Show I REMSEN BOARD GOARD I IS ROASTED j AT DENVER VER i Government Charged With Licensing Medicated Food DENVER Au Aug 26 The The federal government gov gor- v. v was accused of licensing the theS S sale le of medicated food fit lit only for the sewer sacr at the convention of tho Association Association Asso Asso- of State and National Food and Dairy D Departments today Dr Charles L L. Reed of Cincinnati 0 O. in attacking the famous Remsen referee board of scientific experts declared that the tho board hoard in urging the government govern govern- ment to allow the use of benzoate of soda as a food preservative had ignored the public welfare Two Classes Benefited That recommendation to the department depart depart- ment of agriculture benefited only two classes hc of oer people I asserted Dr Reed These were the manufacturers a f e of ben ben- of soda and the manufacturers of food of such character that could not be sold fold without bein being preserved by bJ the addition of a chemical The public received re re- re c i ed no benefit but instead had it its own on government t licensing food for its consumption which had to be medicated and which n otherwise would be fit only for the sewer The referee board experimented with healthy young men at Chica Chicago o New York lork and New Haven Haen Conn but all of these young youns men were stuffed with great reat quantities of food while taking th the sampler of benzoate of soda and the results observed in them would not apply apply ap ap- ap ply to the average 3 consumer Dr Reeds Reed a 8 remarks remark followed by bJ members the of-the ere re board A special appointed by hr the association to investigate the referee e board also reported adversely to its I findings Dr Ira Tra Remsen of Baltimore Md d. d chairman of the referee board of consulting con con- suiting scientific experts said in part How Board Was Instituted Early Earl in 1908 President Roosevelt wrote ote to to the presidents of oC half a dozen universities saying Mins that in the administration administration adminis adminis- of the pure food law some difficulties diAl diAl- had arif arisen amen tn and amid that it seemed desirable to call in the the- aid of a group roup of scientific men to pass upon much d disputed matters At t it this 1 meeting be Le asked me to take the chairmanship of ot the board I demurred and said laid I did not want my name considered He lie ho however how host ever urged d me to accept saving raving I r want you ou to start the work If f after aCter it is under wa way you yott 1 find nd it takes too much time timp or for tor lor any other reason you rou wi wish h to give o it up liP you you ou can IlIn withdraw w. w There was apparently nothing left for forme forme forme me to do but accept and I did so The president ident then tur turned f d over to me inc th 2 lett letters rs he lie had rep received from the universities uni uni- and asked me mt to select the members of tho the board giving me Die free rein As As a result I submitted to the president president pres pres- id ident nt the names of Drs irs Chittenden IOD Long Herter and Taylor Tho The selections tiona were at once onre approved by bv tho the president In the meantime t I hail had talked with Secretary Wilson and since tho the appointments the nip dealings have bare been directly ith with the fret secretary a T Yon You understand that the referee board tato wa t-a 11 to take up only such questions as all should be referred to to it by the secretary Points to Be Determined Now Xo in r regard ard to this thiA work on benzoate of soda The referee board was isa asked to determine two to points point 1 Whether benzoate of soda in stich eh quantities as are likely to be bo bet t used is or is not injurious to health 2 Whether the quality or tren strength th of A JI s food to which benzoate of soda sola lisa has hallbe be ben been n added i is thereby reduced 10 lowered lowered low low- ered or injuriously affe affected td lYou You know the conclusions to to which the board ha has been led by this work ork With the actual experimenting I ha had i nothing to do The board had a anum number nuns num ber i-cr of lon long meetings in which the methods meth meth- edt to be bp followed re fully hilly discussed d dand and finall finally decided upon I 1 attended l these meetings and took part in time the discussions During the progress of or the tho work I kept informed in regard to ite it Wo we then agreed upon Iron t the hI form of the report and the knowledge I had hl gained WAS AS of such uh a character hara that I 1 felt justified in signing the report ort nel |