Richfield Reaper | 1940-02-29 | Page 8 | New Law Governs Labeling Potatoes for Shipment

new law governs labeling potatoes for shipment I 1 the potato growers of utah are affected by the new federal food drug and cosmetic act according to H W gore district agricultural inspector this new law requires that more information be shown on the sack than the old law required this being a federal law it applies only to products bein being g shipped out of the state As applied to potatoes the sack must be labeled stenciled branded or otherwise marked with the following information 1 commodity name 2 name and address of grower packer shipper or distributor 3 accurate statement of contents in case of potatoes the net weight is required until july 1 1940 this information can be printed on the potato sack or bo be on a tag attached to the sack after july 1 1940 the use of the tag will not be allowed so in ordering sacks for use in the j future this information should be printed on the sack together with a statement of the grade of the potatoes