New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
PURE rood Law RULES
Department of Agriculture Issues
Regulations for PreSerUatiUes.

Washington July 12.-The Department OF Agri-
culture promulgated to-day regulations governing
the of benzoate Of soda and sulphur fumes as
personalities of fruits and other foods. The regu-
latons were prepared by the board of food and
drug inspection and approved by the Secretaries
of Agriculture, the Treasury and Commerce and
Labor. In accordance with the provision Of law
that food products shall not contain substances
which lessen their wholesomeness. orders were is
sued that drug chemical or harmful or deleteri-
GUS dye preservative should be used. Protests
coming IN great numbers from the National Food
Association and the California fruit packers caused
the federal authorities temporarily to withhold the
regulations. The statement issued to-day permits
the use of common salt. sugar. wood smoke, pota-
lie distilled liquors and condiments and, pending
further investigation, the use OF saltpetre
Pending the investigation of the conditions at
tending processes of manufacture and the effects
on health. prosecutions will be instituted In the
case OF the application of fumes Of burning sulphur
E(sulphur dloXd) as usually applied IN the manuract-
ure of foods which contain acetaildehyde, sugars,
etc. with which sulphurOus acid may combine
IL the total amount OF sulphur doxid in the fin
ishcd product does not exceed $50 milligrams per
litre In wines or $50 milligTamS per kilOgram In
other food products. Of which not moro than 10
tons, sodium benzoate may be used IN quantities
not exceeding one-tenth OF per cent, or benzoic
acid equivalent thereto provided sodium benZoate
benzoic acid has heretofore been generally used
in such foods or food products.
The regulations declare that the label OF each
package of sulphured foods or Of foods contain
ing sodium benzoate benzoio acid shall bear a
statement that the food is preserved with sulphur
dioxid with sodium benzoate or benzoic acid as
the case may be- and the label must not bear n
serial number assigned 10 any guarantee filed with
| tho Department of Agriculture nor any statement
that the article Is guaranteed 70 conform to the
food and drug act.
Certain coal tar dyes bearing a guarantee from
the manufacturer that they free from sub
sidary products and represent the actual sub
stance the name OF which they bear may be used
after having been tested and found free from
harmful constituents.
The question OF the entry into the United States
| of vegetables greened with copper salts has not
! been finally determined. Pending determination
and decision by the Secretary of Agriculture all
vegetables grsened with copper salts which DO not
| contain excessive amount OF copper will be ad-
mitsod 20 entry II tho label bears statement that
sulphate OF copper other copper salts have been
used
|. No prosecution VIII be based the sale OF foods
/ and food products manufactured packed IN the
United States prior 70 tho Issuing Of this decision
| where the composition OF such foods and foot
| products is at variance with the requirements Of
! this decision. II the nature OF the variation bC
| plainly stated on the label. In every case how
ever. the burden OF proof viii be on the rnanufact
urer to show that tho goods were manufactured oil
packed prior TO the date OF this decision.