1/24/2018 Introduction ADULTERATION Introduction Ancient laws Ancient laws Food adulteration was addressed 1600s,London had laws against food Theophrastus(370-285 BCE)wrote the adulterations botanical treatise Enguiry Into Plants Local guilds enforced their own rules regarding Discussed the use of artificial preservatives unfair practices and flavors such as balsam gum that were Recent European history added to foods for economic reasons German treatise of 1820 taught housewives Caveat emptor or Buyer beware was the basis of how to test food for adulteration Roman civil law Penalty for selling adulterated foods in Rome in 400 CE was banishment from Rome or slavery Reasons for Food Laws Reasons for Food Laws According to Black's Law Dictionary adulteration is Food laws have evolved for various reasons defined as Ensuring the consumer gets what they pay for The act of corrupting or debasing The act of mixing something impure or spurious Ensuring that the food is safe with something pure and genuine,or an inferior For religious beliefs article with a superior one of the same kind The term is generally applied to the act of mixing The first two reasons deal with adulteration and up with food or drink intended to be sold other misbranding matters of an inferior quality and usually a more or less deleterious quality The act,process or omission to act whereby food becomes impure and unfit for consumption Such is prohibited and regulated by federal and state statutes and agencies 1/24/2018 2 Introduction Ancient laws • Food adulteration was addressed • Theophrastus (370-285 BCE) wrote the botanical treatise Enquiry Into Plants Discussed the use of artificial preservatives and flavors such as balsam gum that were added to foods for economic reasons • Caveat emptor or Buyer beware was the basis of Roman civil law Penalty for selling adulterated foods in Rome in 400 CE was banishment from Rome or slavery Introduction Ancient laws • 1600s, London had laws against food adulterations Local guilds enforced their own rules regarding unfair practices • Recent European history German treatise of 1820 taught housewives how to test food for adulteration Reasons for Food Laws Food laws have evolved for various reasons • Ensuring the consumer gets what they pay for • Ensuring that the food is safe • For religious beliefs The first two reasons deal with adulteration and misbranding Reasons for Food Laws According to Black’s Law Dictionary adulteration is defined as • The act of corrupting or debasing • The act of mixing something impure or spurious with something pure and genuine, or an inferior article with a superior one of the same kind • The term is generally applied to the act of mixing up with food or drink intended to be sold other matters of an inferior quality and usually a more or less deleterious quality • The act, process or omission to act whereby food becomes impure and unfit for consumption • Such is prohibited and regulated by federal and state statutes and agencies