The Owosso times., 1881-09-16
Public Acts.-NO 254.


AN ACTto prevent and punish the adul-
teration of articles of food, drink and med
icine, and the sale thereof when adultera-
ted.
Sec. 1. The People Of the State Of Michi
gan Enact, That no person shall mix, col
or, stain or powder any article of food
with any ingredient or material so as u
render the article injurious to health with
the intent that the same may be sold; and
no person shall knowingly sell or offer for
sale any such article so mixed, colored,
stained, or powdered.
Sec. 2. No person shall, except for the
purpose of compromising in the necessary
preparation of medicine, mix, color, stain
or powder, or order or permit any other
person to mix, color, stain or powder any
drug or medicine with any ingredients or
material so as to affect injuriously the
quality or potency of such drug or medi-
cine, with intent to sell the same, or shall
sell or offer for sale any drug or medicine
so mixed. colored, stained or powdered
Sec. 8. No person shall mix, color, STAN
or powder any article of food, drink or
medicine, or any article which enters into
the composition of food, drink or medi-
cine, with any other ingredient or material,
whether injurious to health or not, for the
purpose of grin or profit. or sell or offer
for sale, or order or permit any other per.
son to sell or offer for sale any article so
ned. colored, stained or powdered, un.
|iessthe same be so manufactured, used or
sold, or offered for sale under its true and
appropriate name, and notice that the same
is mixed or impure is marked. printed or
stamped upon each package, roll, parcel
or vessel containing the same, so as to be
and remain ut all times readily visible, or
unless the person purchasing the same is
fully informed by the seller of the true
name and ingredients Gf other than such
as are known by the common name there
Of of such article of food, drink or medi,
cine at the time of making sale thereof or
Offering to sell the same.
Sec. g. No person shall mix any glucose
or grape sugar with syrup, honey or sugar
intended for human food, or any oleomar-
garine, suine. beef fat, lard. or any other
foreign substance. with any butter or cheese
intended for human food, or shall mix or
mingle any glucose or grape sugar or olco-
margarine with any article Of food, with
out distinctly marking, stamping or label.
ing the article, or the package containing
the same, with the true and appropriate
name of such article, and the percentage
in which glucose or grape sugar, oleomar
garine or suine, enter into its composition;
nor shall any person sell, or offer for sale,
or order, or permit to be sold, or offered
for sale. any such FOOD into the compost.
ton of which glucose, or grape sugar, or
oleomargarine, Or suine has entered, with
out at the same time informing the buyer
of the fact, and the proportions in which
such glucose or grape sugar, oleomargarine
or suine has entered into its composition.
Sec. 5. Any person convicted Of viola
ting any provision of any Of the foregoing
sections of this act shall be fined not more
than fifty dollars or imprisoned in the
county jal not exceeding three months
Sec. 8. tits hereby made the duty of the
prosecuting attorneys Of this State to ap-
pear for The people and to attend to the
prosecution of all complaints under this
this act in all the courts in their respective
counties.
Sec. T. All acts and parts of acts incon.
sistent with the provisions Of this net are
hereby repealed.
Approved June 10, 1881.