Arkansas.— The Arkansas Food and Drugs Acts, 28 May 1907, and amended 31 May 1909, are administered by the State commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, with the aid of the State Board of Health whose duty it is to examine specimens of foods or drugs which may be offered for sale in violation of the act. This board reports its findings to the commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, who prosecutes offenders. The Arkansas law follows closely the Federal law but is more rigid. It forbids particularly the addition of burnt sugar or any other coloring matter or saccharine to vinegar or cider. To be exempt from prosecution for the sale of adulterated articles an Arkansas dealer must cite guaranty by wholesaler in the State. Foods prepared under •coined names" are not thus exempted from conforming to the law, and the ingredients must be designated.
California.— The California law was ap proved 11 March 1907, and amended 22 Feb. 1909, 13 March 1909 and 26 April 1911. It is administered by the State Board of Health. It follows the Federal law but is more stringent. Truthful labelling does not render an adulter ated article exempt from penalty. Guarantees to be accepted must be under the State law and by a resident of the State. The laws of this State are strong in their application to dairy products and wines especially. It is unlawful for any person "to produce, manufacture or I prepare for sale, or to sell, or offer for sale, or have on hand for sale, any milk or product of milk to which has been added, or that may con tain, any compound of boron, salicylic acid, formaldehyde, or other chemical or substance for the purpose of preventing or delaying fer mentation." Likewise, it is unlawful to pro duce, etc., any milk, cream or condensed milk to which any coloring matter has been added by any person, or to which any gelatin or other substance has been added to increase its con sistency, or make it appear richer; but it is not unlawful *to* use harmless coloring matter and common salt in butter and cheese. The win dows and doors of all places where foods are made must be screened, and rigid cleanliness is prescribed. Pure wine in California is defined as in the laws of the United States relating to the fortification of pure sweet wines. A uni form wine nomenclature is in force, consisting of the use of the prefix "Cal" or "Cala" to the name of any kind, type or abbreviation of name of wine; as, for example, "Calclaret," "Cal burgundy," "Calariesling," etc., in stamping or labelling.
Colorado.—The Pure Food Law of Colorado was approved 7 March 1907. Federal food standards arc adopted "as far as they conform to the Colorado laws." All chemical preserva
tives are forbidden excepting only benzoate of soda in quantity not to exceed one-tenth of 1 per cent. Wines, beers, and spirituous liquors con taining any ingredient not normal to such liquor are adjudged "spurious and adulterated" and may not be sold in the State. Almost any other adulterations of foods are permitted if they are not unwholesome, and the details of the adulteration are truthfully stated on the labels. Colorado has a strong enactment pro hibiting the sale of tainted or diseased meat. It prohihits preservatives and artificial coloring matter in sausage, except such as may be al lowed by the United States Department of Agriculture; and it provides for inspection of canning and similar establishments, excepting those where the United States Department of Agriculture maintains regular inspection. Any adulterated or misbranded article is declared a nuisance, to be abated in usual court pro ceedings.
Conneeticut.—This State has given especial attention to dairy laws. Its Pure Food Law was approved 31 July 1907 and amended 26 July 1909. It is administered by the State dairy and food commissioner with the co-operation of the director of the Agricultural Experiment Sta tion. The law in general follows the Federal law and in addition provides minute instruc tions for labelling and branding foods and drugs of all kinds. Specific regulations prohibit sac charine, boric acid and borates, salicylic acid and salicylates and formaldehyde. Bleached flour may not be made or sold in the State; and sugar may not be added to canned vege tables. Rice may be coated and copper salts used to green vegetables and pickles if the labels so state. Underground bakeries are dis approved and to be eliminated. A scale of al lowances of legal shortages in weights and measures ranges from one-half ounce in the pint to one-eighth ounce in the pound, from the statement on the label.
Delaware.— The Delaware Pure Food Law was approved.9 April 1907. It follows the Fed eral law closely with the following exemptions: "(1) Where the order calls for an article of food or drug inferior to such standard and such difference is made known at the time; (2) where the article of food or drug is mixed with any matter or ingredient not injurious to health and not intended fraudulently to increase its bulk, weight or measure, or conceal its in ferior quality, if at the time such article is de livered to the purchaser, it is made known to .him that such article of food or drug is so mixed." The standard measure of milk and cream is specified as 57.75 cubic inches to the quart.