame time is aiding the government govern men 1 in the enforcement of the harrlson harrison narcotic act as well as the federal prohibition act no salary is attached t to this office cordial relations and co operation cooperation exist between the state chemists office and the health health depart ments at salt lake and ogden as we well I 1 as all state institutions would saie money ey the report recommends that there be incorporated in the prohibition act a clause to the effect that the signature odthe of the state chemist shall be prima facie evidence in court as is in the state food and dairy laws this would save the state considerable expense according to harms and save the chemist much time Salt lake telegram |
