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MAINE 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 



ORONO, MAINE. 



(2^fficial inspections. 



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Both the spirit and the letter of the Maine Inspection laws 

 demand freedom from adulteration and truthful labeling. 



Lest You Forget. 



After three years investigation of the retail food trade in 

 Maine it seemed necessary, in order to protect the consumer, 

 that the label provisions of the law be enforced so that they 

 shall be observed by the retailer who handles bulk goods as 

 well as by the manufacturer. In consequence a ruling was 

 issued and the trade notified that beginning with April i, 1909, 

 the labeling requirements of the food and drug law would be 

 enforced on goods put up by the retailer and delivered by him 

 to his customers. This applies to every article of food and 

 drug ordinarily sold. It is not enough that the box in which 

 the retailer keeps an article in stock be properly branded, but 

 the package he gives to his customer must be similarly branded. 

 It is to be noted, however, that goods that are exactly what 

 their names imply and that are exactly what they seem to be, 

 do not need to be labeled. All goods that ore not strictly true 

 to name require labeling. 



