Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-21
PURE FOOD REGULATIONS.
Hints and Guides for Those Who
Would Comply with the Pure Food
Law, Druu and Other 1 svua

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Would Comply with the Pure Food
Law, Drug and Other Laws.
1t is the duty of the government
agricultural experiment station at
Fargo, North Dakota, to examine all
food products offered for sale in the
state and when found to be adulter
ated to cause the offending party to
be prosecuted for violation of the
law Is II,
BY vote of the board of trustees OF
the agricultural college the chemist
of the experiment station &c. F
Ladd) becomes the food commission
CT for North Dakota and is charged
with, the duty Of enforcing the Law
in so far as it is made part of the
duty of the station.
= Retail grocers and all merchants
dealing in food products in makiLs
contracts for new supply of goods
should specify that the same must
comply with the requirements of the
pure food law. Some of the condi
lions of this law are as follows:
l. All foods and beverages must
be free from coal tar dyes.
2. They must be free from chenli
cal preservatives; formaldehyde, ben
zoic acid, sulphurous acid, boracic
acid, salicylic acid, hydroflouric acid
saccharin, ibetanapthol or any salt OF
antiseptic compound derived from
these products.
3. They must be labeled true to
name in every respect.
4. Every package, bottle or car
toon must bear the true net weight.
5. 1t must bear the true name OF
the manufacturers or jobbers.
6. 1t must show the true grade OF
class of the goods.
Z. The use of benzoatte of soda one
part in 1000 is permitted in certain
classes of perishable goods sold in
bulk. ~a
8. If any essential constituent has
been removed the substance is adul
terated. ~. ......
9. If a substance has been added
SO as to deceive or mislead the pur
chaser the product is adulterated.
10. Mixed or compound substances
may be sold when properly labeled.
II. Vinegars must be sold under
true names. Cider vinegar must be
made wholly from apples.
IL. The sheriffs in each county are
deputies for guarding against the sale
of adulterated food products in each
county.
10. The station is authorized to
fix standards of purity, quality or
strength.
IA. Any citizen may have foods
analysed at the experiment station.
Is. Twice each year county audit
ors must publish in the official county
paper a list of all adulterated foods
found on sale in the state.
16. If adulterated goods are sold
no action can be maintained in any
court in the state for the purpose of
collecting outstanding bills for the
same.
II. The court may confiscate goods
found to be adulterated.
IS. The states attorney must
prosecute all persons violating the
law when evidence has been furnished
by the station.
10. Coffees must be pure, free from
chicory, unglazed not polished and
not extracted.
20. Extracts must be pure and
what they claim to be.
81. Candies must not contain coal
tar dyes or harmful products.
%. Meats must not be colored or
contain preservatives. IT,.
%. Sausages must not contain
tainted or decomposed meats, must
not contain prohibited preservatives,
coal tar dyes or starch. filters.
"a. The food commissioner. his
agents, the sheriffs or their deputies,
shall have free access at all reason
able hours, for the inspection of foods.