Label on baking powder. Section 4601b. (As amended by ch. 77, 1907.) Any person who snall, by himself, his servant or agent or by the servant or agent of any other person, make or manufacture baking powder or any mixture or compound intended for use as a baking powder, or sell, exchange or deliver, or have in his possession with the intent to sell or exchange, or expose or outer for sale or exchange such baking powder, or any mixture or compound intended for use as a Daking powder, unless each receptacle or package

in which the same is kept for sale or sold, has securely affixed in a conspicuous piace upon the side thereof, and plainly separated from other reading matter, a white or light colored label, upon the outside face of which label shall be printed in the English language with black ink, in type not smaller than eight point, bold-faced, gothic capitals, the name and address of the manufacturer of such baking powder, and the words: This baking powder is composed of the following ingredients and none other," and immediately thereafter upon the same label, in color, style and manner above specified, the name of each ingredient contained in such baking powder, using the name by which each ingredient is commonly known, shall be punished as provided in the next preceding section, provided that for the purposes of this act, alum in any form or shape or any aluminum sait shall be designated by the term alum.

Validity. A statute which provides that no person shall sell any lard or any article intended for use as laid which contains any ingredient but the pure fat of healthy swine, under any label bearing the words "refined," "pure," "family," unless every package in which the article is sold is marked "compound lard," has been sustained as valid by the supreme court of Iowa: State v. Snow, 47 N. W. Rep., 777.

In Minnesota a statute which makes it a misdemeanor to manufacture for sale within that state, or to sell or offer to do so, baking powder containing alum, unless each package thereof is labeled, "This baking powder contains alum," has been sustained: Stoltz v. Thompson, 46 N. W. Rep., 410.

Misbranding of articles of food. Section 4601aa. (Ch. 173, 1907.) Any person, firm or corporation by himself, officer, servant or agent, or as the officer, servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, who shall manufacture or solicit or take orders for delivery, or sell, exchange, deliver or have in possession with the intent to sell, exchange or expose, or offer for sale or exchange any article of food within the meaning of section 4600, statutes of 1898, which is misbranded within the meaning of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor

more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than sixty days. The term misbranded," as used herein, shall apply to articles of food or articles which enter into the composition of food, which, or the package or label of which shall bear any statement, design or device regarding such article or the ingredients or substances contained therein which shall be false or misleading in any particular; or if in package form, and the contents are stated in terms of weight or measure, they are not plainly and correctly stated on the outside of the package; and to any food product which is falsely branded as to the state, territory or country in which it is manufactured or produced. Any article of food shall also be deemed to be misbranded if the contents of the package as originally put up shall have been removed in whole or in part and other contents shall have been placed in such package. The term "label," as used in this section and in section 4601, statutes of 1898, or in any other section of these statutes, relating to the adulteration or misbranding of food, unless otherwise specifically described and provided therein, shall apply to any printed, pictorial or other matter upon or attached to any package of a food product or any container thereof.

It is hereby made the duty of the dairy and food commissiioner of this state, by himself, or assistants, chemists, inspectors and agents, to see that the provisions of this section are enforced and for this purpose all the powers conferred upon the said commissioner, his assistants, chemists, inspectors and agents, by section 1410a, 1410b, 1410d, of the statutes of 1898, or by any other provision of these statutes are hereby conferred upon said dairy and food commissioner, his assistants, chemists, inspectors and agents, so far as the same may be applicable.

Syrups, molasses, glucose mixtures; required labels: wording, color, type. Section 4601-1a. (Ch. 152, 1905, as amended by ch. 557, 1907.) No person, firm or corporation, by himself, officer, servant or agent, or as the officer, servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, shall sell, offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell any syrup, maple syrup, sugar-cane syrup, sugar syrup, refiners' syrup, sorghum syrup, molasses or glucose, unless the same be true to the name under which it is sold and as defined in the standards of purity for food products as latest promulgated by the United States

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branded or labeled with the true name of its contents, as defined in the above named standards; and no person, firm or corporation, by himself, officer, servant or agent, or as the officer, servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, shall sell, offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell any syrup, maple syrup, sugar-cane syrup, sugar syrup, refiners' syrup, sorghum syrup or molasses, mixed with glucose, unless the barrel, cask, keg, can, pail, or

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so as to plainly show the true name of each and all of the ingredients composing such mixture, as follows:

First: In case said mixture shall contain glucose in a proportion not to exceed 50 per cent. by weight, it shall be labeled and sold as Maple Syrup and Glucose," "Sugar-Cane Syrup and Glucose," "Sugar Syrup and Glucose," "Refiners' Syrup and Glucose," "Sorghum Syrup and Glucose," or "Molasses and Glucose, as the case may be;

Second: In case said mixture shall contain glucose in a proportion exceeding 50 per cent and not more than 75 per cent by weight, it shall be labeled and sold as "Glucose and Maple Syrup," "Glucose and Sugar-Cane Syrup," "Glucose and Sugar Syrup," "Glucose and Refiners' Syrup, Glucose and Sorghum Syrup," "Glucose and Molasses," as the case may be;

