Foods and Their Adulteration / Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food Products; Description of Common Adulterations, Food Standards, and National Food Laws and Regulations

by Harvey Washington Wiley

James Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture.

Washington, D. C., December 13, 1906.

F. I. D. 49-53. Issued February 18, 1907.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY,
H. W. Wiley, Chief of Bureau.

FOOD INSPECTION DECISIONS 49-53.

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[49]. Time Required to Reach Decisions on Different Problems Connected with the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906. [50]. Imitation Coffee. [51]. Coloring of Butter and Cheese. [52]. Form of Label. [53]. Formula on the Label of Drugs.

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(F. I. D. 49.)
TIME REQUIRED TO REACH DECISIONS ON DIFFERENT PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, JUNE 30, 1906.

Many letters have reached the Department asking for action on very important questions connected with the food and drugs act which require much study and time to secure all the facts necessary to the rendering of a just decision. It is quite impossible to answer all such letters in detail. The following general statement shows the attitude of the Department on questions of this kind: