The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-07-25
MUST OEKATURE ALL
DANGEROUS FOODS
ENTERING THE U. S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ISSUES THE ORDER FROM
WASHINGTON CITY.
APPLIES TO IMPORTED PRODUCTS
Must Bear Label Showing Not only
Nature of Goods But the Purposes
for Which 1t Is To Be used.-Text
of Order.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-With
the approvay Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, the Department OF Agri-
culture has issued an order to the
food and drugs inspectors in the
several ports to require all importers
to denature dangerous food sub
stances imported, not for food, but
for use in the arts This order parti-
cularly touches gelatine or glue
which contains excessive amounts
of arsenic, copper or zinc, nutmegs
in a state of decomposition, and
other food substances containing
dangerous compositions or in a
state unfit TO-. food, which are i'm
ported for use in manufactures.
Heretofore the shipments have been
allowed to enter, provided they bear
the label, For Technical Purposes"
The new order requires them to
state on the label the dangerous in
gradients, and to add the legend,
mot for food or drug purposes"
/ The order applys only to imported
products, az the law does not pro-
vide for the denaturing of domestic
food substances unfit for food which
i the shipper declares to be designed
for use in the arts.
The following Is the text OF the
order which will be sent out from
the branch laboratories to the i'm.
porters:
Regulation "a, for the enforce
|ment of the food and drugs act, pro-
vides as follows:
"'Unless otherwise declared on
the invoice, all substances ordinarily
fused as food products will be treated
las such. Shipment Of substances
Ordinarily usod as food products In
tended for technical purposes shcult
be accompanied by declaration
stating that fact. Such products
should be denatured before entry
but denatur;ng may be allowed un
der customs supervision with thu
consent of the Secretary OF tn
Treasury, or the Secretary of thu
Treasury may release such product
without denaturing under such con
ditions as many preclude the posi-
bility of their use as food products
There have been many shipment
of substances ordinarily used TO
food purposes offered for entry q
for instance, gelatine or glue cor
tanning excessive amounts OF al
senic, copper or zinc, or nutmegs Il
a state Of decomposition, which, ur
. Hess denatured, might be used in tn
production Of food products. Som
of these shipments have borne tn
legend, For Technical Purposes
q which, in the opinion Of this depar
!, Iment, odes not necessarily preclud
= 1.-THE possibility of their use in foo
products. 1t has been evident tina
!, lsome manufacturers have urdel
stood technical purposes to includ
j, 1.-THE manufacturing of foods. Ii
!, other instances it has been foun
that the importers have caused tn
above phrase to be placed on tn
packages in order to obtain entr.
land then have used the product S
lentered for the manufacture {
"a foods.
al Accordingly, entry will be refuse
8 to all articles of commerce whic
II are or may be rendered suitable *
food or drug purposes and which al
lin violation of the act unless the
are denatured before entry; or the
may be entered without denaturin
according to regulation "a, undt
!, such conditions as the Secretary {
] Treasury shall provide, which wi
preclude the possibility of their us
for food purposes. Such shipmen
should be plainly labeled to sho
that they are not for use in the pr
lparation of food or drug product
and the label should show where
:. they are not in accordance with Il
act. Labels of the nature of Il
- following should be used 'Gelatil
;. containing arsenic; not for food
drug purposes, 'Wormy nutmeg
: not for food or drug use.'"
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