The Syrup of Purity and Karo The most delicious for griddle cakes of all In 10c, 25c, and 50c air-tight tins. A book of cooking and candy-making CORN PRODUCTS REFINING COMPANY Synopsis of Food Laws Pending and Passed In State Legislatures. The following tabulated and compiled list of Food Laws passed and pending in the various states will be found to be of great value to our readers and will keep them informed on Food, Drug and Sanitary Legislation. The list is as complete as could be made possible up to the date of going to Press (April 15th.) The states are arranged in alphabetical order, the Senate Bills being Recorded first, the House Bills following; wherever possible we have shown number of Bill, the introducer and to what committee referred and what action if any the committee has taken, also recording Bills passed and date of adjournment of the Legislature. The list is corrected monthly until all the different Legislatures have adjourned. We will from time to time print in full all Bills passed and approved until all new Food Legislation is recorded in our columns. Editor's Note: A number of the so-called Pure Food Journals have copied our list as published without giving credit. The records found below are keyed and any paper copying this list will be good enough to credit the same. The Ninth Definition of adulteration reads: "Ninth. If it does not conform to the standards of purity therefor as promulgated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture." Amended in Senate February 11th. This bill has been recommended for passage by the committee. This bill has passed the Senate and the House. HOUSE BILL NO. 179. By Mr. Transue, Jan. 11, 1909. Referred to Committee on Labor and Capital. This bill has passed the House and Senate and is now a law. HOUSE BILL NO. 1020. By Mr. Transue, Feb. 3, 1909. Referred to Committee on Live Stock, Dairy and Dairy Products. Relates to the sale of dairy products. This bill has passed both houses. Colorado. The Legislature has adjourned. No new pure food, drug or sanitary legislation was passed, except four additional inspectors and slight increase in appropriation for work. Connecticut. HOUSE BILL NO. 54. Relates to bake shops and the sanitation thereof. HOUSE BILL NO. 84. Relates to sanitation. HOUSE BILL 93. Relates to meat and meat food products. HOUSE BILL NO. 149. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. Requires net weight or measure to be stated on all packages containing food. HOUSE BILL NO. 495. By Mr. Beckwith. Relates to butter. HOUSE BILL NO. 663. By Mr. Donovan, February 11th. Referred to Labor Committee. Relates to bake shops. Idaho. The Legislature of Idaho adjourned March 5th, and passed the following bills and are now laws. HOUSE BILL NO. 98. By Mr. Shaw. An act to amend Chapter 21 of Title 8 of the political code, revised codes of Idaho, by adding thereto Sections 1400a, 1400b, 1400c and 1400d, providing against the evils resulting from the traffic in certain narcotic drugs, regulating the sale thereof, and prescribing punishments for violation of those provisions. HOUSE BILL NO. 171. By Committee on Public Health. An act relating to the preservation of the public health, prescribing certain duties for the state and local boards of health; providing for the establishment of bacteriological stations, and the appointment of bacteriologists; providing for the appointment of a county physician and the membership of county boards of health: amending Sections 1081, 1091, 1095. 1098 and 1099 of the political code, revised codes of Idaho; adding to Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the said political code, two sections to be known as sections 1097A and 1097B; repealing Sections 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112 and 1113 comprising Chapter 2 of Title 8 of said political code and declaring an emergency. HOUSE BILL NO. 172. By Committee on Public Health. An act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the political code, revised codes of Idaho, relating to dairy, food and oil inspection, so as to abolish the Board of Dairy, Food and Oil Commissioners and transfer the duties imposed on said Board to the State Board of Health; to abolish the office of Dairy, Food and Oil Commissioner and to substitute there SENATE BILL NO. 390. By Mr. Hurburgh, April 7, 1909. Referred to Committee on Municipalities. An act that the city council in cities, and the president and board of trustees in villages and incorporated towns, shall have power to require all grain, flour, meal, hay, feed, seeds, fruits, nuts, vegetables and non-liquid vegetable products, meats and non-liquid animal products, fish, butter, cheese and other similar dairy products, dry groceries and all other similar articles of merchandise, or any particular class or classes of such merchandise, in the absence of a contract or agreement in writing to the contrary, to be sold by standard avoirdupois weight or by numerical count. HOUSE BILL NO. 544. By Mr. Nelson, April 2nd, 1909. Referred to Committee on Municipal Corporations. For an act to extend the powers of the city council in cities and the president and board of trustees in villages and incorporated towns. This is a duplicate of Senate Bill No. 390. HOUSE BILL NO. 545. By Mr. Nelson, April 2, 1909. Referred to Committee on Manufactures. For an act to revise the law in relation to weights and measures, and to repeal a certain act therein named. HOUSE BILL NO. 546. By Mr. Nelson, April 2, 1909. Referred to Committee on Manufactures. For an act requiring commodities and merchandise sold, offered or exposed for sale, by the package, container or parcel to have marked on such package, container or parcel the net weight, the net measure or the number of the articles contained therein, fixing a penalty for violation of the same, providing certain defenses to prosecutions for violations thereof and repealing all acts contrary to or inconsistent with said act. Indiana. The Legislature of Indiana has adjourned and passed the following three laws relating to Food Stuffs: A bill for an act to amend the law as it appears in Section Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine-a Thirty-One (4999-a 31) of the supplement to the code Nineteen Hundred and Seven (1907) relating to food standards. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Section 1. That section Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine-a Thirty-one (4999-a 31) be amended by adding thereto the following: "Oysters shall not contain ice, nor more than sixteen and two-thirds (16 2-3) per cent by weight of free liquid." |