The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-20

PURE FOOD BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Vote of Over Three to One in Its
Favor.
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DRUGS ARE ALSO INCLUDED
ADULTERATIoNs AS DEFINED
IN THE MEASURE.
DRUGS ARE ALSO INCLUDED

Washington, Dec 19.-The house to-
day passed the pure food bill by a
vote of 2 to D. There was not a
quorum present, but the point was not
raised by the opponents of the meas
ure. The speakers today were Messrs.
Richardson (Ala.). Hepburn Qa.),
Gaines (Tenn.) and Schirm MD, for
the measure, and Mr.. Chandler (Miss.)
against il.
The bill inhibits the introduction into
any state or territory or the District
of Columbia from any other state or
territory or from any foreign coun-
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 to apply
to any one shipping, delivering or re-
ceiYing within the regions named only
such food adulterated. Authorizations
in the bill are defined as follows:
Authorizations Defined.
In the case of drugs, if sold under
a name recognized in the United States
pharamacopia and the drug differs
from the standards OF strength, quail
ity or purity as determined by the test
laid down in such pharmacopia at the
time Of the investigation so that its
strength or purity falls below the pro-
fessed standard under which It is sold;
If It be an imitation Of, or offered for
sale under the name of another article,
and, in the case of confectionery, if it
contain terra alba, barytes, tale,
chrome yellow or other mineral sub
stances, or poisonous colors or fiavors.
In the case of foods, when any sub
stance is mixed with il so as to lower
or injuriously affect it's quality or
strength so that such product. when
offered 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
deceive the purchaser; if any valuable
constituent Of an article has been
yvholly or in part distracted; if it be
an imitation of, or offered for sale
under the distinct name of another ar
ticle: if it be mixed, cOlOred, powdered
or stained in a manner whereby dam
age or inferiority is concealed
Poison Clause.
If it contain any added or poisonous
ingredient which may render such ar
ticle injurious to health; if it is falsely
Tabled as a foreign product, or imita-
ton of another substance of a previ-
ously established name, or which has
been trademarked or patented; if it
consists in whole or in part of a filthy,
deeomposed or putrid animal or vege-
table substance, or any portion of ami
NAL unfit for food, or if it is the pro-
duct of a 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 adulrerated or misbranded within
the meaning of this bill. and is trans
ported 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 con-
fiscation by a process of libel for con-
demnation in the United States courts.
Such goods. il is also provided, shall
not be sold in any state contrary to
the laws thereof.