In harmony with the opinion of the experts of the Bureau of Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture holds that the term “sardine” may be applied to any small fish described above, and that the name “sardine” should be accompanied with the name of the country or State in which the fish are taken and prepared, and with a statement of the nature of the ingredients used in preserving or flavoring the fish.

It is held that a small fish of the clupeoid family, caught upon or near the shores of and packed in oil in Norway, or smoked and packed in oil, is properly labeled with the phrase “Norwegian Sardines in Oil,” or “Norwegian Smoked Sardines in Oil,” the nature of the oil being designated. In like manner a small fish of the clupeoid family caught upon or near the shores of and packed in France may be called “French Sardines in Oil,” the nature of the oil being specified. Following the same practice, a fish of the clupeoid family caught on or near the shores of and packed in the United States may be labeled “American Sardines Packed in Oil,” or “Maine Sardines Packed in Oil,” or be given some similar appellation, the nature of the oil being stated. It is suggested that the name of the particular fish to which the term sardine is to be applied should also be placed upon the label—for example, “Pilchard,” “Herring,” etc.

James Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture.

Washington, D. C., March 29, 1907.

LIST OF FOOD INSPECTION DECISIONS.

F. I. D.[1]-[39]practically concern imported foods only and were not issued under the food and drugs act, June 30, 1906.
F. I. D.- [40].Filing Guaranty.
[41].Approval of Labels.
[42].Mixing Flours.
[43].Relabeling of Goods on Hand.
F. I. D.- [44].Scope and Purpose of Food Inspection Decisions.
[45].Blended Whiskies.
F. I. D.- [46].Fictitious Firm Names; also F. I. D. 46, as amended.
[47].Flavoring Extracts.
[48].Substances Used in the Preparation of Foods.
F. I. D.- [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.
F. I. D.- [54].Declaration of the Quantity or Proportion of Alcohol Present in Drug Products.
[55].Method of Stating Quantity or Proportion of Preparations (Containing Opium, Morphin, etc.) Used inManufacturing Other Preparations.
[56].Names to be Employed in Declaring the Amount of the Ingredients as Required by the Law.
[57].Physicians’ Prescriptions: The Status of Packages Compounded According to Physicians’ Prescriptionsand Entering into Interstate Commerce.
[58].The Labeling of Products Used as Food and Drugs as well as for Technical and Other Purposes.
[59].National Formulary Appendix.
F. I. D.- [60].Minor Border Importations.
[61].Cocoa Butter Substitutes.
[62].Guaranty on Imported Products.
[63].Use of the Word “Compound” in Names of Drug Products.
[64].Labeling of Sardines.

INDEX.