The Washington times., 1904-12-13
DYED FOOD MUST
HAVE ITS BRAND
Printed Labels to Show
Harmful Ingredients.
ORDER BY DR.. H. W. WILEY
When Aniline Dye or Sulphate of Cop
per Is Used Customer Must Be
Apprised Of 1t.

Hereafter all canned goods which have
been colored artihciaIly must be so
marked When canned peas are hlled
with copper or when auiline dye is used.
10 make cherries or strawberries a bril-
liant red. the fact must te marked IN
plain type on the can.
This order was issued by DR.. Harvey
W Wiley. chief OF the Bureau Of Chem
istry Of the Department Of Agriculture.
in "A bulletin sent out this morning.
The department has decided that sui
phate OF copper when used continually
la canned goods. is injurious TO health.
and n the people are satisfied to eat food
of this character, 10 Is no more than
right than they should bee informed of
what they are doing DIT. Wiley in the
bulletin says
What the Bulletin Says.
Pending investigations which are
now making, all food products colored
with sulphate of copper. or TO which
sulphate OF copper has been added for
any purpose. should contain upon the
label statement In English. in letters
not smaller than long primer caps, as
follows: ColOred with sulphate OF cop
per-, or if preferred, Prepared with sui
phate of copper.
"A statement Of the quantity of cop
per If any, which may De- permitted in
food products under the provisions of
the law. is reserved until further study
Of the question can be made.
Food products urtihcially colored with
other substances than sulphate of cop
per should bear upon the label in let
ters of the size described above, the
legend 'ArUihcially colored. or il the
manufacturer prefers, the statement
'Colored with aniline dye. OF whatever
dye stuff may be usec.
Manufactured food products i'm which
glucose (sugar made 1y hydroiySis with
an acid or otherwise from starch mas
been used instead OF sugar. or for other
Purposes. should bear upon the label in
English. in letters Of the size above
mentioned, Prepared with glucose OF
some statement Of similar import
THE glucose which is used must be
free from arsenic or other injurious sub
stances
An oncer Of the department said thi,
morning;
"There Is not enough Of the irrltan
IN one can OF peas or such Vegeta bles Il
do much harm hut the narm viii com,
If the peas are eaten day after day In
vestigations have proven this contention
conclusivClv."
Holiday for Poison Squad.
The twelve young men who cOmpris,
the poison squad" viii be relieved o.
their work next week so they may 2,
home and indulge I'm "a few meals of un
adultorated food for the holidays.
They have been indulgiug for tw,
months In daily doses - formaldehydt
given them in milk and cream.
When the class assemblies in Januar,
the food that has been on ice at Wes
Point for TWO years viii be furnished.
The food standard commission, com
posed of Dr. William Freer. chairman
Dr. E. H. Jenkins. of Connecticut; Prof
W. A Scoyal. of Kentucky: Prof II
A Wcbber. OF Ohio. aud DR.. Wiley il
in session today Ia the office of IL
Wiley. The commission is discussing
standards for wine, syrup, cereal prod
duct, honey and vinegar. A report OF
the matter must be- made TO Secretary
Wilson OF the Department of AgricuI
ture. not later than Saturday
d. Wiley has sent olt "A bulletin am
nouncing that hereafter all goods pack
ed Ia any other oil than olive must b,
, 30 marked.