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
Section 1494, chapter 61, Revised Statutes.
This Act provides that no cream shall be taken from the manufactory
where it is being worked up, also that the persons manufacturing
cheese at factories shall keep certain records.
Chapter 361, R. S.
“An Act to prevent the manufacture and sale of oleaginous substances
or compounds of the same in imitation of the pure dairy products, and
to repeal sections 1 and 3 of chapter 49 of the laws of 1881.”
This law prohibits the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine and
kindred products.
Penalty, not to exceed one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not to
exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Published, April 13, 1885.
TERRITORIES.
_Arizona._
“An Act to regulate the sale and manufacture of oleomargarine or other
substitutes for butter in the Territory of Arizona.”
This law requires that oleomargarine and kindred substances sold
in the territory shall be appropriately branded with the word
“oleomargarine.” And that the seller shall deliver to the purchaser
a printed label on which is the word “oleomargarine.” Also that
dealers shall keep posted up in their places of business this sign,
“Oleomargarine sold here.”
Penalty for the first offence not less than five dollars, for the
second offence not less than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for
sixty days, and for each succeeding offence five hundred dollars and
imprisonment for ninety days.
Approved, March 8, 1883.
_Dakota._
“An Act to secure the public health and safety against unwholesome
provisions.”
This law requires that all oleaginous substances shall be branded with
their true and proper names. Costs of analyses, not exceeding twenty
dollars, shall or may be included in the costs of prosecutions.
Penalty, first offence, one hundred dollars, and every subsequent
offence, two hundred dollars.
Passed at the session of 1883.
The following States and Territories have no law on the subject:--
STATES.--Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas.
TERRITORIES.--Alaska, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming.
The complete text of the United States Oleomargarine Tax Law is as
follows:--
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America, in Congress assembled. That for the
purposes of this Act the word “butter” shall be understood to mean the
food product usually known as butter, and which is made exclusively
from milk or cream, or both, with or without common salt, and with or
without additional colouring matter.
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