OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

iionorable5. Ooorby Salt& Diractor **bureau of**  **Food and**  **Ilruga** TioxarBtatr Board sf 8881th Austin, ‘poxas

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**“ The**  ters: ‘manufmdarb’ 88 wed In t&La ArtiPIR rhall EieM the procer* of CcnnbLR~ or purl**ryinc;** brtfalsr **OS Pood**  **or** drug8 **aud gaokaging** 
ame Ear 8814 to thu c~nsuiaer~ 4ithia by uholsralb or iwtail, . . . Any person, tlrm ix 5ozporatioa who reprmeat tbemgslver ar rerponolblr 

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**Honorable** J. 

### Overby Smith, pl~zcl2

for tha purity **sad** 

### tti proper **brend.Lng of**  **eny arti**  

### cle of focd or drug, **by plaolq**  **ar bavlng**  

### placed their mune or 

### nanmaand address upon tha label of any food **or** drug, ahall ba deemoda mamSm3turrr and lnaludtidU:thin the iaimtug of this Article. Any pm*on, flha,or aorpoPatlw uho opts into thin State Pram any place not "k within t aontirmntal llmita 

### of th8 

### United States, any artida or food or erugp shall be lJepcuatr8u1thlA tkn lTmuab$ cklthft APtrcl%. " II

. . .. **Ye have**  **baen unable**  to **$3~6 my**  **8uthority wu&ir**  the **Texas Food**  **and nru$**  **Lava ar**  tin **Fedem Fur0**  **PO& &U8**  whorain the OouPta **h8Va**ooari4wml &ha **question** aa to whet&- er or not lo* is amaalder& a food, o)!**whet&or**or **not** it ia **deemed**

### to **b8** 

### uf artlala 

### ulthin tJaa purviewoS,~uuhlava. SlAualmhaveno ruthority 

### dir*otly in palat 

### a the rubj.ot under **dlrouaaion, It**  

### would k **viotwlly** mdlaaa **uad orrrta&-**  

### 1J #UíVe A0 **OQO8tFtWtlVe** 

### puE~O8e t0 l **rgound the**  **AuUWUll and**  

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briaitbfk8 **of ‘** **soad** 

### as **so radewd**  by,tlw **00Lsrta, for**  **the maaniw**  **of 8**  word **ln tha**  light **of ona**  

### l **Ututw my**  be **entll ’** **O4** ditfOI%At **f&WA 8W&**  **iAt8rpf&AtiOA ‘** **VbA AWNer**  **ad in**  **V&Or Of**  **SAOt&r** **St&X&*.** **% ‘** **hUCfOEO, Ve**  **t ’** **kl-A t0**  **tb8** ltatut8a

themwalve~ **to** datol%aiAot&eir plmpoaa and to 8ttompt EO 0bt.8~ tharfma~ th8 itwit **0r** th6 bgi8htw 88 t0 a8t **they ootsidwod**  **a0 ooartituthg**  ***food ”**  **u&er thew**  l **tatutsc. AS**  **to utut**  **the Id$i8l.atwe**  **bed in**  

### 2nLad **as oanatltut**  **ing** 

### r00d **UA~ th0**  **8tAtUt4b8,** VO fLPd their eetlAit1oA wtdw &tie18 4471, 

### Vernon’s Anwteted Civil 

### Statutes, v&l& mado as iollowsr 

### ~h83 t~mit*rid* ohnil h~hd0 au mttel;o*&d **by** 

### mm for food, drink, rlavw~, confocticxa4ry or oondlmeAtg whether dmplo, **mixed or**  **aoerpoimdad.**

**. .**  **.** 

### Food, aa thus defined, appeero to iwlude a11 wtiales, vhetber lntxed, simple, or ocmpound, **be8fd.m** 

### drugs, that &m deaPCEJ;urd to be ooruumed IntmuMybyarrr. ThaiWore, the nmautrotum **of such** **artbzle, benkdoa** drugs, **dosigaed to**  **be** 

