Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
NEW VINEGAR LAW.
Text of the Act to Prevent Adul-
terdtiOn of the Stuff.
1T MUST BE STRICTLY PURE
And if Artiicially COlored Will Get a
Dealer Into Trouble.
WHAT SOME GROCERS HAVE TO SAY

The law enacted by the Legislature pro-
hibiting the adulteration of cider vinegar
has an important bearing on one of our large
trade interests. The law was approved by
Governor Pattison on June II, and is as fol
lows:
To prevent tho aiultcration of cider vinegar regu-
iating the sale of vinegar made wholly from ap-
rlics grapes and other fruits, prohibiting the
manufacture aud sale of vinegar from certain in
gradients injurious TO health, and providing pen
alties therefor.
Section BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania in General Assembly met, and IL is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same that
no person shall manufacture for sale or offer or
expose for sale as cider apple or orchard vinegar,
apple juice known rs apple cider or vinegar, not
made exclusively Of said apple cider or vinegar,
have been introduced as may appear by proper
tests.
Section NO person shall manufacture for sale or
knowingly Offer for sale or have in his possession
with intent To sell any vinegar found upon proper
leSt ic contain any preparation of lead, copper.
health.
Section 3-An cider vinegar shall be WITH
CntsS my sS SoioTH Ibn per cSntnu Sr
weight of cider vinegar solids upon full evapora-
tion over boiling water and shall also contain an
acidity Of not less than per centum.
The Casks Must be Branded.
Section 4-Every person making or manufacturing
cider vinegar for sale shall before shipment brand
on each head of the cask, barrel or key contain
ing such vinegar the name and residence of the
manufacturer, the date when the same was man.
ufdcturCt and the words ''cidcr vinegar, = and no
vinegar shall he branded fruit vinegar unless
the same be made wholly from appies grapes or
OtGer fruits.
Section Whoever violates any of the provisions
oE this act shall be fined not less than $50 n or
more than 500 or imprisonment not less than 30
11ur1 fHaRTG hRfh md zns n
iudged 10 pay IN addition all necessary costs and
expenses incurred in anayZing such vinegar and
all vinegar not in accordance with this act shal
he subject to forfeiture and spoiation.
\ number of grocers were interviewed as
to their opinion of this law against the adul-
teration of vinegar. The interviews de-
vclopcd the fact that fully 80 per cent of the
vinegar sold here Is entirely inn cent of
pure cider or, in other words, is madufact-
ured vinegar. said one leading Wholesale
grocer:
Il have no objection to the new law, but
feel confident that it will not avail to knock
ont authorizations. Vinegar that is manu-
featured meets n great demand, and can be
sold at much lower prices than that made
from apple juice exclusively. Ii the public
want the cheaper grades they should not be
deprived of the privilege. However, be-
hcVc that manufactured vinegar should
sail Under Its Proper Colors.
and should not be sold for what it is not The
true idea is to sell everything for what it
really is, and / am as utterly opposed to
label as cider vinegar that which has no
cider in it as l am against selling oleo for
butter. Let everything and every person
pass for what they are"
said Il representative OF one of our best re-
tail grocery establishments: 81 think the
new law is Il good one, and hope it will ac-
complish its purpose. Any amount of
vinegar Is sold as cider vinegar, which hasn't
q drop OF cider in it. The manufactured
article can he sold for 415c to &c per
gallon. while the genuine stuff
IS worth l5c to lSc per gallon. Genuine cider
vinegar is not ready Tor market until it is
fully two years old, whereas much of the
article sold as such can be made ready in q
few days. by putting in acids and small
quantities OF high wines, and then running
the composition over beech shavings to give
il the proper color The cider vinegar sold
by us i carried couple of years before it is
considered ready for marketing. OF course
1t l. expensive to carry this product so long,
and there are times, like last fall when cider
is dear owing to shortage or the apple
crop. But we have a custom that wants the
pure stun, and propose to furnish the
goods