Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-17
ALL LIQUID FROM GRAIN
IS GIVEN REAL TITLE
Presidents View on What Constitutes
the Beverage Whether Blended or
Not Are Proprly Prepared for the
Public by Food and Drugs lnspee-
ton Board.
;By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. IL
President Taft's decision in the liz
uor controversy that 'whiskey Is
uhiskey," whether, it be blended or
straight. has been formulated in ii
set Of regulations prepared by the
board of food and drugs inspection OF
the department of agriculture. The
regulations were completed late to-
day and approved. as required by the
uure food law by Secretary Wilson.
CT the department OF agriculture;
Secretary MacVeagh of the treasury.
and Secretary Nagel. Of the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
In brief the regulations declare that
all unmixed spirits distilled from
grain, prepared in the customary
WAYS. are entitled to the name
"whiskey" without qualification.
Blended WHISTLES must be labelled as
such. The term "whiskey, however.
is restricted to distillates from grain.
and under the regulation, distillates
from other substances. II labelled
"whiskey" are misbranded, but per-
sons guilty of misbranding may be
prosecuted. The regulations are as
follows:
The Regulations.
Under the feed and drug act OF
June 80 1906. all unmixed distilled
spirits from grain, colored or fiavor-
ed with harmless color of flavor. in
the customary ways, ether by the
charred barrel process. or by the ad-
dition CT caramel and harmless flaw
ors. if of potable strength and not less
than so proof. are entitled to the
name whiskey without qualification.
T. the proof be less than so. if more
water DE added the actual proof
must be stated upon the label and
this requirement applies as well to
blends and compounds Of whiskey.
WHISTLES of the same or different
kinds. is straight whiskey. rectitied
whiskey redistilled whiskev and
Neutral spirits whiskey or like sub
stances and mixtures of such whis-
kies. with or without harmless color
or flavor. used for purposes Of color
ing and favoring only. are blends I'M
der the law and must be so labelled.
IL labelling blends, the act requires
two things to be stated upon the
label to bring the blended prOduc;
within the exception provided by the
statute:
Handling Of Blends.
First. the blend must be labelled,
branded or tagged SO as TO indicate
plainly that 4 is a blend: in other
words that IL is composed of two or
more like substances. which, in tine
case OF whiskey must each be OF
itself a whiskey, and
Second. the word blend must be
,lainly stated upon the package In
which the mixture is offered for sale
mixture of WHISTLES therefore with
or without harmless colOring or nav
cring used for coloring and favoTinS
only, is correctly labeled Kerwan
whiskcy. a blend Of whistles
Since the term whistles is re-
stricted 20 distiiiates from grain. and
cisiiIlates from other sources arc
mike substance to distiIlates from
grain such distiiIates from other
sources without a mixture with grain
distiIlatcs are misbrandcd r labeled
whiskey~ without qualification. OF as
= blend e WHISTLES. However. mix
lures Ct whiskey xith potable slco-
hOlic diStillatc from sources other
than grain such as cane fruit or
Vegetables. arc net misbranded i
labelled compound whiskey, provid.
cd the following requirements Ct the
law are complied with:
Compound Whisky.
FIRST. that the product shall 10
Isffcicd. branded or tagged 20 IS ~
Indicate plainly that Il T. com
pound. / .. not a mixture of like sub.
.tances. in the case ~ whistles. and
second that the word 'comnound' Is
plainly stated upon The parkagc IN
which the mixture Is offered fer sale
For exssnpie. a mixture n whis.
key in quantity sufficient to dominate
tho character 81 the mixture. " IN ?
notable alcoholic distiilatr from
sources other than grain and inciud
.ng harmless ccicr and flavor. is cor.
rrctiv labeled ~Kcrvan whiskcy." Z
c,mlcund ~ whiskcy and cane Dis
nuafrs rumixcd potable alcoholic
disfHiafos from sources ofhcr thar
grain. with or without harmicss cnlol
or ravrr. arc wisbrandcd n lab ID
iu ifafion vhiskcy.
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