Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-06-25 | Page 4 | Loaves of Bread are too Small

LOAVES OF. BREAD ARE TOO SMALL. The Los Angeles City council has passed an ordinance providing that every loaf of bread o.lered for sale must bear a stamp showing the name of tho baker and the weight of the loaf. It""is specified that the bread must weigh equal to 'the stamped weight within eight hours after baking. bak-ing. This Ls a -good law, as it protects the public against the sale of lightweight light-weight bread. Bakers, as the price , of flour Increases, are tempted to reduce re-duce the weight of the loaf in order to maintain a margin of profit Tho consumers con-sumers are not apt to complain at a v loaf, it they are informed as to i:ie weight of loaf they are buying, but to 'buy that which seems to' be a loaf of bread and discover, as they have In Salt Iakc, that they are fdiort-wcighted fdiort-wcighted from three to five ounces, Is to arouse public resentment. Of seven samples of bread purchased purchas-ed and weighed in Salt Lake Thurs-, day, the best loaf was three ounces thort in weight. The sample from the Palace bakery weighed only eleven ounces.