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Third: In case said mixture shall contain glucose in a proportional exceeding 75 per cent. by weight, it shall be labeled and sold as "Glucose flavored with Maple Syrup," "Glucose flavored with Sugar-Cane Syrup," "Glucose flavored with Sugar Syrup," "Glucose flavored with Refiners' Syrup," "Glucose flavored with Sorghum Syrup," "Glucose flavored with Molasses," as the case may be. The labels provided for in this section shall be printed in type not smaller than eight-point Brevier caps and shall bear the name and address of the manufacturer or dealer. In mixtures in which glucose shall be mixed with any syrup or molasses in the proportion of hot more than 50 per cent. by weight of the total product, the word "Glucose" shall be printed in type of the same size and style and the same color as may be used in printing the name of any syrup or molasses with which the glucose may be mixed, and said mixture shall be so labeled and sold. In mixtures in which glucose shall be mixed with any syrup or molasses in the proportion of not more than 75 per cent. and not less than 50 per cent. by weight, the word "Glucose" shall be printed in the same color and in type of the same style but one-third larger than the size of the letters which may be used in the printing of the name of any syrup

or molasses with which it may be mixed, and such mixture shall be so labeled and sold. In all mixtures in which glucose is used in the proportion of more than 75 per cent. by weight, the name of the syrup or molasses which is mixed with the glucose for flavoring purposes and the words showing that said syrup or molasses is used as a flavoring, as provided in this section, shall be printed on the label of each container of such mixture in the same color, and in the same style of type but not larger than ten-point caps. * * * The mixtures or syrups designated in this section shall have no other designation or brand than herein required that represents or is the name of any article which contains a saccharine substance; and all brands or labels required shall be an inseparable part of the general or distinguishing label, and the general or distinguishing label shall be the principal and conspicuous sign under which it is sold; nor shall any of the aforesaid glucose, syrups, molasses or mixtures contain any substance injurious to health, nor any other article or substance otherwise prohibited by law in articles of food.

Maple syrup mixtures; required labels: wording, color, type. Section 4601-2a. (Ch. 557, 1907.) No person, firm or corporation, by himself, officer, servant or agent, or as the officer, servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, shall solicit or take orders for delivery, or sell, exchange, deliver or have in possession with intent to sell, exchange or expose, or offer for sale or exchange, any maple syrup mixed with sugar-cane syrup, sugar syrup, refiners' syrup, sorghum syrup or molasses, unless the same be labeled and sold so as to show the true name of each and all of the ingredients contained therein and unless each barrel, cask, keg, can, pail or other original container. containing the same, be distinctly branded or labeled and sold so as to plainly show the true name of each and all of the ingredients composing such mixture, as follows:

First: If said mixture shall contain 50 per cent. or more by weight of maple syrup, it shall be labeled and sold as "Maple Syrup and Sugar Cane Syrup." "Maple Syrup and Sugar. Syrup." "Maple Syrup and Refiners' Syrup." "Maple Syrup and Sorghum Syrup," or "Maple Syrup and Molasses," case may be;

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Second: If said mixture shall contain not less than 25 per cent., nor more than 49 per cent., by weight, of maple syrup, it shall be labeled and sold as "Sugar-Cane Syrup and Maple Syrup," "Sugar Syrup and Maple Syrup," "Refiners' Syrup

and Maple Syrup," "Sorghum Syrup and Maple Syrup,' "Molasses and Maple Syrup," as the case may be:

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Third: If said mixture shall contain less than 25 per cent., by weight, of maple syrup, it shall be labeled and sold as "SugarCane Syrup flavored with Maple Syrup," "Sugar Syrup flavored with Maple Syrup," "Refiners' Syrup flavored with Maple Syrup," "Sorghum Syrup flavored with Maple Syrup," or "Molasses flavored with Maple Syrup," as the case may be.

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All labels provided for in this section shall be printed in English, in type not smaller than eight-point Brevier caps and shall bear the name and address of the manufacturer or dealer. mixtures in which maple syrup shall be mixed with molasses or any or either of the syrups designated in this section in the proportion of not less than 50 per cent. by weight of the total product, the word "Maple" shall be printed in type of the same size and style and in the same color as may be used in the printing of the name of any other syrup or molasses with which the maple syrup may be mixed, and said mixture shall be so labeled and sold. In mixtures in which maple syrup shall be mixed with molasses or any or either of the syrups designated in this section, in the proportion of not less than 25 per cent. and not more than 49 per cent., by weight of the total product, the word "Maple" shall be printed in the same color, and in type of the same style, but not larger than two-thirds of the size, of the letters which may be used in printing the name of any syrup or molasses with which maple syrup may be mixed, and such mixture shall be so labeled and sold. In all cases in which maple syrup shall be mixed with any of the syrups designated in this section. in the proportion of less than 25 per cent.. by weight of the total product, the word "Maple" and the words showing it to be used as a flavor, as provided in this section, shall be printed on the label of each container of such mixture in the same color and in the same size and style of type, but not larger than ten-point Brevier caps. The mixtures or syrups designated in this section shall have no other designation or brand than herein required that represents or is the name of any article which contains a saccharine substance; and all brands or labels required shall be an inseparable part of the general or distinguishing label, and the general or distinguishing label shall be the principal and conspicuous sign under which it is sold; not shall any of the aforesaid glucose, syrups, molasses or mixtures contain any substance injurious to health, nor any other article or substance otherwise prohibited by law in articles of food.