The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-09-27
Adulterated Goods.


The last legislature passed a law which
will give the State dairy and food commits
sioner far more power than he has hereto
fore possessed to suppress the sale Of adul-
terated and impure food and drinks. The
commissioner will take immediate steps to
enforce the law and is out with circular in
which he says:
1T will be my endeayor to avoid all un-
due harshness and severity and do all i'm my
power to aid In correct understanding of
the laws. To this end and also for the pur-
pose of doing away with multiplicity of
inquiries, and to prevent the unavailing
plea of ignorance on the part of violators of
the laws, append compilation of the laws
to be enforced by this department This
appendix, or what is better, the statutes
themselves should be consulted in special
cases. But for the purpose of better gen.
eral understanding of their scope and pur-
port the following synopsis will be found
| useful"
PROHIBITED ARTICLES
1. Generally, any article which has
mixed with or distracted from it or sub
stituted for 1t any ingredient which lowers
its quality, strength or purity, or is injuri-
Gus; If 1t is sold under the name of another
article or is falsely branded; or has been
coated, powdered or polished to conceal
inferiorlty or to make it appear of greater
value; or In which there is fraud or deceit
2. Decomposed or tainted animal or vege-
table substances, or products of diseased
animals.
8. AS butter, anything not made from
milk or cream.
| 4. Anything in semblance or imitation of
cheese which is not made from unadulterat-
ed milk or cream.
5. Only cheese made from milk from
which no cream has been taken can be
branded or sold as "full cream cheese"
Cheese not branded may be presumed to
have been made from skinned milk.
6. All limitations and substitutes for pure
lard must be branded "aduterated lard" or
"lard compound" or '.lard substitute" in
letters one inch in length if in manufacture
ers' packages, and at least one half inch, if
in wholesale or retail packages. Possession
of unbranded, prima faeia evidence of intent
! to sell.
z. Only pure fruit jellies or butter can be
sold as such. Artificial jellies can be sold if
uncoored, are not injurious. and are labeled
limitation fruit jelly or butter" and name
and location of manufacturer.
s. All pure liquors must be branded
pure and without drugs or poison" I'm
pure liquors absolutely prohibited.
0. Milk which is impure. unwhoIesome or
| adulterated or from cows which are diseased
or kept on unwhOlesome food or in connec-
ton with family in which is infectious
disease. Skinned milk must be labeled
such. No cream can be taken from any
milk and all milk must contain per cent
fat and 1917 per cent solids.
10. Oleomargarine and butteriue must be
branded as such, and stores, hotels, restaur-
ants, boarding houses, etc., must have signs
on outside door, and conspicuously in the
room.
IL. Canned goods must not contain dele
FERROUS substance and must bear a label
with name of packer. If dried before can.
ming, must be labeled soaked or bleached
goods"
H. Pure cider vinegar must be so brand
ed and with name and location of manufac-
turer Only pure cider vinegar can be sold
as such. Only vinegar made from fruit can
be branded "fruit vinegar" No vinegar
can contain preparation of lead, copper, sui
phuric acid or other substance injurious to
health, nor any artificial coloring matter.
All vinegar must contain per cent acetic
acid and If cider vinegar IA per cent cider
vinegar solids.
10. Recognized mixtures or compounds
must be so labeled. Penalties range from
Sic to $1,000 fine and Imprisonment from
ten days to three years.
1t would be impossible to enumerate all
articles affected, but as fast as the same are
called to the attention of the department de-
cisions will be made and published in the
bulletins from month to month. A few OF
them have been thus far made and are as
follows:
Mixed syrups must be branded as glucose
syrups; preserves may be sold without
formula but analysis will be published; pre-.
pared mustard must be pure or labeled
mixture or compound;" extracts and essen.
ces true to name may be sold without form.
ula, but if artificial they must be so labeled
only pure spices may be sold.
Baking powder may be sold without
formula, but if labeled at all must be true
to name; false branding or labelling is mis-
demeanor.
Complaints or requests for investigation
will be held in strict confidence and will re-
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