Condensed Milk and Milk Powder 35 



FACTORY SANITATION 



In the previous paragraphs, special emphasis was placed on tihe 

 great importance of a good quality of fresh milk. It is equally es- 

 sential that the factory be kept in exemplary condition as to clean- 

 liness and sanitation. This is necessary because of its effect on the 

 patrons, on the wholesomeness and on the marketable property of 

 the finished product. 



Effect on Patrons. — It does not take the watchful eye of the 

 intelligent patron, who daily comes to the factory, very long to learn, 

 whether the manufacturer gives his milk as good care as he gave 

 it on the farm. A good example set by the factory will mean much 

 toward instilling the patron with ambition to do likewise on the 

 farm. Shiftlessness is a contagious disease, to which the average 

 farmer is very susceptible. It is, therefore, inconsistent for the 

 factory to issue and enforce rules of sanitation for the dairy farmer 

 when, within its own walls, all principles of sanitation are violated. 



Effect on Wholesomeness of the Product. — Uncleanliness and 

 filth interfere with the wholesomeness of the product. Con- 

 densed milk made in a factory ignoring sanitation, may contain cer- 

 tain products of decay which are poisonous to the human system. 

 Again, it may contain germs of infectious diseases and thus become 

 the cause of widespread epidemics of these diseases and possibly 

 claim many victims. As a matter of common decency and of duty 

 to the commonwealth, the condensery should pay close attention to 

 cleanliness in all operations. 



Effect on the Marketable Property of the Product. — Again, 

 uncleanliness in the factory is bound to bring financially disastrous 

 results. The seriousness of the disaster is greatly augmented by the 

 fact that the consequences of neglect are usually not apparent until 

 after the goods have reached the market. The pollution of con- 

 densed milk with impurities and filth in the factory, shortens the 

 life of the product. Such condensed milk is of very poor keeping 

 quality. It may reach the market and the consumer in condition 

 that causes it to be rejected, resulting in a complete loss to the man- 

 ufacturer. The manufacturer allowing such conditions to exist, 

 is usually the last man to realize and admit that he is at fault, which 



