The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-07
NORTH DAKOTA
Nd. PURE FOOD LAW
It Went Into Effect July /, but
All Is Not Yet
Serene.
The Grocers Have Stocks on Hand
That Do Not Fill the
Bill.
Special to The Journal.

Fargo, N. D., July 7.-E. F. Laid, food
commissioner of North Dakota, has is
sued a press bulletin in relation to the
pure food law which went into effect July
l. Merchants turnout the state have
asked what they are to do with goods al
ready in the state that do not come up
to the requirements of the law. He says:
I've have. these goods in the state. In
many cases neither the merchants or
the wholesaler in selecting the goods
knew that they would not comply with
the requirements of the law. In my
Judgment there is but one honorable course
to take. That IS to allow the sale of all
food products, not Immediately harmful
found legitmately in trade in the state on
July LIST: Therefore as food commissioner
have taken the following stand and ask
all merchants to govern themselves ac-
cordingly: g,&
All extracts, spices, coffees. teas, vine
gars, jelies, jams, preserves. syrups,
molasses, catsups, ETC., now In the state
will be exempt from inspection until
Jan. ], 1904. Heavy goods and those
usually carried for long periods Of time
will be exempt from inspection until
July l. 1904. This applies onlysto goods
now in the state. The order may be re-
Voked where the privilege Is abused.
All goods shipped into the state after
July 1 will be subject to inspection wher-
ever found Therefore we ask all mer-
chants. to see that their goods, now in
stock, be disposed of by the dates men,
| toned.
| All new goods received after July 1 are
! to be identified by the several invoices
held by merchants. The same ruling ap-
! plies to wholesalers, manufacturers and
| jobbers in North Dakota as to the retail
| merchants. 49, .>-
An inspctio NOT our records shows that
| more than 80 per cent Of the brands of
! lemon extracts examined as offered for
sale in North Dakota do not comply with
| the requirements Of the law. Some OF
them certain no lemon oil whatever
| Even larger per cent of the vanilla ex-
tracts fail to comply with tibet spirit OF
| the law.
OF jellies and jams, about 70 per cent
i do not comply with the law. OF canned
! goods, about so per cent Of the brands
/ fail to pass. I am pleased to say that ir
most cases manufacturers state that in the
1 future their godos are to be made to meet
| the requirements Of the law The pro-
| ducers have very generally stated their in,
| tention to correct any existing wrong
Proper labelling will cover the majority O,
products. 80 '>-s-
Continuing he proceeds to touch up tn,
manufacturers Of fraudulent food prod
ucts, saying that fully IS per cent of tn,
| vinegars, for instance, are fraudulent
| While some of the 1nince meats contaii
no meat at all Still, he says that man,
Of these products, while fraudulent ar,
not poisonous. k~s-. y.
Retailer and consumer alike should be
come familiar with the fact that wher
a product Is labeled, for example Elk
| tract Of Vanilla and Tonka, it is per.
fectly healthy product and not differen
Il from what they have: been getting ant
using for years as Extract of Vanilla, anc
it may be more to their taste than a pure
vanilla. Such products are not necessar
! lily harmful. They are commercial frauds
and work an injustice on the honest man
ufacturers. .3r
If a product contains corn syrup O
glucose, in my judgment; it is health,
and not to be condemned when properl.
labeled. - .' -
THE majority Of the jellies, jams, etc.
sold for currant, strawberry ETC., ar
; made from other fruit jelly, mainly ap
pie, and may contain no currant or straw
berry whatever. These products canno
be labeled as currant jelly, ETC., but mus
) be labeled simply Fruit Jelly Artiflcia
jelly not made from fruit must be labele
J Imitation jelly and without the nam
Of the fruit"