APPENDIX C. 



ABSTRACTS FROM THE ITALIAN LAW (AUGUST, 1890) RELATING TO THE 

 ADULTERATION OF FOODS. 



[Translated from Revue Internationale de Falsifications, 15 Juin, 1891.] 

 XXI. COFFEE. 



ART. 155. It is forbidden to apply the name "coffee," or to sell under this name 

 any substance, whether in the form of grains or powder, which does not consist ex- 

 clusively of the product of the plant Coffea AraMca. 



ART. 156. Under the following conditions, it is forbidden to sell genuine coffee 

 beans : 



(a) When colored by means of objectionable or injurious substances; 



(6) When roasted and ground with spent coffee ("coffee grounds") or with foreign 

 substances. 



ART. 157. Coffee substitutes and mixtures must not contain any harmful sub- 

 stance, and can only be sold under a name indicating the nature and name of the 

 substances entering into the preparation, and must never be sold under the name of 

 genuine coffee. These brands or marks must be entered on the books of the dealer 

 and upon the invoices, bills of lading, etc. 



XXII. TEA. 



ART. 158. The sale is forbidden of tea (leaves of Thea Chinensis) artificially colored 

 or sophisticated by means of the addition of foreign leaves or mineral matters ; also 

 the sale of exhausted or damaged tea leaves ; and further, the sale is forbidden under 

 the name "tea" of leaves coming from any other plant. 



XXIII. CHOCOLATE. 



It is forbidden to sell chocolate (powder or the preparations of Theobroma cacoa 

 and sugar) sophisticated with lime,, ocher, or other substances, mineral or vegetable, 

 which are indigestible or harmful. 



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