Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
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Washington, April

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Washington, April Z.
.. Inc house is likely soon to take I'D
me Hepburn pure food bill for consid-
Eratlon. This is a measure concern.
ing which but little, in detail, has been
given, yet which Is of the utmost i'm.
Portance to the people of every grade
hlass and condition in the United
STATES. The measure has an able
champion in Col Hepburn, who is very
mucn IN earnest in pushing it to con-
clusion. Col. Hepburn informs your
correspondent that it has been proven
peyond question that two per cent of
good and drug manufactured products
are absolutely deleterious to health:
POISON to the system in fact; and fif.
keen per cent are fraudulent. This lat.
Fer classification deals with adulterat.
"a food articles that are stuffed or
uoped with some cheap material. that
while 1t is not necessarily injurious to
Meath, is fraud and cheat, neyerthe
Jess, In that the purchaser does not
get what he pays for.
Adulteration on Increase.
The tendency of food adulteration Is
coward an increase and it is consider.
"a that radical legislation is impera.
1--WE and that it should begin at once.
Clearing has been recently had before
Goi. Hepburn's committee, interstate
ano foreign commerce, and when This
Export is published it will be possible
E present some very interesting fig.
Hses apq some data that will surprise
E1e country generally. There is an in
Ereaslng sentiment that this bill of Col
E1eponrn's is one Of the most impor.
can't that has been presented to con
sress Tor many years. The impress.
sion prevails that its passage is we'll.
plgh assured in advance.
What Bill Provides.
The bill provides that for the pur.
9ose OF protecting the commerce in
Sood products and drugs between the
S.ates ana territories, and foreign
EPuntries, the secretary of agriculture
LAY organize bureau of chemistry
kvnlch shall have charge of the inspec.
fion Of all food products and drugs I'm.
Ger conditions that shall be prescribed. |
Eamples Of goods offered for sale shall
Re subjected to chemical analysis with
view 10 ascertalnlng their purity.
81 Heavy Penalties.
u The bill tprovides extremely heavy
penalties; fines and imprisonment, or
Roth to violators of the proposed law,
Eh1ch prohibits the introduction into
Any state or territory or shipment
SRerefrom, of any adulterated or mis-
stranded food products or drugs.
4 Experts to Gather Samples.
The experts and chemists under the
bureau shall be authorized to gather
samples from any quarter of the Unit.
Ea States and examine them, and if the
sample shall contain any foreign sub.
glance the manufacturer shall be liza
PIE IN heavy amount. Every district
attorney shall be required to report
any violations of this law that NAV
come to his attention.
y Drugs to Include All Medicines.
z The term drugs" shall include all
kpeolclnes and preparations recognized
Sp the United States Pharmaconoeia
Tor internal of external use. The
term food" shall include all articles
used for food, drink, confectionery or
Eondiment by man or domestic ami.
mails, whether simple, mixed or com
pound. The term "misbranded" shall
apply to all drugs, articles of food or :
articles which enter into the compost
ton of food, the package or label of
which shall bear any statement re-
garding the ingredients or substances
contained in such article, which state
6nents shall be false or misleading in f
any particular, and to any food or a
drug product which is falsely branded t
hs to the state or country in which it t
Is made. +
!. The Standard
Drugs shall be deemed adulterated fl
II 1t shall differ from the quality, G
strength and purity as determined by e
The test laid down in the United q
States Pharmocopoeia at the time of
the investigation. If it be an imita. s
lion OF another article or offered I'm. a
der different name. p
In case of confectionery. in case If ii
contains terra alba, barytes, tale,
chrome yellow or other mineral sub. a
stances or poisonous colors or flayors Il
detrimental to health. tt
Concerning Food. q
In case of food, if any substance has .,
been mixed or packed with it SO as to a.
reduce or lower or injuriously affect Ia
is quality or strength so that the pro- NJ
luce, when offered for sale shall de. G
;elVe or tend to deceive the purchas- II
'r. If any substances shall be substi- -,
uted wholly or in part so that the re
purchaser will be deceived. If anylin
constituent of the article m
mall be wholly or in part distracted 81
70 that the purchaser shall be deceiv- 81
I'd. II it be an imitation of another So
Irticle offered for sale under the G,
lame of sair article. If it be mix b,
I'd, colored, powdered or stained in a Ii,
manner whereby any damage or in N
eriority is concealed SO that such h;
product shall deceive the purchaser. M
1t labeled or branded with intent p1
0 deceive the purchaser, or ,purport to be
'e foreign product when not SO or w
N Imitation either in package or la 70
el OF another substance of establish RI
d name. If it consist in whole or pl
art OF filthy, decomposed or putrid CT
nimal or vegetable substance or any de
'ortion of any animal unfit for food fe
whether manufactured or not, or if wi
is the product of diseased animal ma
II one that died otherwise than NV In