The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-20
Quorum Was Not Present But
No Objection Was Raised
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC
Last Article Provides That Any Ship.
ped Article of Food or Drug Which
Is Adulterated Is Liable to
Confiscation.

Washington, December 19.-The house
today passed the pure food bill by vote
of 72 to q. There was not a quorum
present, but the point was not raised by
the opponents of the measure. The speak,
ers today were Messrs. Richardson OF
Alabama, Hepburn of Iowa Gaines of
Tennessee, and schirm Of Maryland for
the measures and Mr.. Chandler of Mis-
sissippi against 1t.
The bill inhibits the introduction into
any state or territory or the District
territory or the District OF Columbia, or
from any foreign country, or the ship
ment to any foreign country of any arti-
Gle Of food or drug which is adulterated
or misbranded. The above inhibition is
made to apply to any one shipping de-
livering or receiving within the regions
named any such goods so adulterated.
Authorizations In the bill are defined as
follows:
As to Drugs.
In the case of drugs, If sold under
name recognized in the United States
pharmacopoeia and the drug differs from
the standards of strength, quality or
purity, as determined by test laid down in
such pharmacopoeia at the time of in
vestigation, so that its strength or puri-
ty falls below the professed standard un-
der which 1t is sold; If it be an Imitation
of, or offered for sale under the name of
another article and in the case of sub
terfuge If 1t contains terra. alba, barytes.
tale, chrome yellow or other substances,
or poisonous colors or flavors. In the case
of foods when any substance is mixed
with 1t so as to lower or injuriously af-
feet its quality or strength so that such
product when offered for sale shall tend
to deceive the purchaser.
II any substance or substances has been
substituted so that the product when sold
shall tend to deceive he pu- shaser II
any valuable constituent of an article has
been wholly or in part distracted If 1t
be an imitation offered for sale under
the distinctive name Of another article.
If 1t be mixed, colored powdered or
stained in manner where damage or in
feriority is concealed. If 1t contain any
added or poisonous ingredients which may
render such article injurious to health.
Against False Labels.
If 1t Is falsely labelled as a foreign
product or imitation of another substance
of a previously established name. which
has been trade-marked or patented. If it
consists in whole or in part of a filthy,
decomposed or putrid animal or vegetable
substance, or any portion of animal unfit
for food or IL 1t is the product of a dis
eased animal or one that has died other
wise than by slaughter
The last section of the bill provides that
any article of food or drug that is adul-
terated or misbranded within the meaning
of this bill, and is transported or being
transported from one state to another for
sale, or If 1t be sold in the District of
Columbia or the territories, or If 1t be
imported from a foreign country shall
be liable to confiscation by a process Of
libel for condemnation in the United
States courts.
Such goods, 1t also provides, shall not
be sold in any state contrary to the laws
thereof.
The house adjourned at 5:35 p. m.