. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. nia Wholesale Grocers Association, the California RetailGrocers Association, and the California Master Bakers Associationdeserve special mention. These organizations stand for pure, whole-some food products and they are a great source of assistance in enforc-ing the California food laws. A number of newspapers in the state assist the work of this bureauby publishing articles concerning violations of the food and drug publicity has a great educational value. It aids
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. nia Wholesale Grocers Association, the California RetailGrocers Association, and the California Master Bakers Associationdeserve special mention. These organizations stand for pure, whole-some food products and they are a great source of assistance in enforc-ing the California food laws. A number of newspapers in the state assist the work of this bureauby publishing articles concerning violations of the food and drug publicity has a great educational value. It aids honest dealers,and some careless ones, by calling their attention to certain violationsthey may be committing themselves. The wilful violators are fre-quently checked by the publicity, and the information is of value to thegeneral public, as it attracts attention to many articles which are eitheradulterated or mislabeled, thereby enabling the consumer to be morediscriminating. The courts of the state, generally speaking, render great assistanceto this bureau. A large majority of our cases which were tried in court. Five drays were required to haul the condemned foods, most of which consistedof decomposed frozen eggs, to an abandoned stone quarry, where thev wereburned. resulted in conviction, although many of the dealers were placed onprobation. In some localities, however, it is practically impossible toget a conviction on any kind of a charge. Political influence is usuallyresponsible in such cases. Four hundred and ninety-one cases were referred to district attorneysfor prosecution in the courts, during this biennial period. About 90per cent of these cases resulted in conviction; jail sentences wereimposed in four cases. The court cases and fines for the two yearsare as follows: Cases referred to district attorneys. Fiiiis imposed Imprisonments 10—26023 Year ending June 30, 1915 Year ending June 30, 191G 30 $170 00 461$6,021 00 4 130 REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OP HEALTH. Du
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