### inrenully **oon** 

### sumed**by iam,**  **would QCBI** **vitb3.n** Article 4469, supPa, rtquiritq the aniwal reglatlwicn fecr.

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Honarablo J. Overby 8mlth, m 3



### The purpo8e 

### ef the Leglalaturo in l aaat 9 

### these rootiand drag lAv8 

### Pas to prevent IA&WY to the pub 10 health by th. sale of mi8braAd.d and AdultorAted loodr, aridthe proviaioan **or the**  **act8 are**  dIrected to thr purpose of 8ooura th0 purity of 811 artiok8 or r00d ti drugs as 80 defined uzdto iniormtha purohaaern ufut th.yare buging. ed out in the oaae of ?oohe v. btate, 65 Cr. R. 353 ‘!do?t~. 267, the objeot o? f&eao l tatutea la to amuro to l&e propie good sad uhola8aaM r00d.

As **poirrt** d **out in**  **ths 0188**  **0r tit**  **or a**  **-80 V.**  **Jachoa, 59**  **8. Y,**  **T**26) 

### 822, 823, (Can. App. la. ir a rult3 able m.nt to truuaIt the germs 0r Qphold rever and other dIas8aer. %St fX%UfAg 0f WSt.2 d008 AOt dSatrOy thOS0 prt801a or typhoid 

### germaaor 

### ere l wh 

### destroyed **by-mar&**

### Sil-

**.** These Impurltiu **oan be**  destroyed **or utormlnated**  by dIatillatIm, 

### for the dIatlllatlon of rater ellml.xmteaall germ8 a ad

gives the

l 

### aauraaoe that

Ioe rupuf&otured thwsfroll 

### is free rrom oontamimtigll **by dlaoaae**  **worrying gwms.**  **Shua,** ioe my aoatrla impurltlea Iajurlow to health; rush aa those preaaat in the mater itself or tho.e foreign t. th. 

### rater but **lalIoh Bake**  **their OAtraAo.**  **tharela duo**  

### to **#cQa**

### iat9 **aare**


### sent uh8nioe le so maautaotured.

The 

### purpoaoa rtm phioh ioe xa uaed are rurilold. Yet, me oi **Its** more oomon wee la to b. **plwod in**  a **drink** or beverage. A us. vhlnh in **dufgaod** to be oonsurwd b man mmmlly. It au1be argu.d that an. do.8 not aotuaIt drink 109, for it 18 A0 1o~g.p fee At 8wh tiu: hwever ruoh AZ'gUA.At8vlrtuAlly aucaqmab nom and Ban possibly 1.&l to ridloulous deductlena, The ImpOrtant raet is that 100 will b. ocmowd **by man** **in same** **fomn or**  **anothes and**  **that lee**  m8yo0~tAinImpurltIe8 injurloua to thehwlthofthepublla. fhrt it IS Or pUbu0 GOAQOFA t0 lOtI#iSt w BIUUrSOtWQr8 of la. elImIAAto a11 0r th. UltpuritiD. that ply be 0aAtAiA.d tllefrela.Tha **owatruatiori** by the dair tmaat Plaoed upon a regulatory **rtatuto**
sat aoasl &barged Y th It8 eAfAro.meAt Is a~ impostratian 

### IA oonatrufag its timma. Your l tatema at that the Bureau 0r Food aAd Drlq$aha. treAted Ice A8 rood ror joy 90rra and tbo rwther iaot that tb. l fr8ot.d Iadwtry **ha8 eocepted**  **that 6onotru6tlm2**  8trengtheAa t& ooncrlurion we hve axprermed.

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Honorablm J. Overby Smith, pago 4

It la, tharefor8, the opinion of thl8 dettlUnt that loo is to be oonaidered 

### a food under Artiole 

### 469, aupra, and a manufaoturor thereof lr roquimd to pay the #LOG ragietration fee aa so provided by the proviaionr of the raid l rtiole.
vary truly your* **AlYOItl8SX**

**ORMRHAL**

**OF TBXAR** 

Prod 6. Chandler

**A~rlrtant**

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