Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-13 | Page 12 | Better Canned Goods Object

BETTER CANNED i t National Inspection Service j Explained 'py Expert in Charge Here . Explaining the origin and purpose of the national canner's inspection j servlrc. A. S. DaggQtt, chief director of the Utah branch of the service with head offices in the Col- Hudson building-, said today: ( "In the month of December, 1DU', announcement was made through tho ! various papers of the fact that the , Utah eanners intended to improve con- uitiens surrounding the canning Industry In-dustry .by contracting with the National Na-tional Cannors' association of Washington, Wash-ington, D. C. for a rigid inspection of canneries, as well as products put up therein. "Final arrangements have all been made with the National Can tiers' association as-sociation of Washington. D. C, for this! inspection service established, with of- J flees in the Col. Hudson building, Ogden. Og-den. This service, as previously stated, contemplates the sanitary and qualify! control of canned foods, fruits, vege-j tables and figs improved quality assuring wholesome and high grade canned foods to the consumer. ' "Each state organization is a unit , in itself and operated under a dis- Itrlct director of inspection .and staff I of Inspection, under the direct supervision super-vision of a national director of Snspec- tion at Washington, "D. C "For this work, the National Can-j Can-j ners' association has secured the scrv- ices of competent men with a prac-; prac-; tical knowledge of food Inspection : nrolilpms. Thev have been recruited largely from the government service, ( and among them are enrolled many well recognized food experts, who have! devoted years of study and application to this work. The inspection embodies dally supervision of operating can-j nories, examination pi raw material in ' fields and factories; close touch be-j ing kept with the grower and canner; laboratory examination of food prod- j ucts and finally certification of each , ! can, and packed under and meeting , .association requirements. This cer-1 lific'allnyi will be brought to the atten-i atten-i lion of the consumer, through the presence of an inspection seal or label ! i on each can, Issued under the approval I of the director of inspection. "Utah ! I Canned Goods' at the top. will be the i slogan of Utah canner, and will bring' substantial financial returns to the state, and 1;qcp alive and full of 'pep' the justlflblc pride among the people. The organization of the local office Is under the direction of Mr. Daggett, who has served for 10 years as food and drug inspector of the bureau of I chemistry of the United States de-, de-, partment of agriculture, with head ' offices at San Francisco, i Mr. Daggett has secured as his as-j as-j slstant George Shorten of Ogden. and j j. A. Smith as chief chemist. The Inspection In-spection force will" be carefully sclect-j sclect-j ctl and the organization perfected In j I time to operate at the opening of the' pea canning season, about June 15. The public is cordially Invited to ln-I ln-I terest themselves in the future actlvl-j actlvl-j ties of the canning industry of Utah. : oo