Food Adulteration and Its Detection: With photomicrographic plates and a bibliographical appendixBattershall, Jesse P. (Jesse Park)
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Food Adulteration and Its Detection: With photomicrographic plates and a bibliographical appendix
Battershall, Jesse P. (Jesse Park)
Food adulteration and inspection; Food adulteration and inspection -- United States
14. Whoever, by himself or his agents, sells, exposes for sale, or
has in his possession with intent to sell, any article, substance, or
compound, made in imitation or semblance of cheese, or as a substitute
for cheese, and not made exclusively and wholly of milk or cream, or
containing any fats, oils or grease not produced from milk or cream,
shall have the words “imitation cheese” stamped, labelled, or marked
in printed letters of plain Roman type not less than one inch in
length, so that said words cannot be easily defaced, upon the side
of every cheese cloth or band around the same, and upon the top and
side of every tub, firkin, box, or package containing any of said
article, substance or compound. And in case of retail sales of any of
said article, substance or compound not in the original packages, the
seller shall, by himself or his agents, attach to each package so sold
at retail, and shall deliver therewith to the purchaser a label or
wrapper bearing in a conspicuous place upon the outside of the package
the words “imitation cheese,” in printed letters of plain Roman type
not less than one half inch in length.
[Sidenote: Penalty for fraudulent sales. Public Statutes, chap. 56, §
19.]
15. Whoever sells, exposes for sale, or has in his possession with
intent to sell, any article, substance, or compound made in imitation
or semblance of butter, or as a substitute for butter, except as
provided in section one; whoever sells, exposes for sale, or has
in his possession with intent to sell, any article, substance, or
compound made in imitation or semblance of cheese, or as a substitute
for cheese, except as provided in section two, and whoever shall
deface, erase, cancel, or remove any mark, stamp, brand, label, or
wrapper provided for by this Act, or change the contents of any box,
tub, article, and package marked, stamped, or labelled as aforesaid,
with intent to deceive as to the contents of said box, tub, article,
or package, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a fine of one
hundred dollars, and for a second and each subsequent offence a fine
of two hundred dollars, to be recovered with costs in any court of
this commonwealth of competent jurisdiction; and any fine paid shall
go to the city or town where the offence was committed.
[Sidenote: Complaints for violations to be instituted by inspectors of
milk. 1884, 310, § 2.]
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