Missouri.— The Missouri Pure Food Law was approved 13 March 1907. The definitions of adulteration and misbranding, and provisions relating to exemption under guaranty, inspec tion, prosecution, etc., are the features of this law, as in nearly all the States. The United States standards of purity have been adopted. There is a special act relating to the inspection of apiaries to detect diseases among honey bees. There is also a Bureau of Dairying. The De partment of Food and Drug Inspection has issued a handbook of the laws, which are both general and special, with rules and regulations, standards for foods and liquors, notes and com ments. Bleached flour and coated rice may be sold if labelled accordingly. Borax and sul phite may not be added to sausage or other meats. Spirituous, vinous and malt liquors may not be adulterated except by druggists in making medicinal preparations. Substitutions of ingredients in package foods are permitted if they are not injurious, of equal food value, and the label so states, but saccharine may not be substituted for sugar.
Montana.— The Food and Drugs Act was approved 8 March 1911. It is administered by the State Board of Health, under extended and• explicit regulations. The Montana law is modeled on the Federal law, but elaborates some of the protective provisions. No adul terated foods of any kind may be placed on the tables of hotels, restaurants or boarding-houses unless placards are conspicuously placed stating that "Harmfully adulterated foods are not served? Nebraska.— The Food and Drug Act went into effect 5 July 1907, and was amended in 1909 and 1911. It is administered by the Food, Dairy and Drug Commission, and executed by the gov ernor as special commissioner. In the main it follows the Federal law, but is more explicit, and has some special provisions. Oleomar garine may not be sold if colored. Butterine may be served at public tables only if notifica tion to that effect is given to guests. Ice-cream is adjudged adulterated if it contains less than 14 per cent of butter fat. Provisions against bleaching of foods are suspended in the case of flour bleached by nitrogen peroxide. Coated rice may be sold if labelled accordingly. A deceptive label renders the goods under it mis branded. A guaranty does not protect the re tail dealer unless given by a resident of the State.
Nevada.— The Food and Drugs Act was approved 13 March 1909, and is administered by the State Agricultural Experiment Station as a board of control. It is modeled on the Federal law, but makes many specifications in addition. Foods are misbranded if the name of the real manufacturer and the location of the factory are not given on the label. Liquors
may not be adulterated with any substance which injuriously affect their "quality, purity or strength? Sausage may contain cereal additions only if so placarded in the shops where sold, or so labelled on each package. Meat products may contain sulphur dioxide to the amount of thirty-five hundredths of 1 per cent, or benzoate of soda to the amount of one tenth of 1 per cent.
New Hampshire.—The Food and Drugs Act of 7 March 1907, amended 6 April 1909, is, with one or two exceptions, like the national act, and there is co-operation of action between the State and Federal authorities. The State Board of Health issued a sanitary bulletin under date of October 1907, containing the pure food and drug laws of the State. It is made up of various separate statutes passed from 1895 to 1907, inclusive, relating to candy, vinegar, dairy products, etc., and also the general act with the rules and regulations for enforcing it. Adulterations to be permissible must be whole some and truthfully labelled. Chemical pre servatives, excepting "common salt and salt petre" are forbidden. An exception is made of benzoate of soda only when the board de cides it necessary to preserve the food for suc cessful marketing. Concerning the form of guaranty, a special notice is given to the public as follows : 'For self-protection, every dealer in New Hampshire should demand of the manu facturer or jobber a guaranty that the foods comply with the New Hampshire laws; and, further, the foods should be so marked, upon their receipt, that he may be able to identify, conclusively, the vendor, else he will be de prived of the protection provided for in the guaranty.' New The New Jersey Food and Drug Act was approved 20 May 1907, and amended in 1908, 1909, 1911 and 1912. It fol lows closely the Federal law, but specifically provides that the oleomargarine law shall not be affected thereby. It is administered by the State Board of Health, which has formulated an exhaustive schedule of rules. The board published a pamphlet of the important acts relating to the sale or distribution of food or drugs. The national rules and regulations and food inspection decisions, in so far as they are applicable to the Food Law of their State (Re vision of 1907) are regarded as indicating the policy of the board with respect to the en forcement of the act. The act contains several distinct prohibitions relating to the manufac ture and sale of various articles. The board enforces an elaborate schedule of food stand ards; vinegar and bread being the subject of special enactments.