The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-06
SAYS FOOD MANUFACTURERS
HAVE NOT GIVEN UP FIGHT N STATE
Still Hope to Secure Modification Of Laws Regulating Use
of colorings-Points to Instances Where Death oc-
CURED as Arguments Against Any Changes .

| Cured as Arguments
Commissioner e. F. Ladd, head Of
the pure food commission Of the state
continues very determined in his OPP
position to the s OF colorings In
foods. and in the current bulletin OF
the department he sets forth rea-
sons why he opposes them. That
through the illegal colorings in GER
tain articles is Prof. Ladd's conten-
ton. and in reciting efforts that are
being made to put the state back on
the list OF those allowing the use of
colorings. he points to those deaths as
conclusive reasons why the present
law should not be modified.
Here is the statement by Prof. Ladd
covering the question:
Chemical Prcservatives.
Since 1902 the North Dakota food
law has prohibited the sale OF food
products and beverages. in this state,
containing the usually recognized
chemical preservatives so largely en-
ployed In the preparation and manu-
facture Of foods as put out by un-
scrupulous manufacturers who seek to
foist upon III public a product with
out any regard to its real value as an
article Of food so long as it is of profit
to the manufacturer.
There are those who would use de-
cayed. decomposed, putrid, filthy and
rotten material in the preparation Of
articles of food, hiding this condition
by the use Of benzoate of soda or 9TH
or preservatives; color them in imita-
ton of n genuine article; fiavoring
and seasoning to deceive the consum-
ing public, just as there are those who
have gone out on the prairies Of North
Dakota and brought in animals that
have frozen to death, skin them, cut
them up and serve to their customers.
They see no harm in 1t so long as they
do not get caught, and they would not
have a law which would make 1t a
misdemeanor for them to do such a
thing any more than would the man
who has a herd of tuberculous ami
mails stop for a moment If 1t inter-
fered with the sale of his milk COM
ing from such a herd. Men have
brought in hogs. hungry. ravenous.
tired and feverish, put them into a
yard or sla~ughterhouse where decay
ed and waste refuse matter from the
slaughterhouse has been thrown, and
allow these animals to gorge them
selves until they are thoroughly
physiced, then slaughter the same and
serve to the public. To aid in PALM
ing off most of this class Of products,
they make use Of chemical preserva.
tives.
Two Glasses to Contend With.
There are two classes Of men who
are interested in having the public
use chemical preservatives, namely,
the man who manufactures preserva-
0n6 on Go o~O{r,,~ IN ~@~~~o 49,
sale of his product. apparently caring
very little with regard to the health or
well-being Of those using the article;
and second, the man who is willing to
cheap, inferior, decayed and
putrid material in the preparation of
articles of food, or who. In his meth
cd, is too insanitary to keep his place
of business in proper shape and re-
sorts to chemicals to overcome condi-
which should never have been
tolerated. Until every food law. state
and national, has written into the
itself prohibiting by name
every chemical ~preservative that Is
known to be harmfui and providing
for the prohibition of others which
may arise in the future through the
provision for harmful and d~eleterious
we shall continue to have
just such conditions as have prevailed
so largely in national food matters for
the past two years.
The statute of North Dakota pro-
hibits the use of formaldehyde. BEN
acid, hydrofluoric acid,
beta napthol or n salt or
compound derived from
these products Or other deleterious in
gradients. 1t is because Of this and
other clauses Of the North Da-
kota food law hat certain manufac-
turers have so strongly opposed the
North Dakota statute. Had the ma
tional law had written into it n pro-
vision prohibiting the use of benzoate
Of soda we should not have had the
ed for the past four years. Had
been prohibited by name we
not see the absurd condition
which now exists; the same is true
regard to boric acid, sulfites and
like products. Why should one want
to use saccharin as an article Of food?
it any food value or is it q drug
pure and simple? Can it be honestly
used in n article Of food as furnish
ing nutriment? There is not a single
instance that can be pointed out, eth
er in food or beverage, where
has been used. that its use
has not been based upon fraud and
to deceive and mislead the
consumer into believing that he was
a nourishing article Of food,
when, as a matter Of fact, the product
more harmful than pulverized
chips for the reason that 1t vas pos
sessed Of no nutritive value but was
possessed of properties which made 1t
harmful to the human system.
Takes Place Of Sugar.
One mound of ocrh arfn yvf11 fol
the place of about five hundred
pounds of sugar. When eating food
we judge Of its value by the flavor.
odor, and Its Immediate effect.
is used to deceive in this
respect: it takes the place Of sugar
Is a legitimate article Of food.
The claim is made that a certain
quantity Of the same may be used
each day without injury to the hui
man system. Personally. I do not be-
lieve it. It is not in accord with COM
mon II strychnine is a poison.
Its %oisonous effects are manifest from
the first minutest particle to the toxic