178 Condensed Milk Standards and Laws 



On the other hand, skim condensed milk is not a satisfactory 

 food for the growing young. It lacks the indispensible fat- 

 soluble accessory and unless supplemented by egg yolk, cod 

 liver oil, or butter, its consumption by the young in the place of 

 whole milk, or in the place of condensed milk made from whole 

 milk, will prove disastrous to the growth and well-being of those 

 who are restricted to such a diet. 



Nor does imitation condensed milk, such as the "Hebe" 

 product, in which the butterfat has been replaced by a vegetable 

 fat, supplement the lacking fat-soluble accessory substance. The 

 public should clearly understand that in milk or condensed milk, 

 there is no substitute for butterfat and when the butterfat is 

 lemoved the product no longer can take the place of milk. See 

 also "Addition of Artificial Fats," page 230. 



ChapiEr XXI. 

 CONDENSED MILK STANDARDS AND LAWS 



The Federal Food and Drugs Act, passed June, 1906, and 

 which went in force January 1, 1907, has raised the standard of 

 excellence of condensed milk to no small degree. It has served 

 as a purifier of the entire industry putting a premium on the 

 product of the honest manufacturer and insuring the public 

 against condensed milk of inferior food value. 



Prior to the enforcement of this act, three states only had 

 definite standards and laws regulating the composition of con- 

 densed milk. In the absence of a federal law, car loads of con- 

 densed skim milk were unloaded and sold as condensed milk in 

 states and cities which had no laws' or ordinances prohibiting 

 the sale of condensed skim milk, labeled condensed milk. The 

 Federal Food and Drugs Act, executed through the offices of 

 the Interstate Commerce Department, put a stop to this fraud, 

 protecting the public from these inferior goods, eliminating the 

 manufacture, traffic and competition of an unlawful product, 

 enhancing the business of legitimate manufacture and raising 

 the standard and integrity of the industry. 



Federal Standards.^ — The Federal Standards for sweetened 



1 United States Department of Agriculture, Circular No. 19; also Indiana 

 Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 143. 



