APPENDIX C. 
ABSTRACTS FROM THE ITALIAN LAW (AUGUST, 1890) RELATING TO THE 
ADULTERATION OF FOODS. 
[Translated from Revue Internationale de Falsifications, 15 Juin, 1891.] 
XXI.—COFFEE. 
ArT. 155. It is forbidden to apply the name ‘“‘coffee,” or to sell under this name 
any substance, whether in the form of grains or powder, which does not consist ex- 
elusively of the product of the plant Coffea Arabica. 
ArT. 156. Under the following conditions, it is forbidden to sell genuine coffee 
beans: 
(a) When colored by means of objectionable or injurious substances; 
_ (b) When roasted and ground with spent cofiee (‘coffee grounds” ) or with foreign 
substances. 
Art. 157. Coffee substitutes and mixtures must not contain any harmful sub- 
stance, and can only be sold under a name indicating the nature and name of the 
substances entering into the preparation, and must never be sold under the name of 
genuine coffee. These brands or marks must be entered on the books of the dealer 
and upon the invoices, bills of lading, ete. 
XXII.—TEa. 
ArT. 158. The sale is forbidden of tea (leaves of Thea Chinensis) artificially colored 
or sophisticated by means of the addition of foreign leaves or mineral matters; also 
the sale of exhausted or damaged tea leaves; and further, the sale is forbidden under 
the name ‘‘tea” of leaves coming from any other plant. 
XXHI.—CHOCOLATE. 
It is forbidden to sell chocolate (powder or the preparations of Theobroma cacoa 
and sugar) sophisticated with lime, ocher, or other substances, mineral or vegetable, 
which are itidigestible or harmful. 
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