Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-20
REGULATIONS FOR
ENFORCING PURE FOOD LAW.

Washington, Oct. 20.--Secy. Wilson
OF the department OF agriculture, to-
| day promulgated the regulations un-
| der which the recently enacted pure
| food and drug act will be enforced.
| The commission appointed to prepare
| the regulations consisted of DR.. ii. w,
| Wiley, Of the agricultural department.
| Or. S. N, ID. North OF the department
| OF commerce and labor, and James l..
| Gerry, of the treasury department.
In letter to the secretaries OF the
several departments they say their
| agreement on tn regulations was
unanimous. To the regulations Secys
Wilson. Metcalf and Shaw have given
their approval The section OF the
regulations respecting the labelling OF
products requires Ave ingredients of
the package shall be stated, so that
the purchaser may know precise.y
what he is buying.
In the matter Of coloring the re-
quirement is made that no ingredient
known to be deleterious to human
health shall be used by manufacturers
| This regulation applies with particular
force to the manufacture OF candles.
Authorizations particularly of drugs
Is prohibited but standard drugs will
not be considered adulterated provid-
ed they are branded 80 as to show
their actual strength or purity.
Poisonous or deloterious preserva-
tives shall only be applied externally
and shall be Of kind that will not
pcrmeatc to the interior Of the prod
uct and the preservative must be of
such character that until removed the
food products are inedible.
Misbranding OF food or drug pro-
ducts Is guarded against particularly
| The label on every product must bear
nanss OF the product, the place of
! manufacture and must show whether
! the article Is a compound. mixture or
| blend, and must designate the ingre-
| dents and proportions In the case of
| drugs and foods, The use OF any false
or misleading statement, design or de-
vice on the label is specifically pro-
| hibited.
1t is known that some differences OF
\ opipion arose among the members of
| the commission respective, important
details OF the rules as originally
| drafted the rules practically prohib-
tied the use Of generic names, as ap-
| piled to products OF American manu-
| facture. For instance, champagne as
| distinguishing a kind of wine. could
1 not be used In connection with an
| American wine OF that kind because Il
was held 10 be mislabeled II not actu-
| ally deceptive. Geographical names,
| generally, as applied to food or drug
| products or TO wine and liquors were
| not permitted to be used under the
regulations as prepared by the COM
| mission.
When the regulations were cub
| mitted to the secretaries OF the three
| departments for approval, some
| changes were made In them OF very
| important character The use OF geo.
| graphical names. for instance, was
| provided for In cases where II was
| thought the names were generic or
| distinctive. II was provided. how
ever, that Il should be indicated on
the package containing the product
that II was OF American manufacture
| Thus champagne Is required TO be
labeled American champagne or Cali
| fornia champagne. 30 that the pur-
chaser while he knows that he is
| getting a certain kind OF wine, knows
| also that the wine Is made In America
| and not In France. The regulations
apply to other products In a similar
| way,
1t was the effort Of tho commission
to insure to the purchaser Of any food
or drug product absolute purity.