The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-20
PURE FOOD Bill
PASSED BY HOUSE
Prohibits Shipment of AduIter-
ated or MiSbranded Foods.
DRUGS AND FOOD AFFECTED
Definition of AduIteration as
Given in the Bill.
)RUGS AND FOOD AFFECTED

! Washington. Dec. 19.-The house today
passed the pure food bill by vote of y
to 81 There was not a quorum present,
but the point was not raised by the op-
| ponents of the measure. The speakers
I Looay were Messrs. Richardson (Ala.),
Hepburn 0a). Gaines (Tenn.), and
| Schirm MD. for the measure and Mr.
| Chandler (A1iss-D. against it.
The bill inhibits the introduction into
| any state or territory or the district OF
Columbia from any other state or terri
tory OF from any foreign country, or the
shipment TO any foreign country of any
article OF food or drug which is adultera-
ted or misbranded. The above inhibition
IS made to apply TO any one shipping,
delivering or receiving within the regions
named any such food adulterated. Adult
teratlons in the bill are defined as fol-
lows
In the case of drugs, is 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 laid
down in such pharmacopia at the time
of the investigation 50 that its strength
or purity falls below the professed stan
dard under which 1t is sold: If il be an
imitation of. or offered for sale under the
name OF another article, and in the case
Of a confectionery if il contain terra
alba, baryles. tale, chrome yellow or
other mineral substances, OF poisonous
coiors or favors. nj the case Of FOODS,
when any substance is mixed with it so
as to lower or injuriously affect It's quail
ity or strength so that no product when
offered for sale shall tend to deceive the
purchaser.
II any substance or substances have
been substituted so that the product when
sold shall tend to deceive the purchaser.
If any valuable constituent Of an arti-
Gle has been wholly or in part distracted.
If it be an imitation for OF offered
for sale under the distinctive name of
another article
IF it be mixed colored. powdered or
stained in a manner whereby damage or
inferiority is concealed.
If il contain any added or poisonous
ingredient which may render such article
injurious to health If ii is falsely label
ed as a foreign product or imitation of
another substance Of a previously estab-
lished name. or which has been trade
marked or patented.
If it consists IN whole or in part of
filthy, deComposed or putrid animal or
vegetable substance or any portion of
animal unfit for food. or if it is the pro-
duct of a diseased animal OF one that
has died otherwise than by slaughter
The last section of the bill provide
that any article of food or drug that is
adulterated or misbranded within the
meaning Of thsi bill and is transported,
or being transported, from one state to
another for sale, or if it be sold in the
District of Columbia or the territories. or
fit be imported from foreign coun-
try. shall be liable TO cOnhsticatiOn by a
process Of libel for condemnation in the
United States courts. Such goods, il is
also provided shall not be sold in any
state contrary to the laws thereof