98 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I9IO. 



Sirups or soda waters flavored with imitation flavors must be so 

 labeled. 



Sirups flavored with imitation flavors cannot be lawfully drawn from 

 soda water fountains unless the fact is conspicuausly stated upon labels 

 attached to the fountain. 



If coloring matter is used, that fact must be stated. Food Inspection 

 Decision 76 names the colors which may be lawfully used. 



The words "imitation and colored" when used must be the same size 

 and plainness of type as the name of the flavor, except that, for the 

 present, in the case of bottled soda water where the label is upon the 

 crown cap. the words "imitation flavor and color" may be in smaller 

 letters than the flavor but they must be sufficiently large and plain as 

 to be readily noted. 



Benzoate of soda may be used in fruit sirups if the fact of its pres- 

 ence and amount is stated on the label. No other preservatives or 

 chemicals (except as stated on page i, F. I. D. 76) can be lawfully used 

 under any circumstances. 



Sirups containing benzoate of soda may be used m soda fountains pro- 

 vided a conspicuous sign is shown stating that fact, including its amount. 



Sirups containing benzoate of soda may be used in bottled sodas, pro- 

 vided the fact and amount is stated on the label. 



Trade marked or proprietary beverages sold under a descriptive name 

 must be true to name. 



For the present root beer, birch beer and ginger ale may be sold with- 

 out a statement on the label that they are artificially colored and flavored. 



If there is more than one label on imitation goods, the secondary label 

 must correspond in fact with the principal label. Goods carrying "imi- 

 tation flavor and color" on the crown cap, will not permit the use 

 of a side label bearing a name unless it also carries "imitation flavor 

 and color." 



It is unlawful to substitute an imitation or adulterated article of 

 food or drugs without calling attention to the fact of the subsitution 

 even if the goods are properly and correctly labeled. For example, if 

 pineapple soda is asked for, it is unlawful to sell a soda that conta'ns 

 an artificial flavor and color even though it be labeled "Pineapple soda 

 imitation flavor and color," without calling attention to the fact that 

 it is an imitation. 



In Official Inspections i6, page i6i, it was further stated: 

 In accordance with these provisions of the law and the action of 

 the United States Board of Food and Drug Inspection, the use of ben- 

 zoate of soda in vegetable products, alum in limited amount in pickles 

 and saccharine in carbonated beverages is at the present time allowed 

 in Maine provided the presence and amount are cleary and plainly 

 stated on every package of foods containing these chemicals. No other 

 chemicals can under any conditions be lawfully used in foods offered 

 for sale in Maine. This concession should not be taken as evidence that 

 the Food and Drug Official of this State endorses or wishes to encourage 

 the use of chemicals in foods. 



