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BEER. 



Beer must be made exclusively from the malt of barley or other 

 cereals, with the addition of hops, yeast, and water. The sale of beer 

 which has become spoiled or deteriorated from any cause is prohibited. 

 The sale of liqueurs and distilled liquors containing hydrocyanic acid, 

 mineral acids, toxic metals, injurious colors, methyl alcohol, picric 

 acid, gamboge, or medicinal drugs is prohibited. 



VINEGAR. 



The term ''vinegar" is applied exclusively to the fermented product 

 of wine. It must not contain less than 4 per cent of acetic acid, and 

 there must be no addition of coloring matter or other substances. 

 Vinegar obtained by the acetic fermentation of beer, cider, or alcohol 

 may be sold if properly designated "beer vinegar," etc. The sale of 

 vinegar which has become spoiled or deteriorated on account of age 

 is prohibited. No free acids, such as sulphuric, hydrochloric, nitric, 

 oxalic, and tartaric, and no bisulphite must be present. 



COFFEE, TEA, AND CHOCOLATE. 



The sale of coffee substitutes and adulterated coffee, or coffee col- 

 ored by injurious substances, is prohibited. Tea must contain no 

 addition of any foreign substance whatever. Chocolate must receive 

 no addition of chalk, ocher, or other mineral matter, or indigestible 

 or injurious vegetable substances. 



MEAT AND FISH. 



The Italian law requires that prepared meats shall be inclosed in a 

 wrapper on which the kind of animal from which the meat was pre- 

 pared is plainly stated. It is also required that all meats, blood, etc. , 

 used in the preparation of sausage and other meat products must be 

 in a good state of preservation. The mixture with lard of fat from 

 any other source than swine is prohibited. 



The addition of coloring matter to fish, mollusks, and Crustacea in 

 order to give stale articles a fresh appearance is prohibited. 



MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS OF MILAN. 



The municipal regulations of Milan prohibit the addition of coloring 

 matter of an}^ kind to foods and beverages which normally are colored. 

 In confections and other foods artificially colored, the coloring matters 

 condemned by the German law are prohibited, and all others except 

 certain specified colors. The addition of salicylic acid to beer is also 

 prohibited. 



