New-York tribune., 1906-09-22
NOT "DUMPING GROUND" "
III. S. Kracke Denies City Gets Ma-
jOrify of Impure Food Products.

At the hearing yesterday Of the special COM
mission 20 draft rules for the enforcement OF the
new Pure Food and Drugs act, Henry S. Kracke,
Assistant Commissioner OF Agriculture for the
Metropolitan District Of New York denied that
the Department q Agriculture was responsible for
the statements published yesterday that New York
was the dumping ground" for impure food prod
gcts and that the food laws were practically
dead letter IN New York The man who made the
statement before the commission gave different
told some that he was George %. Flanders. Assist
ant Secretary Of Agriculture and 10 others that he
was Mr.. Vance. and stl others that his name was
Mr.. Kracke said that Mr.. Flanders had not been
not he who spoke. He said further that the Pune
Food law was not a dead letter in New York. nor
was New York the dumping ground" for impure
In ending the hearing Or. Wiley the chairman.
advised those present 10 be truthful and add moth
ing Injurious 70 your products II you DO that you
regulations are" He said the commission would
culture ard Commerce and Labor within several
weeks. and that they would pass the rules
Were 10 be congratulated and that 10 acrimonious
word had been heard all week. The commission
will receive briefs from manufacturers on matters
relating 10 the new law any time next week 49,
Ing took up most OF the session. The tentative rul-
ings read al The beginning of the session provided
that mineral substances be forbidden in candy
whether harmless or not. and only vegetable or
animal coloT1ng be allowed Colors produced by
chemical process are not considered vegetable or
animal colOrs.
confectionery makers defended coal tar colorings
He declared the strict enforcement Of the law
which contains little 1ltramarine and AFFECT -
pcr cent OF the manufactures This color Is used
10 blend two shades Of yellow. which produces
white. Thomas +. Lannan declared the clause IN
the Law was not intended 10 exclude coal tar or
harmless mineral cOl1r 1ss
Lloyd ". Robinson, State Chemist OF Michigan,
recommended that under no circumstances should
parafine be allowed 10 enter into the manufacture
OF confectionery Dr. Hugo Schwetzer declared II
was absurd To consider coal tar aniline dyes
mineral colOrs.
The commission took up the guarantee question
A suggestion was made 10 have guarantees indicat-
ing the quantity and character OF the package made
part OF the Invoice BIZ! Of sale. Jay ID. Miller
nesenung manufacturing interests In Chicago,
urged mat separate guarantees for every sale Of
q Dill oI goods would be practically Impossible
lSS~ a lac-slfnlle signature on the invoice as
lile invoice does not accompany the goods The
NahtheSs OF pTesent-day business methods would
MAKE separate guarantees impractcabe. lie con-
teEded mat the only practical method would be 10
nave a seheFal guarantee from the mnufacturer
llthlshca IN ADVANCE. guaranteeing the purity OF
the purchase Under the law dealers are 'resD0nsi-
lie IS well manufacturers
A. 4. Greeley urged the commission IN ropsid.r
ire danger 10 manufacturers whose goods or DocL
ages NAV Dc tampercd with whose labels nav h.
used upon inferior goods TSrmas y Ianner zen
reSentlng the Gloucester Board Of Trade safS ,bs
they dd not ask that they be perniittsd % l,bei
aalted Maddox. hake, cCsk and pollock eS 1.Ii os
the COD itself, a. salt goldfish" All they yyo,,Id
ash is that they be permitted label fIee b, S4i
fsae. cusk and .oilocs simply as salt asha of
'-Lone'ess na-l' ' %