The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-09-27
THE FOOD LAW.
Ap Extract From the Law, Rulings,
NEtc.-Of Interest to the Grocery
Men and beverage Dealers of the
State.

Moth Carolina has lac a Food
Law in force since 1899. 1t vas
amended and strengthened by the
Legislature Of 1905, and was re-
drafted and made broader and
stronger by the Legislature of 1907.
The new law went into effect
July list Of this year, and now
North Carolina has one Of the best
Food laws in the country, and one,
hat in my opinion is superior to
the National law.
notwithstanding that we have had
a State Food law in force for seven
years, and that the Department of
Agriculture whose duty it is to en-
force the law, has published it an
nually in the Food Reports, which
are sent to than 10000 citi-
ems Of the state and manufacture
erS who ship foods into the state;
has otherwise distributed more than
5000 copies of the law, and has eX-
amined for adulteratiOn and pub
lished the results of the eXamina-
ton of more than 5000 samples
of foo sold in NorthCarolina, there
yet eem to be a lack among the
grocery men Of a proper knowledge
of the requirements of the Food
law.
AS the time has come when the
Food law will be enforced by com
pulsiOn if necessary, | hope for
the good Of the public hat every
newspaper in the state will find room
in its columns for the following eX-
tract from the Food law and rul-
ings, showing the requirements Of
the same, and that every dealer
will take due notice thereof.
Extract From the Food Law.
Section 8. The term food" as
used hereing shall include all arti-
cles used for food, drink, cOnfec-
tionery or condiment by man or
other animals, whether simple, mix
sd Dr. compound.
Sec, e, That for the purpose of
this act an article shall be deemed
to be adulteated:
In the case of food:
First. If any substance has been
mixed or packed with it so as to
reduce or lower or in~juriously af-
feet its quality or strength.
Second. If n substance has
been substituted wholly or in part
for an article.
Third. If any valuable constit-
uent of the article has been wholly |
in part distracted.
Fourth. If it be mixed, colored, /
coated, or stained in a |
manner whereby damage or inferior ]
ity is concealed. |
Fifth. If it contains any added
poisonous or other added d%eleteri-
u ingredient which may render |
such article injurious to health. If
contains any Of the following sub
stances which are hereby declared
d]eleterious and dangerous to
health when added to human food,
Colors which contain anti
mony, arsenic, barium, lead, cadm-
um, chromium, copper, mercury,
uranium, or zinc, or the following
gamboge, corallin, picric
acid, aniline, or any of the coal tar
dyes; saccharine, dulchin, gincin, or
any other artificially or s%ynthetl-
cally prepared substitute for sugar;
paraffn, formaldehyde, b~eta-naph-
LuOl, dUIdSIOl, UcuLoAS' WI ~ oNh
salicylic acid or s~alllcylates,
boric acid or borates, sulphurous
acid of sulphites, hydroforic acid
or n flourine compounds, sulphur
acid or potassium sulphate or
wood alcohol: Provided, that cat
sups and continental sauses may,
the fact in plainly and leg1bly
stated in the English language on
the wrapper and the label of n
package in which it is retailed, con-