Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-24
AN ACT
To Provide Against the AduItera-
tion OF Food and Drugs.

SECTION i. nc ~ enucted Oy the Gch-
cTal Assemley Of the State Of Ohio, That
no person shall, within this state, man
ufacture for sale, offer for sale, or sell
any drug or acticle of food which is
adulterated, within the meaning of this
act.
SEC. .. The term "drug," as used in
this act, shall include all medicines for
internal or external use, antcisepics, dis
infectants and cosmetics. The term
''food," as used herein, shall include all
articles used for food or drink by man,
whether simple, or compound.
Sec. g.. An article shall be deemed to
be adulterated within the meaning of
this act:
In the case of drugs: If, when sold
under or by name recognized in the
United States Pharmacop9ia, it differs
from the standard of strength, quality
or purity laid down therein; if, when
sold under or by name not recognized
in the United States Pharmacop9ia,
but which is found in some other Phar-
macoppia, or other standard work on
mdtcrid medicd, it differs materially
from the standard of strength, quality
or purity falls below the professed
standard under which it i; sold.
In the case of food: Ifany substance
or substances have been mixed with it,
so as to lower or depreciate, or injur-
iously affect its quality, strength Or
purity; ifany inferior or cheaper SUBJ
stance have been substituted wholly or
in part for it; if any valuable or neces-
sary constituent or ingredient has been
wholly or in part distracted from it; if
it consist wholly, or in part, of diseas-
ed, decomposed, putrid, infected, taint-
ed or rotten animal or vegetable sub
stance or article, whether manufactured
or motor in case of milk; if it is color
ed, coated, polished orpowdered, where
by damage or ingeriority is concealed,
or if by any means it is made to appear
better or of greater value than it really
| is; if it contains any added substance OF
ingredient which is poisonous or injur.
ious to health, or any deleterious sub.
stance not necessary ingredient in its
manufacture; provided, that the pro.
visions of this act shall not apply to
mixtures or compounds recognized as
ordinary articles of food, if the same be
distinctly labeled as mixtures or COM
pounds, and are not injurious to health
and contain no ingredient not necessary
to the preparation ola genuine article
of such mixtures or compounds, anC
from which no necessary ingredient ir
its preparation is eliminated.
SEC. A. Every person manufacturing
offering or exposing for sale, or deliver
ing to purchaser, any drug or article
of food included in the provision of thi!
act, shall furnish to any person inter
ested, or demanding the same, wht
shall apply to him for the purpose, ant
shall tender him the value of the same
a sample sufficient for the analysis 0
any such drug or article of food which
is in his possession.
| Sec. S. Whoever refuses to comply
upon demand, with the requirements o
section four, and whoever violates an!
of the provisions of this act, shall b,
guilty ofa misdemeanor, and upon con
viction shall be fined not exceedin,
one hundred nor less than twenty-five
dollars or imprisoned, not exceedin,
one hundred nor less than thirty days
or both. And any person found guilt,
of manufacturing, offering for sale o
selling an adulterated article of food o
drug under the provision of this act
shall be adjudged to pay, in addition
to the penalties hereinbefore provided
for, all necessary costs and expenses in
Cured in inspecting and analyzing sucl
adulterated articles of which said per
son may have been found guilty of man
,,ufacuring, selling or offering for sale.
| SEC. 6. This act shall take effect ant
be in force thirty days from and afte
| its passage.