(Section 7, under “Foods.”)
(a) Only harmless colors may be used in food products.
(b) The reduction of a substance to a powder to conceal inferiority in character is prohibited.
(c) The term “powdered” means the application of any powdered substance to the exterior portion of articles of food, or the reduction of a substance to a powder.
(d) The term “coated” means the application of any substance to the exterior portion of a food product.
(e) The term “stain” includes any change produced by the addition of any substance to the exterior portion of foods which in any way alters their natural tint.
Regulation 13. Natural Poisonous or Deleterious Ingredients.
(Section 7, paragraph 5, under “Foods.”)
Any food product which contains naturally a poisonous or deleterious ingredient does not come within the provisions of the food and drugs act, June 30, 1906, except when the presence of such ingredient is due to filth, putrescence, or decomposition.