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be used in foods in ordinary quantities "if the fact that such 

 foods have been so prepared is plainly stated on the label of 

 each package." Until further notice, goods delivered directly to 

 the consumer in Maine in his own receptacle which contain 

 sulphur dioxide hut are otherwise strictly pure, need not be 

 labeled to show that fact. For example, — Molasses which car- 

 ries sulphur dioxide but is otherwise pure, may be sold directly 

 to the consumer without a label. If the goods are put up in a 

 package belonging to the seller, even though he delivers directly 

 to the consumer, it must be labeled to show that the goods con- • 

 tain sulphur dioxide, if such be the fact. 



Standards For Bi;verages. 



At the request of the Governor of the State of Maine Stand- 

 ards have been fixed for alcoholic beverages. These are pub- 

 lished in detail in Official Inspections 7, a copy of which will 

 be sent on request to any address in Maine. 



Official Inspections 7 also contains the regulations concerning 

 the sale of soda waters, either bottled or from fountains, and 

 soda water sirups for 1909. 



let Cre;am and Icu Cream Substitutes. 



According to the Standards fixed by the U. S. Secretary of 

 Agriculture and adopted by the Director of the Maine Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station (Bulletin 135, Maine Station) : 



Ice Cream is made from cream and sugar with or without 

 a natural flavoring and contains not less than 14 per cent of milk 

 fat. 



Pruit ice cream is made from cream, sugar and fruit and 

 contains not less than 12 per cent of milk fat. 



Nut ice cream is made from cream, sugar and nuts and con- 

 tains not less than 12 per cent of milk fat. 



Until further notice a limited amount of gelatine, starch, eggs 

 or other healthful food constituents may be added to ice cream 

 without statement of fact, and such goods may be called Ice 

 Cream provided the required per cent of milk fat is maintained. 

 If imitation flavoring materials are used, the label must state 

 that fact, as in the case of imitation extracts. 



Frozen products which contain less milk fat than the stand- 

 ards require, cannot be lawfully sold as ice cream and the word 



