Show PACKAGES MUST SHOW QUANTITY Various arious Fruits and Vegetables Must Be Marked Plainly to Comply With Law SHIPPERS DISREGARD RULES Every Opportunity Has Been Given to Trade to Get Got In Line With Provisions Pro Pro- I visions of Amendment Some Amendment Some Shipments Are Exempt Fruits and vegetables in In package form when shipped into Interstate commerce should bear a plain lUll and conspicuous cons statement of of the quantity of the contents In each package according according ac ae- ac- ac cording to a n statement made by olli- olli dials dais of the bureau of chemistry United United Uni Uni- ted cd States department of agriculture who are lire charged with the enforcement ement of the federal food and drugs act Instructions Instructions In In- have been Issued slowing showing how various fruits vegetables In Indifferent indifferent different styles of packages es ma may be beI I 1 x I II I One Method of Showing Contents of a Basket marked marled In order to comply fully with the net weight ht amendment to law low nn and also showing what shipments of vegetables as ordinarily marketed are ore exempt from the net weight provisions These Instructions have haye been distributed ed widely among fruit and vegetable growers and shippers The bulk of the fruits and vegetables vegetables bles now shipped Into Interstate comm commerce com corn m merce merce rc i id In accordance with rJ m fur ship ship- Say gay officials but some shippers ship pens pers p h have or are tjI re e ardin ard- ard In ln s this provision on ot of it ici Y ll Since rode rodet I Is t s 's s t Amendment n has hns b be fj fi Ju Iu effect for lor lortt tt z wears years ears and ever every opportunity i has hns been given Diven to the tine trade to get In line with Its provisions Jt it Is the opinion of 1 he officials there 1 Is no now no no excuse excuse excuse ex ex- ex- ex cuse for any shipper failing to mark the quantity o of the contents contents' on packages pack pack- ages of fruits and vegetables shipped I within the jurisdiction of the law How to Mark Packages Fruits and vegetables In baskets hampers drums cartons boxes crates and and barrels may In general be marked by by either weight or dry dr or when packed In barrels may cay be marked in terms of the United States standard barrel and Its subdivisions of third half naIr or three Statements of dry measure should be he In terms of the he United States standard bushel and Its customary subdivisions of half bushel peck peck- quarts pints or half If Ii the lie quantity of at t the e contents be stated by by wel weight bt or measure It should be I marked In terms of the largest unit contained In the package p. p except that In the case of an on article with respect to which there exists a n definite trade custom for marking the quantity of the article In terms of fractional parts of larger units it may be so marked In accordance with the custom For example example example ex ex- ex- ex ample If It the package e contains i p p. p pound und or pounds and a u fraction of a pound the contents should be expressed sed In terms of ot pounds and fractions thereof or of of pounds and ounces and not merely In ounces Crates of flats containing small I a open containers of apricots berries currants cherries grapes peaches plums prunes peppers tomatoes and the like should be marked on the outsIde outside out- out sIde Bide of the crate crote or flat with the tho number of small containers and the Ole quantity of ot the contents of each euh When the crates are so marked It Is not necessary necessary essary to mark the quantity of contents contents contents con con- tents on the small open containers within the crates Fe Federal eral Inspectors have haye been Instructed Instructed instructed In In- to examine Interstate te shipments shipments shipments ship ship- ments of fruits and vegetables to see that the quantity of contents is marked in Accordance with the tho law Copies of Item on the Labeling of Various Packages of Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vege Vege- tables with the Quantity of the Contents Contents Contents Con Con- tents will wiil be sent free upon application tion Uon to the bureau of chemistry United United United Unit Unit- ed States department of agriculture Washington D. D C. C |