The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-10
PURE FOOD MEASURE
TEXT OF THE sHIvELY BILL PASSED
By THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Penalties for AduIteratiOn of Food
Products and Drugs-TO He En-
forced by Health Officers.

as Well. There has been considerable OPP
position to the bill from a certain class of
dealers in nostrums and impure food arti-
cies. The text of the bill is as follows:
Section l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Indiana, That IL
shall be unlawful for any person TO manu-
facture for sale, offer for sale or sell any
drug or article of food which is adulterated
within the meaning of this act. The term
drug, as used in this act, shall include
all medicines for internal or external use,
antiSeptics, disinfectants and cosmetics.
The term food. as used herein, shall in
clude all articles used for food or drink by
nan, whether simple. mixed or compound
Sec. 2 An article shall be deemed 10
be adulterated within the meaning OF this
act: l. In cases of drugs: (a) If, when
sold under or by name recognized In the
United States Pharmacopoeia, II differs
from the standard of strength, quality or
purity laid down therein; tb) If, when sold
under or by name not recognized In the
United States Pha-macopoeia, but which, Is
found in some other pharmacopoela, or
other standard work on materia medica, ii
differs materially from the standard of
strength, quality or purity laid down In
such work: Co If its strength, quality or
purity falls below the professed standard
under which 1T is sold. :. In case OF rood
(a) If any substance or substances have
been mixed with 1t, as to lower or depre-
ciate or injuri0Hsly affect its quality
strength or purity; CD If any inferior or
cheaper substance or substances have been
substituted wholly or in part for it; Co If
any valuable or necessary constituent or
stracted from it; I'D if it is an imitation of
or is SOLD under the name OF. another aru-
Gle; (e) if it consists wholly or in part OF
tainted or rotten animal or vegetable sub
stance or article, whether manufactured or
rotor in the case of milk if IL is the pro-
duce of a diseased animal or in any manner
adulterated after taken from the anlmal
90 il it is colored, coated, poiished or pow
dered, whereby damage or inferiority Is
concealed or if by any means it is made
to appear better or of greater value than 1t
really is; go If IL contains any added sub
stance or ingredient which is poisonous or
Injurious to health, or any deleterious sub
stance not necessary ingredient in Its
manufacturer CHI Provided, That the pro-
visions of this act shall not apply 10 mix
lures or compounds recognized as ordinary
articles of food, If the same be distinctly
labeled mixtures or compounds IN pam
letters. and are not injurious to health. ana
contain no ingredient not necessary to the
preparation Of genuine article Oh sucn
mixture or compounds. and from Wnich no
necessary ingredient in its preparation Is
eliminated. -
Sec. 8. Every person manufacturing, Of
fering or exposing for sale, or deilS ~ ring
included in the provisions OF this act, snail
furnish to any person interested. demand
ing the same, who shall apply 10 MN Tor
value of the same. a sample sufficient for
the analysis Of any such drug or article of
food which is in his possession.
Sec. 4. Whoever refuses TO comply upon
demand with the requirements of Section )
of this act shall be fined upon conVlctioh
thereof in any sum not less than SO or
more than $500.
Sec g. That it shall be unlawful after
Jan. I. 1898. for any packer or dealer IN
preserved or canned fruits and vegetables.
or other articles ii of food to offer such
canned or other articles of food, unless
such articles bear a mark or label to md ,h
name and address of such firm, person or
corporation that packed the same or the
dealer who sells the same: Provided, this
act shall not apply TO goods brought from
foreign countries or packed prior to the
passage of this act
person to sell soaked goods. or goods put
no from products dried before canning.
without having such goods plainly marked
by an adhesive label having on its face the
word soaked in letters not less in size
than two-line plea, of solid and legible
type; and all cans4 jugs or other packages
containing maple-syrup or molasses shall he
plainly marked by an adhesive label having
on its face the name and address OF the
prepared the same, together with the name
and quality of the goods, in letters of the
size named in this section.
| Sec z. Any person. firm or corporation
who shall falsely stamp or label such can,
cans or jars containing preserved fruit or
food of any kind, or knowingly permit such
false stamping or labelling, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon CONVICTION
shall be fined in any sum not less than $50;
in case of vendors and in case or manufac-
turers, not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000. e
Sec s. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation TO manufacture for
sale or sell or offer TO sell, any candy adult
terated by the admixture of terra alba.
berytes. tale or other mineral substance or
gradients deleterious or detrimental TO
| health.
Sec 9. Every person manufacturing any
candy. or offering or exposing the same for
sale shall furnish TO any person interested
or demanding the same who shall apply TO
him for that purpose, and shall tender him
he "a Of 10
for the analysis thereof. Whoever shall be
guilty of q violation Of this section shall
be deemed guilty of msdemeanor, and
shall be fined upon conviction thereof in
any sum not exceeding 800 nor less than
Sec 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation, to manufacture
for sale. sell or offer for sale, as cider, apple
or orchard vinegar, any vinegar not the
legitimate product of pure apple juice. COM
monty known as apple cider; or vinegar
not made exclusively of apple cider; or
drugs or acids have been introduced as may
appear by proper tests, and upon said tests
shall contain not less than per cent. by
weight of cider vinegar solids upon full
evaporation over boiling water. And no
person shall manufacture for sale. or know
fngly offer for sale or sell, or have in his
possession with intent to sell, any vinegar
found upon proper tests 10 contain any
preparation of lead. copper. suiphuric acid
containing artificial coloring matter.
Sec. IL. Every person making or manu-
featuring cider vinegar, who is not a do
nestle manufacturer OF cider or cider vim
egar, shall brand on each head of the cask.
barrel or keg containing such vinegar. the
name and residence of the manufactures.
the date when same was manufactured and
the words cider vinegar And vinegar
shall be branded fruit vinegar unless the
same be made wholly from apples. grapes
or other fruit.
Sec. II. IT shall be unlawful for any
person to sell. expose for sale or exchange
any substance purpOrting, appearing or
rpnrpSpnfp1 n 10 or cheese WI
substance is not made wholly from pure
milk. or cream. salt and harmless coloring
matter unless il Is done under its true
name, and each vessel, package. roll
parcel of such substance has distinctly and
durably painted. stamped, stenciled or
marked thereon the true name of such sub
stance i'm ordinary bold faced capital let
also the name of each article or ingredient
used or entering into the composition of
such substance in ordinary bold-faced let
ters not less than fve-line plea in size,
sell or dispose of i'm any manner offer 10
sell or dispose of 10 any other person any
such substance without delivering with
each amount sold or disposed of a label on
which is plainly and legibly printed in or
binary bold-faced capital letters. not less
than five-line plea in size, the true name of
such substance. and also the name OF such
articles used and entering into the COM
position of such substance In ordinary bold
faced letters. not less than plea in size if
the same be not made wholly from pure
milk. or cream salt and harmless cOloring
cry or dairy or any word or combina-
ton of words embracing the same. shall
not be placed any vessel. package, roll
or parcel containing any imitation. dairy