Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-24
ADULrERArroN OF FOODS.

ADULTERATION OF FOODS.
Regulations % to Analysis by the In.
ternal Revenue Commissioner.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller has
published, by the direction Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, . series of regulations concern
ing tho analysis, under his control. Of foods
and drugs in the District Of Columbia, - pre-
scrioed by the act, approved October ~, 1855,
to prevent the sale of Adulterated food or
drugs In the District The commissioner 10
not required to cause the analysis
OF substance purchased outside Of the Dis
trict; but may, he deems it advisable, ana
lyze any article Of food or drugs manufactured
outside OF the District and purchased by resi-
dent Of the District, provided that in case the
article il found upon analysis to be adulterated
be shall request the District health officer
20 purchase . sample Of the same
IN the open markets Of the District, and shall
snaiyze 1t. II the second sample is found to
furnished to the health officer.
EACH SAMPLE OF FOOD SUBMITTED,
IL solid, shall weigh not less than one pound,
and il liquid, shall measure not less than one
pint. The same will apply to drugs, except in
case Of light and bulky articles, of which half.
pound or less will suffice.
The purchaser should send double the
quantity needed, half Of which shall be
kept BY the analyst for thirty days sub
n' TSs 81 any having ing
sample shall state whether he is health
ofhcer, An inspector of nuisances or Of food. or
merely purchaser Of the sample. He will
afhx his name and . number to each sample
Under no circumstances shall he convey any
information to the commissioner or the analyst,
As TO TIE SOURCE OF THE SAMPLE,
unless 1t be subject to tax under the internal
revenue laws. But in order to have the sam
pie analysed he must submit certificate from
the District Attorney stating that the applicant
has revealed to the attorney the name, occu-
patton and address OF the vender.
The analyst shall determine, BY proper
analysis and examination, whether any ohepse
has been committed a. to the samples sub
mitted within the meaning Of the act Such
offenses are a. follows:
oTFENsEs UNDER THE ACT.
To mix, color, stain, or powder the ar
dcle Of food with any ingredient or ma
erial, 80 - 10 render it injurious to
which is composed in whole or in part Of
diseased, decomposed, offensive, or unclean
animal or vegetable substance. To mix, color,
stain, or powder the drug with any Ingredient
or material affecting injuriously the quality
article 's1 81 food 'o or drug which is not
OF the nature, substance and quality
Of the article demanded by the purchaser
or which is not composed Of Ingredients in &C.
cordance with the demands Of the purchaser.
To sell the article Of food from which part is
substracted SO to affect injuriously its quail
ty, substance or nature.
The analyst shall also determine, when pos
sible, that Q substance or ingredient not inju-
rious to health has been added to the food or
drug because the Same is required for its pro-
duction or preparation as an article Of commerce
in a state 1T for carriage or consumption, and
extraordinarily to increase the bulk. weight or
measure of the food or drug, or conceal its in
ferior quality, or where the food or drug is
unavoidably mixed with some extraneous
matter IN the process of collection or prepare
ton.
STANDARDS ron ANALYSIS.
In determining whether the sample indicates
that an offense has been committed, the COM
missioner and the analyst will be governed by
certain standards The regulations specify these
standards In the case of drugs the standards
laid down in the ~. s. Pharmacop9ia" must
be followed, or II not recognized by that work,
the drug shall be judged upon the standards
to be found in other works, and finally the pro-
fessed standard under which it is sold shall be
taken.
BUTTER AND CHEESE SHALL BIZ MADE
exclusively from milk or cream, or both, with
or without salt or coloring matters. In buffers
the percentage Of water shall not be more than
-, salt not more than 5, and fat not less than
So. The maximum specific gravity shall be
O51 at 104o FAIR. Butter colored with annatto,
prepared with cotton-seed oil will be consid-
cred as oleomargarine. Cocoa shall contain
not less than As per cent OF cocoa butter or
fat; not less than 20 Der cent Of nitrogen; not
less than 8 per cent Of ash; not less than LIS
per cent Of theobromine, and not more than
Is per cent Of starch.
COTE. SHALL NOT BIT ADULTERArKD
with chicory, caramel, other grains, a. corn,
wheat or sage roots and seeds a. dandelion,
mangelwurzel, turnips, beans, peas, &c. Lard
shall not contain any cotton seed oil, beef
stearine, or other foreign fats. Malt liquors
shall not contain antiseptics, alkaline, bi-csr-
Donates, SALT or unwholesome bitters.
PURE MILK.
The maximum specific gravity Of pure milk
shall be los at 60 degrees farenheit, and the
milk shall contain not less than IS solid parts
out Of 100, as follows: Fat SIS. and solids, not
fat, a5. There shall not be more than
cream, the addition Of water, foreign fats, or
coloring matter will be considered sdultera-
tons.
shall be composed entirely Of ground wheat
free from bran, perfectly white or having q
faint tinge Of yellow; must not show red
gray or black specks, nor possess disagree
able odor; must contain no foreign meals, as
rye. corn, barley, peas, beans, rice, linseed,
buckwheat or potato starch, and no alum. In
bread there must not be more than 81 per cent
of moisture.
The regulations also prescribe standards for
a number of articles not here enumerated, and