The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-04

An Interesting Bulletin Issued by the Dairy ans
Food Commission.

An Interesting Bulletin Issued by the Dairy and
Food Commission.
Commissioner Storrs. OF the dairy and
food commission. has issued bulletin
which merchants would do well TO read
carefully. Following is a list OF the pro-
hibited articles and other important
information:
i. Generally, any article which las
mixed with or abstractcd from IL or sub
stituted for IL any ingredient which
lowers it's quality. strength or purity, or
is injurious; II it is sold under the name
Of another article, or II falsely branded T;
or has been coated, polished powdered
to conceal inieriority. or to mike II APP
pear Of greater value; or in which there
is fraud or deceit.
H. Decomposed or tainted animal or
vegetable substances or products OF dis
eased animals.
H. AS butter, anything not made
from milk or cream.
~. Anything In semblance or imita-
ton Of cheese which Is not made from
unadulteratcd milk or cream.
v. Only cheese made from milk from
which no cream has been taken can be
branded or sold rs ''iull cream cheese. I"
Cheese not branded may he presumed to
have been made from skinned milk.
vi. All limitations and substitutes for
pure lard must bc branded iariuiterntrs
lard" or "lard substitute" in letters
one inch in length il in manufacturers
packages, and at least one-hali inch II in
wholesale or retail packages. Posses
sion Of unbranded, prime facie evidence
OF intent TO sell.
VII. Only pure Iruit jellies or butter
can be sold as such. Artificial iellies can
be sold II uncolorcd, or not injurious,
and are labeled Limitation frnt Jelly
or butter" and name and location OF
manufacturer.
VIII. All pure liquors must be branded
pure and without drugs or poison. I'm
pure liquors absolutely prohibited.
IN. Milk which is impure, unwhole-
some or adulteratcd, or from cows
which are diseased or kept ON. unwholc-
some food orin connection with family
in which is infectious disease. SKINNED
milk must be labeled such. No cream
can be taken from any milk and al
milk must contain three per cent. fat
and twelve and onc-halI per cent. solids
Y. Oleomargarine and butterine must
bc branded as such, and stores, hotels,
restaurants, boarding houses. etc, must
have signs on outside door. and con-
spicuously in the room.
NJ. Canned goods must not contain
dclctcrious substance and must bear u
label with name OF packer. II dried be-
fore canning must be labeled soaked or
bloached goods
XII. Pure cider vinegar must he so
branded and with name and location Of
manufacturer. Only pure cider vinegar
can bc sold as such. Only vinegar made
from fruit can be branded "iruIt vine
gar" No vinegar can contain prcpnra-
ton OF lead, copper, sulphuric acid or
other substance injurious TO health, nor
any artificial coloring matter All
vinegar must contain 4 per cent. acetic
acid and II cider vinegar ~ per cent.
cider vinegar solids.
Mi. Recognized mixtures or com.
pounds must be SO labeled Penalties
range from SO to 81 900 flnc and inn
prisonmcnt from ten days to three years.
II would he impossible 20 Innumcrnte
MI articles affected, but as last as the
same are called 70 the attention Of the
department decisions will be made and
published in the bulletins from month
70 month. A few Of them have been
thur far made and are az follows;