Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

statutory construction, the language of
its provisions must be interpreted with
reference to and in harmony with this
primary general purpose, so that, in de-
termining the proper nomenclature for
articles of food as defined in the act the
intention of the law will be best observed
by giving to such articles names readily
understood.
Chemicals in Foods
The use of any dye harmless or other
wise, to color or stain a food in manner
whereby damage or inferiority is con-
cealed, is specifically prohibited by this
act. The use in food for any purpose of
any mineral dye or any coal tar dye ex-
cept those coal tar dyes hereinafter men,
toned, will be grounds for prosecution.
The list allowed is as follows:
RED SHADES
'1o7 Amaranth
'55 Ponceau r.
"5H Erythrosin.
ORANGE SHADE
YELLOW SHADE
"a Naphthol yellow s.
GREEN SHADE
'43j Light green, S. f. yellowish.
BLUE SHADE
1892 Indigo dsulfoacid
''rhese coal tar dyes must be prepared
specifically for use in foods, and must
bear a guaranty from the manufacturer
that they are free from subsidiary prod
ucts and represent the actual substance
the name of which they bear, and shall
be free from any coloring matter other
than the one specified, and shall not con-
tain any contamination due to imperfect
or improper or incomplete manufacture.
THE use of mineral dye or any coal tar
dye in coloring macaroni, vermicelli,
spaghetti and other cuts of paste is pro-
hibited.
Pafaffine Forbidden
1.-The use of paraffin in food products is
forbidden.
mineral substances of all kinds are
specially forbidden in confectionery,
whether they be poisonous or not. Only
harmless colors or favors shall be added
to confectionery
Artificial colors Chat are allowedD
should be stated or declared whenever
present in havoring extracts or confec-
tionery.
Articles of food in the preparation of
which such substitutes are employed
should not be labeled as if they were
prepared from standard favors or from
the fruits themselves. For instance.
preparation intended to initiate vanilla
extract should be designated by it's true
name, as Imitation vanilla extract or
imitation vanilla flavor and ice cream
favored with imitation strawberry flavor
should not be designated as strawberry
ice cream but as imitation strawberry
favored ice cream etc.
"a food product must not, under the
law, be mixed with any other substance
for the purpose of concealing damage or
inferiority.
"A vegetable which is not naturally
sweet cannot be sold as one which is
naturally sweet by mixing with sugar or
sucrose without violating the law unless
the addition of sugar is plainly indicated
on the label; however, in cases where no
deception is intended or practiced, the
mention of the presence of a sugar sub
stance is not required.
"All chemical dyes and preservative
substances, such as boracic' acid and
borax, salicylic acid and it's salts, ben
zoic acid and its salts, sulphurous acid
and it's salts and formaldehyde are pro-
hibited under the law in food and food
products on the ground that they are
poisonous and deleterious to health,
Mixing Liquors
1.-The term blend or mixed as ap-
piled to articles of liquor in the pure food
law means the blending or mixing of
liquors with like substances, but they
must be actually identical; that is to say,
whisky with whisky and wine with wine,
ETC., so as not to injuriously reduce or
injuriously lower or injuriously affect its
quality, purity or strength And such
DlendlnR or mixing SnOulu De SO stated
and declared upon the label, as, for in
stance straight whisky will be labeled as
such; a mixture of two or more straight
wines will be labeled blended wine or
blended Wines etc.
"a mixture of straight whisky and
ethyl alcohol, provided there is a suf-
ficient amount of straight whisky to make
it genuinely a mixture will be labeled
as 'cofnpound Of or compound with
nIre grain diStillate'
Limitation liquors. within the meaning
of this act, must be labeled as such.
"If any substance (allowed by this act
is mixed with coffee, tea or any spice, 1t
must be so stated so as not to deceive
the purchaser.
preparation sold for or used as a sub
stitute for coffee, 1t must not be termed
cereal coffee as 1t is held that since
the\ product mentioned is not a coffee
it cannot properly be called coffee, or if
cereals are mixed with coffee 1t cannot be
termed coffee or cereal coffee but
either product must be designated imi-
tation coffee. etc.
Meaning of Food
1.-THE term food as used in this act
shall include all articles used for food,
drink. liquor, confectionery or condiment
by man or other animals, whether simple,
mixed or compound
Food shall be deemed adulterated in
its manufacture within the meaning of
this act in any of the following cases:
a. If any substance has been mixed or
hacked or mixed and packed with the food
SO as to reduce or lower or injuriously
affect it's quality, purity, strength or food
value
''2. If any substance has been substi-
tuted wholly or in part for the article of
food.
49, If any essential or any valuable con-
stituent or ingredient of the article of
food has been wholly or in part abb
straGted