The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-10
FOOD
LAW IS OK.
DR. LLOYD.
Noted Food Chemist
Addresses Retail
GrOcers Il
DIR LLOYD.


tail Grocers association are evident
Iy strong for the pure food move
ment was evidenced by the fine re-
csption they rendered DR.. George
Lloyd. noted chemist and expert In
the production of pure fiayoring ex-
tracts and coioring substances. at
their regular meeting Monday even
ing.
DR.. Lloyd, as guest OF George
Faulman, president Of the grocery
mems association was introduced In
a neat little speech, and at the con-
clusion OF the doctors talk a rising
vote OF thanks was extended him for
the pleasure and instructiyeness OF
his discourse.
As whole. the pure-food act OF
1906 is a most commendable one. so
cording TO DR.. Lloyd. but he pointed
out that its provisions tabooed a
number of substitutes for "the real
thing" that we're In reality more
healthful and far purer than the
original substances.
To understand the doctors posi-
ton fully. 1t Will be necessary 70 re-
fer briefly to a feature OF his life
work-what might correctly be term
ed his hobby.
After careful research and in
vestigation into the production OF
that most popular fiavoring extract.
vanilla. Dr. Lloyd was convinced
that it's use was one OF the most
harmful things confronting the
American housewives In the daily
routine OF preparing food for the
family, and In keeping with his keen
desire TO see only pure and whole.
some articles OF diet served in the
home. began. through his mastery Of
chemistry, to ind a substitute for
vanilla.
There could be little doubt left in
the mind of anyone who heard the
doctors talk. illustrated with photo
graphs. charts, drawings and official
statistics, but that vanilla was an
actual menace to the health OF its
users. and II the ladies who are not
already using "vanhelier," the arti.
Gle created by DR.. Lloyd to displace
vanilla. could rave heard his talk
It's a pretty safe wager that they
would quickly discard the old favor.
lite and substitute the one demon
strated TO be absolutely free from
any of the communicating impurities
that cling to vanilla from the time IT
leaves the hands OF the filthy, I'M
clean, diseased hands OF the poems OF
Mexico In the form OF vanilla beans
till II goes into the otherwise de-
Ncious cake or other delicacy in the
housewives kitchen.
The doctors entire story would
make most interesting reading. but
in the interest OF space economy the
following extracts only cen be given
here:
DR.. George Lloyd said: II am
proud OF this opportunity to place
my views on the subject OF the
most largely used food fiavoring be-
fore this representative body OF food
purveyors. My campaign on the
subject OF vanilla extract is an earn
est plea for the sanitary side Of the
National and State Pure Food laws.
Both the state laws OF Michigan
and the Food and Drug Act of 1906
have accomplished wonderful re-
suits in the Improvement of the
quality for food supplies. In the old
days before the passage OF the Food
and Drug Acts. you gentlemen
through absolutely no fault OF your
own. but entirely depending upon
the manufacturer. we're selling an
article Of from 25 to 80 per cent OF
black pepper diluted down to one
hundred ponds with buckwheat
hulls, ground olive stones OF othe-
valueless adulteration. This stat
Of Affairs applied to many article