PURE-FOOD LAWS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES AFFECTING 

 AMERICAN EXPORTS. 



GENERAL SUMMARY. 



With the exceptions noted below, almost any food product which is 

 in a good state of preservation and is labeled plainly and distinctly, 

 and in such a manner as to give a true idea of its character, may be 

 sold in any country. 



MEAT PRODUCTS. 



The new German law prohibits .the importation of canned meat, 

 sausage, and macerated meat of all descriptions. Fresh meat may be 

 imported under restrictions. The addition to meat of preservatives 

 and coloring matter is usually prohibited. 



DAIEY PRODUCTS. 



The requirements of various countries regarding dairy products are 

 very similar to those affecting meat. Butter and cheese substitutes 

 are required to be branded according to carefully prescribed directions, 

 and the amount of butter fat which these substitutes may contain is 

 limited. Belgium requires that oleomargarine shall be sold uncol- 

 ored, while in Holland and Denmark a maximum depth of color is 

 prescribed. 



WINE AND BEER. 



Only the fermented juice of the fresh grape, subjected to the usual 

 cellar manipulation, whose limits are carefully defined in the various 

 countries, may be sold as wine. If any other saccharine matter or any 

 foreign material be employed, the product must be so designated as to 

 indicate the fact. Prohibition of the use of chemical preservatives 

 and aniline dyes is almost universal, while the employment of all for- 

 eign coloring matter is often prohibited. 



The use of chemical preservatives and foreign coloring matter with 

 beer is usually prohibited. 



CEREAL PRODUCTS. 



Almost all countries require that cereal products shall be prepared 

 from grain that is free from dirt and fungi, mineral matter, and other 

 impurities. The mixture of the ground product of various cereals, 

 or of cereal flour with pea flour, etc., is permitted only when properly 

 labeled. 



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