New The food laws of 1897 pro hibit adulterations which are injurious to health or which are fraudulent in effect, and all sales of damaged goods unless purchaser is notified to this effect. Goods delivered to a purchaser must be those asked for, without substitution or adulteration.
New The Pure Food Law of 1909 is administered by the State commissioner of agriculture. Bread, dairy products, adulterated vinegar, feed for animals, diseased animals, apples, pears, peaches quinces are the subjects of special enactment; but the laws relating to adulteration or misbranding of food and food products rest upon two brief sections following the definitions of the Federal statutes in regard to confectionery in particular and foods in general. The rules of the State De partment of Health practically cover the whole subject of the preparation and sale of foods. Examinations of milk are made monthly and of other foods semi-annually. Adulteration of maple sugar, maple syrup and honey is ex pressly forbidden. The Sanitary Code of the City of New York is, in effect, a pure food law with special regulations. Misrepresenta tion of identity, quality, manufacture or weight is penalized as a misdemeanor.
North The Food and Drug Act was approved 25 Feb. 1907, and amended in 1909. It is administered by the State Depart ment of Agriculture. It follows closely the Federal law, and adopts the Federal standards. Special provisions forbid the addition of any habit-forming drug to any liquor except by a druggist upon a physician's prescription. Labels must be truthful, and different labels may not be placed on the same package. Imitation but ter may be served at public tables only when notice of such use is given upon conspicuously placed placards, or printed on the bill of fare. Ice-cream which is in any sense an imitation or contains gelatine, gum or eggs must be so la belled, or announcement made by placarding the room where it is served.
North Dakota.— The Pure Food Law was approved 8 March 1907 and is administered by the State Agricultural Experiment Station under rigid sanitary laws. It defines the adul terating and misbranding of foods and bever ages, specifying exceptions in the case of can dies and chocolates and baking powders. The State law of 1907 affecting dairy products, en forced by a dairy commissioner, is an import ant feature. The State itself does not furnish its food laws in pamphlet form; they are found in chapters 195 to 198, Laws of 1907, and chap ters 188 and 189, Laws of 1909. Federal stand ards are adopted where the State has not made specific regulations. Foods of quality or strength below the standards are declared mis branded. Any deceit, direct or indirect, in any
sale of foods is a misdemeanor. Stale, tainted or spoiled food may not be sold or even stored, and the sale of =drawn poultry is forbidden. No chemical preservative, alum, copper or iron salts, bleaching agents, or fillers may be used in any foods. An exception is made as to ben zoate of soda in the case of perishable foods in bulk, where it is necessary to their preserva tion, and not otherwise; and must not exceed one-twentieth of 1 per cent. The use of •liquid smoke* in preserving meats or fish is forbidden and coal-tar dyes may not be placed in foods. Coated rice and bleached flour may not be sold in the State.
Ohio.— A general food and drugs law is included in the General Code of Ohio, 1910. It is administered by the State dairy and food commissioner; and printed in a book of the laws (1910), and a bulletin of patent and pro prietary medicines. Vinegar, wines and liquors, dairy products, veal, candy, feed, maple sugar gild syrup, flavoring extracts, canned products and linseed oil have special provisions, in ad dition to the general laws. Commissioner Dun lap stated in his report of 1908, *Publicity is a great help in the enforcement of the food and drug laws. A small fine is easily paid and soon forgotten, but a public condemnation of a cer tain brand of foods not only affects present dividends, but is very likely to affect those of the future and, in some cases, drives the dis honest manufacturer entirely out of business.* Oklahoma.— The Food and Drug Law was approved 20 March 1909 and is administered by the State commissioner of health. It is largely a copy of the Federal law. Extended sanitary regulations cover the inspection of premises where food is made, stored or sold and there are special provisions relating to bakeries, sidewalk and floor displays and slaughter-houses. Federal food standards are adopted and bread, confectionery, dairy prod ucts, flavoring extracts, flour, lard, preserva tives, spices and condiments are specially pro vided for. The selling and buying of damaged foods is forbidden. The seller of spoiled eggs is personally responsible. Acid drinks may not be kept in or sold from a metallic container which is not enamelled. Artificial coloring matters which are ((regarded as harmless* may be used, but consumers are warned that they have not been proved harmless except in very small quantities. The use of imitation or com pound foods, or ingredients of foods, in hotels and other public houses must be announced to guests by placards or conspicuously on the bill of fare.