The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-25
PASSES PURE FOOD BILL
The House Of Representatives Agrees TO
the Measure by Decisive Vote.
SOME STRICT PROVISIONS CARRIED.
Bill Prohibits the Introduction Into any State
or Territory, or the District Of Columbia,
From Any Other State or Territory, or From
Any Foreign Country Of Any Article Food
Which Is Aduiterated or Misbranded.

Washington, ID. c. (Special) The
House passed the Pure Food bill by a
vote of IL to 2I. There was not a
quorum present, but the point was not
raised by the opponents of the measure
The bill inhibits the introduction into
any State or Territory, or the District
of Columbia, from any other State or
Territory or the District of Columbia, or
from any foreign country, or to the ship
ments to any foreign country Of any
article OF food or drug which is adul-
terated or misbranded. The above inhi-
bition is made to apply to anyone ship
ping, delivering or receiving within the.
regions named any such food so adul-
terated. Adulterations i'll the bill are
defined as follows;
In the case of drugs, il sold under
name recognized in the United States
pharmacoppia and the drug differs from
the standards of strength, quality or
purity as determined by the test laid
down in such pharmacap9ia at the time
of the investigation, SO that its strength
or purity falls below the professed
standard under which it is sold; if 1t
be an imitation of, or offered for sale
under the name of another article; and
in the case of a confectionery, If 1t con-
tains terra alba, barytes, tale, chrome
yellow or other mineral substances, or
poisonous colors or ilavors.
In the case of food, when any sub
stance is mixed with it so as to lower
or injuriously affect its quality or
strength. so that such 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 pur-
chaser.
If any valuable constituent OF an
article has been wholly or i'll part alb
stracted.
If it be an imitation of, or offered for
sale under, the distinctive name OF an
other article.
If it be mixed colored, powdered or
stained in manner whereby damage or
/ inferiority is concealed.
II it contain any added or poisonous
ingredient which may render such
article injurious TO health.
| If it is falsely labeled as foreign
! product, or is in imitation of another
substance of a previously established
| name or 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 part of an
animal unfit for food, or if it is the pro-
duct of diseased animal 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 this 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 if it be imported from a foreign
country. shall be liable to conhscation by
a process of libel for condemnation in
the United States courts. Such goods,
it is also provided, shall not be sold in
any State contrary to the laws thereof