The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-01
DON'T FOOL BUYERS
Budd Pure Food Law Of Sweeping
Provisions Goes Into Effect
To-day.
Harmless Adulterants Are Forbidden
No More Canned Strawberries
Made of Apples.

The Budd pure food law goes into eff
feet to-day, and the state dairy and food
commission will proceed at once to en-
force its sweeping provisions. It prac-
tfcally prohibits all adulteration, and il it
is sustained by the courts will work a
revolution In the manufacture and sale of
FOOD products for Minnesota consumption
a former anti-aduHeration law was multi
he'd by the supreme court because it did
not require proof that the adulteration
was harmful. The Budd law does this in
one paragraph. but also prohibits adulter-
alton which deceiyes the purchaser It is
this section which will doubtless be fought
IN the courts. 1t would do away with sub
stltut1on OF burned grains in coffee with
the use OF "fllers'' in cheap candy, with
glucose In so-called pure syrups, with
s.afch IN chocolate, and with substitu-
tlon OF apples for cherry and strawberry
canned goods. The law reads as follows:
nectlon J.. This term food shall include all
articles used by man for food, drink or condiment
..,. mixed. single or compound. The term
mlsDranded" as used herein applies to all arti-
c!es OF food or articles used in the composition
OF iood, drink or condiments, the packages or
labels Of which shall bear any statement purport-
lug ~ name any ingredients or substance con-
tained III such article which statement shall be
raise IN any particular; or any statement pur.
porting to name the substance OF which said
article Is made, which statement shall not give
Wy suS HduIeS OF all the substances contained
IN the art1cle In any quantity or which names
as single article of food any mixture or com
pound. The term ''drink' as used herein shall
not include liquids containing two (2) per cent or
more of alcohol
Sec. 2. An article shall be deemed adulter.
ated in the case OF food. drink or condiment:
First, IT any substance substances has OF
have been mixed and packed with 1t SO as to re-
duce or lower or injuriously affect Its quality,
or strength, SO that such product, when offered
for sale shall deceive or tend to deceive the pur
chaser: or
| Second, If any substance or substances has o,
nave been substituted wholly or in part for the
article, SO that the product when sold or Offered
| for sale shall deceive or tend to deceive thu
purchaser; or
Third, If any valuable constituent Of the
article has been wholly In part abstra cted, 81
that the product when sold or offered for SALE
shall deceive or tend to deceive the purchaser; OF
Fourth, II 1T contain any added poisonous in
gredient or an Ingredient which may render sucl
article injurious to the health Of the person con
Stunning it; or
| Fifth, II 1t consists In whole or in part of
filthy, decomposed or putrid animal or vegetable
substance, or any portion of any animal unfi
it Is the product of a diseased animal, or on
| that has died otherwise than by slaughter; or
| Sixth, 1t 1t be mixed colored, powdered, o
stained In manner whereby damage or inferior
1ty IL concealed SO that such product when sol
or offered for sale shall deceive or tend to de
| ceiye the purchaser.
Sec. 8. Any person adulterating misbrand
ing any article of food, drink or condiment a
defined In section two ~ or who shall handle
keep for SALE offer expose for sale any articl
80 adulterated misbranded shall be guilt
Of niisdemeanor and conviction be fine
not less than twenty five ($25) dollars, or NOR
thun scventy-hve (s75) dollars and costs, >or b
imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days.
Sec 4. It shall be the duty of the state dair
and food commissioner and his assistants, expert
and chemists and agents by him appointed to e1
force the provisions Of this act.
fec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after July !, 1908.