Show LABEL TO SHOW BUTTER State Pure Food Commissioner Is Investigating Shrinkage Shrinkage Shrink Shrink- age of Products FLOUR ALSO INCLUDED Dairymen and Creamery Owners Owners Own Own- ers eis Must Conform to State Food Laws Lawsl Rules for the government of creameries creameries creameries cream cream- eries and dairies and for the sale tale of or buter butter Including tho the provision that tho tue net not weight of the thu article shall come tip up to 10 a B certain figure tsure are ure expected to form torm orni the tho basis for 01 Oi pro prosecutions on the part of the state slate dalr dairy and food tood commissioner com corn ml missioner In the thc near future These Thee rules were wele under tinder discussion at the meeting of the lie state dairy and food commission held hell last week at the of office otlee ot- ot lice fice lee of Willard Hansen state statu commissioner commissioner commis commis- and art nion Ion was talc taken en by hJ the board which will vilI wil form the basis busl of or any prosecutions which ma may bo ho brought The question of or the proper labeling O oi ot pacKages or Ot butter huter to o snow SIOW tlC inc tue actual ac actual actual ac- ac wel weight ht of or the product Isel Itself which already has been beon tl discussed to some ex extent extent ox- ox tent In the city council counci was one of the subjects under discussion at la last t weeks week's meeting of the board The Tue claim frequently fre tre- is made that there h Is a considerable con con- shrinkage In the butter be before be- be fore Coro ore It I reaches reache the consumer and on this subject the board hn hind had before borore It the re results uHs of or four roU tests which had been made b by Herm Herman n Harms state slate chemist to show the amount of moisture moisture moisture mois mois- ture and ard shrinkage In butter Four Jour pounds qt of f butter put it up In pound packages wick pack ages were for foi oa a period ar varyIng varying vary vary- ing from Irom seventeen to twenty six days by th the chemist and the rt result was I Ithe the lie showing of or a shrinkage e of II 31 grains In iii one of the Jacl packages ex exposed fX- fX posed for seventeen days dON unit and 1 j grains In two packages which were wae exposed for or the lie same length of time hue the package e which was exposed for twenty-six twenty days showing a shrinkage of ot 10 1 10 grains In the case case of or one of or the packages exposed for the lie shorter period It I was as found that the paper wrapper wel weighed het 31 grains when dr dry and anti 15 grains when dipped In water The water held In the the paper weighed 91 i gra grains ha io fo Up He Ir It I was decided at last weeks week's meetIng meetIng meet meet- Ing that hint the tile board should authorize tho ho printing of or cards containing quotations quo quo- from froni the pure food laws law of the lie state stute In bold type notifying all al dealers dealers dealers deal deal- ers as to the law of or purchase e and sale of butter huter and stating that all al persons violating the law Jaw would be he prosecuted The members talked o over r the lie necessity I of ot branding tho lie number of ounces on wrappers Tappers of butter buter at al the time of or manufacture as too many statements are arc said ald to be made malle that the tho butter buter has hasa a great reat shrinkage It I was Of decided that it I should he be a arule arule aule rule ule of or the bureau that the lie butter butler offered offered of- of ered for Cor or sale In iii the tho state shall have ha e stamped tamped or branded on tho wrapper rapper the he name of the manufacturer and the actual number of ounces contained In Inthe Inthe inthe the wrapper Any An pcr person on firm of corporation corporation corporation cor cor- who offers for sale butter huter wel weighing more than one half one halt ounce under the net weight contained on the wrapper rapper will wi be prosecuted Commissioner Hansen presented for forthe forthe forthe the consideration of the lie board rules and regulations for the management of or creameries and dairies and as the government score cards covered these points point he ho recommended their adoption adoption tion which wa was done The Tho following are arc the rules rule adopted h by the board G Governing ern I UJ It I shall hal b be the duty ditty of or tho the state dairy an and food too commissioner to visit to tobo b ho visited as as ashe he lie deems necessary all al creameries cheese factories condensed milk mik factories factories factories fac fac- tories dairies where milk mik and cream are bottled or prepared d for tor sale Rale and farm arm dairies In the Ule state of ot Utah and inspect and ant score scort the same according to the score cards authorized b by the bureau of or animal industry of the United States Department of f ture A of the tIme score card shall be left lef with the tue owner and such Information Inor- Inor mation given ghen as will wIl assist the producer producer pro pro- ducer cuCCI In Improving ln the tho sanitary conditions conditions condi condi- tons or remedy such defects detects as tho the score card Indicates A A. copy of the score card shall shah be lie kept on tile file le at the commissioners commissioner's office All Al creameries cheese factories condensed milk mik factories and dairies where milk mie and cream arc are bottled or pr prepared pared for sale and farm dairies falling lalling below 45 In iii the rating as Indicated Indicted Indi Indi- I b by the score card shall bo ho declared de do- to- to dared eared In an aim unsanitary condition and the state dalr dairy and nOI food fool commissioner oner shall Immediately proceed against them thorn according to law Flour to UP lie Ir Labeled It I also was decided by the hoard hoar that it should bo be a rule of or the pure pua food tood bureau hureau that thul alt all al flour four offered for sale in the lie state should have the net weight of ot time thu contents marked or oa stenciled upon tho the package this rule to take ef effect cC- cC reel July 1 I 1 1909 c- c creel Thomas Thoma A A. A. A Williams a member of or orthe the hoard board presented for tor consideration raton last week weel the matter mater of the necessity for rulings pertaining to the drawing of fowls that have been placed In cold i storage also alKo providing that hint nil all al cold storage articles K should be he branded an as such but no action acton was taken at al the meeting a aThe The board boar will 11 meet again on Yell Wed nellla Juno Jun IG 16 when the these e matters maters will wi be he further discussed |