54(.i ANNUM. REPORT OK 'PUK Off. Doc. 



1). — Aitilicial preparatioiiw or imitations shall iiol be labeled "ox- 

 li-acts/' as "artificial vanilla extract.'' etc. 



10. — Where such words as "compound," "mixture," "artificially 

 colored," etc., are required upon a label, they shall be in con- 

 spicuous places and be printed in bold, clean-faced type in letters 

 as large and conspicuous as any upon the package, and the same des- 

 ignation, both as to substance, size and conspicuousness, shall be 

 printed upon the carton. 



11. — The use, in food, of a moderate quantity of coloring matter 

 that is not poisonous or injurious to heaUh, is not pi'ohibited, pro- 

 vided the goods are otherwise pure and of standard quality; except in 

 the case of oleomargarine, milk, cream and distilled vinegar, in which 

 the use of certain colors is in'ohibited by statute; but if used in 

 foods below the established standard of strength and quality, the 

 words "artificially colored" and "compound" or "mixture" must be 

 printed upon the label. 



12. — Articles of food that can be prepared by the use of improved 

 processes, eo as to preserve them from decay or change, shall have no 

 preservative added, other than salt, syrup, sugar, saltpetre, spice, 

 vinegar or wood smoke. 



13. — When an "extract" is below standard, and yet contains a suffi- 

 cient quantity of the substance after which it is named to entitle 

 it to be labeled as a "compound" or "mixture," the percentage of its 

 distinguishing ingredient or ingredients should be stated on its label. 



14. — Dry mustard must be pure. A preparation of mustard, vin- 

 egar and spices may be sold if labeled "prepared mustard." Mustard 

 may also be sold when mixed with vinegar, spices and sufficient 

 starch to secure a mild flavor, if labeled "prepared mustard, com- 

 pound." 



15. — Mixtures of a spice with one or more of its valuable by-prod- 

 ucts, as pepper with pepper hulls, or pure cloves with cloves from 

 which part of the essential oil has been removed, must be labeled 

 "compound" or "mixture." Spice by-products, themselves possessed 

 of spice value, must be sold under their own, distinctive names. Spice 

 prei)arations with which any foreign material has been mixed shall 

 not be sold as "compounds" or "mixtures." 



16. — Coffee mixed with chicory, wheat, rye, peas, etc., cannot be 

 sold as "coffee compound." — Decision of Attorney- General, Jan- 

 uary 29, 1896. Packages containing such articles may be sold if 

 they have the name of the adulterant plainly printed on the label. 



17. — Candy and confections must be free from inert mineral mat- 

 ter, and not colored with substances poisonous or injurious to health. 



18. — The distinctive character of a Baking Powder should be stated 

 on the label, as Cream of Tartar, Alum, Acid Phosphate, etc. 



