[Translated from Revue Internationale de Falsifications, 15 Juin, 1891.]

XXI. - Coffee.

Art. 155. It is forbidden to apply the name "coffee," or to sell under this name any substance, whether in the form of grains or powder, which does not consist exclusively of the product of the plant Coffea Arabica.

Art. 156. Under the following conditions, it is forbidden to sell genuine coffee beans:

(a) When colored by means of objectionable or injurious substances;

(b) When roasted and ground with spent coffee ("coffee grounds") or with foreign substances.

Art. 157. Coffee substitutes and mixtures must not contain any harmful substance, and can only be sold under a name indicating the nature and name of the substances entering into the preparation, and must never be sold under the name of genuine coffee. These brands or marks must be entered on the books of the dealer and upon the invoices, bills of lading, etc.

XXII. - Tea.

Art. 158. The sale is forbidden of tea (leaves of Thea Chinensis) artificially colored or sophisticated by means of the addition of foreign leaves or mineral matters; also the sale of exhausted or damaged tea leaves; and further, the sale is forbidden under the name "tea" of leaves coming from any other plant.

XXIII.- Chocolate.

It is forbidden to sell chocolate (powder or the preparations of Theobroma cacoa and sugar) sophisticated with lime, ocher, or other substances, mineral or vegetable, which are indigestible or harmful.