Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-16
PROTECT FOOD PRODUCTS
Provisions of Bill introduced bv Senator
Proctor.
Bureau i'm the Agricultural Dcpart-
"eh' DesiSn"ted To Anaisxe SpecI-
mems Suspected OF Authorization.

| Mr.. Proctor, by request yesterday intro
duced in the Senate a hill relating to pure
| food and drugs In the District Of Columbia
| and the territories. The bill was referred
to the committee on agriculture and for
| estry.
The hill, provides:
| THAT for the purpose Of protecting the
| commerce in food products and Drug; be-
| tween the several states and In the District
| OF Columbia and the territories of the
| United States and foreign countries the
Secretary of Agriculture shall organize the
| chemical division OF the Department OF Az
| rlcuiture into bureau of chemistry, which
shall have the direction OF the chemical
| work of the present division of chemistry
| and OF the chemical work OF the other ex-
| ecutive departments whose respective. heads
| may apply to the Secretary of Agriculture
for such col alteration and which shall
| also be charged with the Inspection of food
| and drug products, as hereinafter provided
| in this act.
Analysis of Samples
! THE Secretary 81 Agriculture shall make
necessary rules and regulations for carry
| Ing out the provisions of this act under
| which the director Of the bureau of chem
! istry shall procure from time 20 time, OF
cause 10 be procured ana analysed, or
cause to be analyzed or examined chem
| ically. microscopically or otherwise, sam
| pies Of foods and drugs offered for sale in
| original unbroken packages in the District
| OF Columbia, in any territory or in any
| state other than that in which they shall
| nave been respectively manufactured or
| produced, or from foreign country or III
| tended for export tn a foreign country
! The Secretary Of Agriculture f. hereby au-
| thorized to employ such chemists irspeci-
| clerks l1hnrgFS haF .ff.n-. 40
| as may be necessary 10 carry ont the pro-
| visions of this act and to make such pub
| hcatlon of the resu t. of examinations and
analyses as he may deem proper.
| Dealing i'm Authorizations.
Sec. =. That The introduction into any
state or territory or the District of CO.
lumbia from any other state or territory
| or the District of Columbia. or from any
foreign country. shipment To any for
eign country Of any article of food or
drugs which is adulterated or misbranded
within the meaning of this act is hereby
| prohibited, and any person who shall ship
or deliver for shipment from. any state or
| territory or the District Of Columbia To any
| other state or territory or the District OF
| columbia to a foreign country or who
| shall receive in any state or territory ar
| the District of Columbia from any other
| state or territory or the District of Column
bla or foreign country, or who, having
| ceived, shall deliver in original unbroken
| packages for pay or otherwise, or offer to
deliver to any other person any such arti-
| Giles so adulterated or misbranded within
| the meaning of this act. or any person who
| shall sell or offer for sale in the District of
Columbia or the territories of the L uilcd
States such adu 'terated, mixed. mishrand-
I ed or initiated foods or drugs, or export or
offer to export the same to any foreign
| country, shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
and for such offeTse be fined not exceed
| ing 500 for the first offense and for each
subsequent of f,n+ gfa,-r
| be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both. in the discretion of the court
Certifcation of Facts.
| Sec. Z. That the director of the bureau
| of chemistry shall make, or cause To be
made, under rules and regulations 10 be
| prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture,
| examinations Of specimens of foods and
| drugs offered for sale in original unbrCkrn
| packages in the District of Columbia. in
| any territory, or in apy state other than
| Il at in which they shall have been r.Sitc-
| lively manufactured or produced or from
| any foreign country. or intended for ship
ment to any foreign country, which may
be collected from time to time in various
parts of the country. II il shall appear
from any such examination that any Of
the provisions of this act nave been vio-
lated the Secretary Of Agriculture shall al
once certify the facts 10 the proper United
States district attorney. with copy of
the results of the analysis duly authenti-
Gated by the analyst under oath.
Prosecution without Delay.
SEC. 1. That it shall be the duty Of every
district attorney to whom rhe Secretary OF
Agriculture shall report any violation OF
this act to cause proceedings to be cdrn-
menced and prosecuted without delay for
the fines and penalties in such case pro-
vided."
After defining what shall constitute
ug or food or authorizations within the
meaning of the act the bill provides
Sec. 4. That il shall be the duty Of the
Secretary of Agriculture 10 nix standa rds
of food products when advisable and To
determine the wholesomeness and unwhpla-
someness of preservaiives and other sub
stances which or MAJ be added to fosis
and TO aid him in reaching just decisions
in such matters he IS authorized to call
upon the director Of the bureau Of cNemis-
try and the chairman of the committee 90
food standards of the Association Of or
cial Agricultural Chemists and such phy-
sicians. not less than five. the Presi-
dent of the United States shah select three
of whom shall be from the medical depa-t
ments of the army, the navy and the ma
rine hospital service. and NOT lass than five
experts. to be selected by the Secretary
of Agriculture by reason OF their attain
ments in physiological chemistry. hyeie g
commerce and manufactures. to consider
Jointly the standards of all food products
(within the meanings Of this actl. and to
study the effect of the representatives. and
other substances added 10 food products on
the health of the consumer; and when so
determined and approved by the Secretary
of Agriculture such standards shall guide
the chemists of the Department Of Agricul-
ture in the performance of the duties i'm
posed upon them by this act and shall re-
main the standards before all the I-niied
States courts. 1t shall be the duty II the
Secretary of Agriculture. either directly or
through the direction of the bureau of
chemistry and the chairman Il the COM
mittee on food standards of the Ass1cia ton
of Official Agricultural Chemists. and the
medical officers and experts before men,
toned. to confer with and consult when so
requested the duly accredited representa-
tires Of all industries producing articles for
which standards shall be established under
the provisions of this act
Means for the INSPECTION OF food or drugs
are also provided for.
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