Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1916 — A NEW LAW FOR CONTAINERS [ARTICLE]

A NEW LAW FOR CONTAINERS

Must Be of Regulation Size and Material. The new law fixing a standard for baskets and containers for fnuits and vegetables will go into effect on November 1. The effect of the act will be to require the use of standard baskets and containers in manufacturing, sale or shipment for all interstate commerce, whether the containers are filled or unfilled. The law relates only to the size and material of the containers and will not affect local regulations in regard to heaped measure or other method of filling. A special exemption from the operations of the law is made for all containers manufactured, sold'or shipped, when intended for export to foreign countries, and when such containers accord with the specifications of the foreign purchasers or comply with the laws of the country to which a shipment is destined. The examination and test of containers to determine whether they comply with the provisions of the act are made the duties of the department of agriculture, and the secretary of agriculture is empowered to establish and promulgate rules allowing variations that they think may be necessary.