Show MILK RULES ARE BASED ON HEALTH states are now seeking the same level for butterfat that eliat the rules for or health are becoming standardized throughout the nation and they are becoming more uniform in ili the respective states la Is indicated by figures compiled from the latest idlest government sovern ment reports by the hoi stein friesian association of america rand and put ili n it condensed sun summary I 1 mary or of A few facts to he be Con considered in drafting Dru friny a milk ordinance or milk regulations they show that 41 44 4 1 states have their wit regulations in regnard to the but kerfut and total solids content sold us its whole milk awl art that tc live use the federal regulations in tills this regard forty two states now have tat fat requirements of 32 per cent or less compared to 39 31 tilles states r in IHLO 1021 one has a fat requirement qui rement of 33 per cent two require 3 V jer er cent and four require sf per cent since 1926 three more states have found it advisable to cliant the requirement from to per cent no state requires 4 per cent flit fat und and the federal score cord carol no longer requires 4 per cent tat fat in order to have a perfect milk chicago end and new york recently con can the lie advisability of requiring tile the high fill at standard ot of 35 15 pet pel cent rat fat in whole milk but decided that 32 per cent was a better requirement doctors generally oppose a high fat requirement especially for children and invalids arid and some soine advocate 2 per cent fat in fit milk us its more satisfactory for children commercial milk companies have discovered tills this saine fact on their milk routes as they tind that more butterfat arid and consequently more milk will be used by their patrons when the tat fat content more nearly approaches that flint of mothers milk which is comparable in fat content to that of the average cow |