The daily sentinel., 1910-06-13
Lspeclal to The sentinel. l

Washington. June 11.-Secretary
OF Agriculture James Wilson has is
sued notice of Judgment in another
case of misbranding of coffee. A St.
Louis firm put out coffee in packages
labeled "Dutch -Mera" and Mocha.
Java ann other superior grades. The
Department of Agriculture found that
Brazilian coffee had been SO labeled
and that ("Moka" was merely a mis-
spelling OF Mocha and intended to
deceive the purchaser. The coffee
was declared to be misbranded and
the firm, pleading guilty was fined
1900. DR.. Wiley, the government
chemist in charge of the pure food
crusade, advises the public to buy its
Brazilian coffee under its true name
and save money.
The Pure Food board has decided
that fermented beverages made in
Ohio and Missouri by the addition of
solution of sugar and water to the
natural juice of grapes before fer
mentation are not wines, and cannot
be labeled as such. The term wine"
is properly applied only to the pro-
duct made from the normal alcoholic
fermentation of the juice of sound,
ripe grapes without addition or alb
straction, except such as may occur
in the usual cellar treatment for
clarifying and aging The Agricul-
tural Department finds, however.
that on account of natural conditions
of soil and climate in Ohio and Mis-
souri,, il is impracticable to produce
a merchantable wine without the ad-
dition of sugar solution to the
grape must" before fermentation.
The laws of Ohio recognize this fact.
Inasmuch as "Ohio wine" and Mis-
souri, wine have been produced and
sold for a period of so years, the
Pure Food board has decid ed that
such wines" containing not less than
five parts per thousand, and not more
than 3 per cent of alcohol after COM
plete fermentation, may be labeled as
"Ohio wine" or Missouri wine" as
the case may be, qualified by the
name of the particular kind or type to
which it belongs. The board decides
further that IAN Ohio or Missouri
dry still wine made as above stated
and sweetened with sugar solution
which does not Increase the volume
of the wine more than 10 per cent,
and fortified with tax-paid spirits,
may be labeled as Ohio Sweet Wine
or Missouri Sweet Wine as the case
may Ut lut tilt
particular kind or type to which it
belongs.
"The product made in Ohio and
Missouri by the addition of water and
sugar to the pomace of grapes from
which the juice has been partially ex-
pressed. and by fermenting the mix
ture until fermented beverage is
produced. may be labeled as "Ohio
Pomace Wine or Missouri Pomace
Wine" as the case may be. If
sugar solution be added to such pro-
ducts for the purpose of sweetening
after fermentation they should be
characterized as Sweet Pomace
Wines" The addition to such pro-
ducts of any artificial coloring mat
ter or sweetening or preservative 9TH
er than sugar must be declared plain
ly on the label to render such pro-
ducts free from exception under the
Food and Drug Act
No Mention of Benzoate.
While the Pure Food board is ex-
ceedingly active, it is significant that
there is no mention in its proceed
ings to that old bug-a-boo, benzoate
of soda. The Remsen beard effect
ually laid that ghost. and 1t is about
time that It brought in a decision re-