Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
PURE FOOD BILL PASSED,
Vote Was II For, q Against the Measure
Being Less Than Quorum
Provides for Prohibiting Interstate
Trade In Accelerated or Misbrsnd'
ed Articles OF Food aud Drugs.

Washington, Dec. l9,-The house to-
day passed the pure-food bill by vote
of ~ to 81. There was not quorum
present, but the point was not raised
by the opponents OF the measure. me
speakers today were Messrs. Richard-
son (Alabama) Hepburn (IoSa) Games
(Tennessee) and Schirm (Maryland),
for the measure, and Mr. Chanuler
mississippi against II.
The bill prohibits the Introduction
into any state or territory, or the Dis
trict OF Columbia, from any other state
or territory, or from any foreign eoun-
try, or the shipment to any foreign
country, Of any article of food or drug
which is adulterated or misbranded,
The above inhibition Is made 10 apply
to any one slipping delivering or re-
ceiying, within the regions named only,
such food adultereated Authorizations
IN the bill are defined as follows:
In the case of drugs, II sold under
a name recognized IN the United states
pharmacopia and the drug differs from
the standards of strength. quality or
purity as determined by the test lalu
down In such pharmacopia at the time
Of the investigation so that its strength
or purity falls below the professed
standard under which II IL sold; II II
be an imitation OF or offered for sale
under the name of another article, and
in the case OF a confectionery II II con-
tain terra alba. barytes, tale, chrome
yellow or other mineral substances, or
poisonous colors or iiavors.
In the case of foods, when any sub
stance is mixed with It so az to lower
or Injuriously affect its quality or
strength so that such product when Of
fered for sale shall tend TO deceive the
purchaser. If any substance or sub
stances have been substituted so that
the product when sold shall tend to de-
ceive the purchaser; II any valuable
constituent Of an article has been who'll
ly or in part distracted; II 1t be an
imitation or offered for sale under the
distinct name of another article; " II
be mixed, colored powdered or stained
In a manner whereby damage or infe-
riority Is concealed; II II contain any
added or poisonous ingredient which
may render such article injurious TO
health.
II II Is falsely labeled as q foreign
product, or imitation of another sub
stance of a previously established
name, or which has been trademarked
or patented. II it consist In whole or
in part OF q filthy, decomposed or pu-
trid animal or vegetable substance or
any portion Of animal uniit for food or.
IL It is the product Of a diseased ami
NAL or one that has died otherwise than
by slaughter
The last section OF the bill provides
that any article OF food or drug that
is adulterated or misbranded within
the meaning of the bill, and Is trans
ported, or being transported from one
state to another for sale. or II II be
sold in the District of Columbia or the
territories, or II It be imported from a
foreign country, shall be liable to con-
fiscation by a process of libel for con-
demnation in the United States courts,
Such goods II is also provided shall not
be sold in any state contrary to the
| laws thereof