The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
TUESDAY, FvE,B1s UARY 2s, 1905.
!. The, II pure Food Law

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The Pure Food Law.
S,rhc pure Food & act Of Virginia, ap-i
proved FEBRUARY q, 1000, provides that at
,Io person by himself or agent 3 sfa y
knowingly Manufacture, sell, expose for
SAID. or have in his possession, With Intent
so SELL; any article OF food which rs vs.
adulteratcd Or inisbranded within . the
,,11e,aning ofthls net; and any person who nc
shall violate any Of the provisions OF this This
Il act shall DO guilty of a ,nisdemeanor,
and Tor such offenses shall be fined not
exceeding $500 for tho first offenlsz,e, an 'tl.
4 for each subsequent ffense not exceed-
ing $500, or be confined irSjail not e y
y cecdlng one year, or bot H. "a 4 sl
The act further provldes that the chem
list or other experts Of the Department
IL 81 "a aeiculture shall make examinations ms
81 Of specimens Of food, beverage and con-!
dinents offered for sale II Nirg mia,
Z which may be collected from time 70
thine, and If it$shall appear. from such Oh
examination that any Of tho provisions
of the act have been violated, Tho Com
Y sioner OF Agriculture shall at once 3cel:-ii
!: tify the facts to the Commonwealth g
+ attorney for tho city Or county In which
tho offense shall have been committed
q: and furnish that officer with g COPY OF
n the result Of tho analysis This done. y 7
i becomes the duty of the. Common
4 attorney6to cause proceedings to be COM
n mnenced ,3and prosecuted against the per-.
i son OF persons offending, rheia Further
provides: 81 5S55 5s 55s S Jt
a s. That the term FOOD, J" as used herein,
y Shall include all articles of food-cnndy,i
cnndiment8 or drink, used by man or do
nestle animals whether simple, mixed OF.
K compound Tho term 5.mlsbranded, rs
therein fused, shall include all articles &of
food or articles which enter intos&the
composition Of food, the package or label
saof Which sfall@bear4 any statement pur'--
porting to name any ingredients or sub
stances as being contained or not being
contained In such article, which state
nlent shall abe false In any par icular. s5s$
4, That for the purpose Of this act
Fl any article of food shall II be deemed
adulterated-S 4; i
5sF First. If any substance or substances
has or have been mixed or packed with
affect It's quality or#strength, SO that
n such product when offered for sale, shall
deceive orftcnd to deceive the purchaser.
Second. II any inferior substance or sub-
81 stances has or have been substituted,
wholly or In part. for the article so that
S tho prodrit 'Wlgn sold, shall deceive or
tend tost,eeeiveg tho purchaser MI
Third. II any valuable constituent has
been wholly or iii past abstractcd, SO
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5ace.yo or tend to deceive the purchaser.
II Fourth. II 1t be an imitation OF and
sold under tile specific name Of another
article. XII ss r u Il II
Fifth. III II be mixed, colored powdered,
ri coated, polished, rlstnlncds IN 'Lfmanncr
whereby damage or inferlorlty Is con-
cealed. so that such product when sold,
shall deceive or tend to deceive tho pur-
clmser lSs. 81 i. .5 q, &; #
n e sixth Ifit contain5any5 added poisonous
& Ingredient, or any Ingredient which may
render such article Injurious to the health
Ut the person consuming IT,
Seventh. If it be labeled or branded so
as to deceive or mslead the purchaser,
or pnrport to be q foreign product when
IS branded SO, or am imitation either In
package Or label Of an established pro-
prletary product which has been ira de-
marked or patented F
IT Is provided In Section IL Of the net
that call acts or parts Of acts In conflict
with this act are. to that extent, hereby
II repealed
ItEls manifest that this act applies TO
cider as we'll as to other beverages. and
underit all beverages sold as cider must
lie trutlifully branded. Moreover, cider
8sfis deemed adulterated if any substance
has been mixed with 1t SO as to reduce
!. or lower or injuriously affect It's quality
Or strength; " any inferior substance has
been substituted, wholly or In part, for
i The article. 40 that the product, when
sod shall deceive the purchaser; II It be
z an imitation of and sold under the speci-
lie name of another article. and csnc7
y cially Ii II contain any added poisonous
Ingredient, or any ingredient which may
,cnder it Injurious TO the health Of the
person consuming II.
II Cider may he preserved without the
addition Of any foreign substance. II Il
be treated us wine is treated; but that is
troublesome and our Information Is that
II one or the Other OF three ingredients Is
4 used to prevent the cider from fcrment-
I ipg-boric acid. salicylic acid aud SUGAR.
4 Sometimes both acid ana sugar ARC en-
pioycd. Whether on uot horlc acid Is ii
y noiso,i Is a laues ton upon Which | Inc chem
q ists and doctors are somewhat disagreed
81 Dr. ii. N.Y. Wiley, chief ~ the bureau Or
Z Chemistry OF The Department Of Agficul-
u tura In washington. has made various
ssty, AVID concludes that when horic acid
~ AZ equivalent N lpsas s. adde' y nc
fur,i III ANAL quantities rot exsecdins
half q Isrsin az grplnsl q day, ~ notable