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sale of wheat flour which contains a mixture of the flour of any other 

 substances, such as rye or barley, is forbidden. The addition of min- 

 eral substances, such as calcium carbonate and gypsum, is forbidden. 



COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, AND CHOCOLATE. 



The adulteration of coffee with any foreign substances, or of coffee 

 from which any ingredient has been extracted, is prohibited. The mix^ 

 ture with coffee of artificial coffee beans or the sale of artificially 

 colored coffee, or of coffee treated with any oil, roasted after the addi- 

 tion of sugar, or which has spoiled or deteriorated in any way, is 

 prohibited. The sale of coffee substitutes may be permitted under 

 some appropriate designation, such as "chicory," "barley coffee," 

 and "fig coffee." These substitutes, however, must be free from 

 injurious substances, and must not contain more than 5 per cent of 

 ash or more than 14 per cent of moisture. 



The term "cocoa" must be applied exclusively to the product of the 

 cocoa bean. Cocoa powder, from which a portion of the fat has been 

 removed, may be sold in packages which are so designated as to inform 

 the purchaser of their nature, provided that they shall contain at 

 least 22 per cent of cocoa butter. The term " soluble cocoa" may be 

 applied to the same product when alkalized, provided that it contain 

 not more than 2 per cent of potassium or sodium carbonate. The 

 addition of artificial coloring matter, of foreign starch or fat, or for- 

 eign substances of any description, and the sale of cocoa so adulterated 

 are prohibited. The sale of cocoa butter containing an excessive 

 amount of cocoa shells is forbidden. 



The term " chocolate" is applied to the product of the cocoa bean 

 which has been mixed with sugar, with or without the addition of such 

 flavoring materials as vanilla, cinnamon, etc. The sale of tea which 

 contains the leaf of any other plant, which contains any foreign sub 

 stance, or whose nature has been changed by extraction, is forbidden. 



SUGAR, HONEY, CONFECTIONS, ETC. 



It is forbidden to sell confections in receptacles of poisonous metals, 

 or in receptacles which are tinned or coated with an alloy containing 

 more than 1 per cent of lead, or which have in their composition any 

 metal or glaze which is attacked by the confection or the sirup con- 

 taining it. 



Honey is defined as being the natural product of the bee, and con- 

 taining from 78 to 92 per cent of invert sugar; from 1 to 3 per cent 

 of cane sugar; from 1 to 2 per cent of proteids; from 0.12 to 0.44 per 

 cent of ash; from 10 to 16.5 per cent of water. 



Glucose which is intended for use in manufacturing confections 

 must be commercially pure, and must contain from 88 to 95 per cent of 



