New-York tribune., 1906-10-21
PURE FOOD LAW RULES.
AIN TO REQUIRE PURITY,
Labels Mast GiUe the WhoIe Truth
About Products.


,,ert Of Commerce and Labor. and James n
Gerry. Of the Treasury Department In a letter
n the secretaries of their several departments they
say their agreement on the regulations was unani-
nous To the regulations Secretaries Wilson Met
al. and Shaw have given their approval.
The section Of the regulations respecting the
LABELLING cf products requires that the ingredients
ot the package shall be stated. that the pur-
chaser may know precisely what he is buying
In the matter OF coloring the requirement is
made that no ingredient known to be deleterious
10 human health shall be used by manufacturers.
This regulation applies with particular force
the manufacture Of candies
Adulterat!ons. particularly OF drugs pro-
hibited. but standard drugs will be considered
adulterated provided that they branded
70 show their actual strength or purity.
RULES AGAINST MIsBRANDING.
Poisonous or deIeterious preservatives shall only
he applied externally. shall be CT a kind that will
uot perrneate 20 the interior of the product and
be OF such character that, until removed the food
PRODUCTS are inedible. Misbrandng of food or drug
products is guarded against particularly. The
label OF every product must bear the name Of the
product and the place OF manufacture. must show
blend. and must designate the ingredients and
use Of any false or misleading statement design
or os'Se ogn that some = differences Of opnon e,os.
among the ulenoe OF the commission respecting
drafted the rules practically prohibited the use
OF generic names as applied to. products of Amer
6isting guishIng kind OF wine could not be used
because held TO be misleading If not actually
deceptive Geographical names generally, as ap,
LIQUORS were not permitted be used under the
Wfen Tie regulations were submitted to the
secretaries Of the three departments for approval
some changes were made in them OF an important
earacteT The use o. geographieaI names Tor In
thought the names were generic or distinctive. 1t
provided, however. that Il should be indicated
q TIE package containing the product that it was
CT American manufacture Thus. champagne is
California champagne, SO that the purchaser. while
lie knows that ne IS getting certain kind of wine.
Tot in France. The regulations apply TO ether
n was the effort Of the commission 20 insure to
TIE purchaser Of any food or drug product absolute
parity.
THE REGULATIONS.
n brief the regulations provide as follows:
The label on any product shall be attached to an
original unbroken package.
Samples OF original packages shall be collected
ONLY - authorized agents OF the Department Of
Agriculture or by state territorial or district Off
Tie analysis of these samples is provided for
fully. and the publication Of the results of the
ANALYSIS may be made il certain conditions.
a drug bearing : name recognized in the United
States EarInacopala or Natlonal toirElulary snail
conform in strength, quality and purity 10 pre-
Manufacturers Of proprietary foods are required
centaEes Of the materials used. 10 prevent adu-
PROPRIETARY foods are Manufactured must be open
70 lHSPson by RToPeTy 5@SEna[ed 2cegS o ~
Liable 10 Trosecution # he can ESTABLISH thai the
goods were SOLD under guarantee by me Whole
siding in the United States from whom purchased
forbidden in confeoti0uery whether they Be poison
GUS or not. Only harmless colors or favors shall
No substance may Sc mixed packed with
ia2a RI2a10t "h'A VII reduce It's quality or
In food products only harmless colors may be
TO conceal inferiority in character is prohibited
Any food product which contains naturally
D no mn
within the provisions Of the food and drugs act,
to fith Dutresceee or decomposti6n ''-s
The Secretary OF Agriculture shall determine the
sgbstaEcss which are added ed TO foods and he shall
the manufacture OF food and drug products.
STATEMENTS on LABELS
Respecting the labels TO be used by naanufactur-
ers. the requirements for which. in effect, have
PTne5 o in Ensh ihe II form sad ma aPPesrncs sItt o
ne lsbes with certain restrictioEs 20 b2 left TO
principal al els VIII not be enforced until October
ls7, in case the labels now on hand conform in
ef efect 70 the provisions Of the act The words
some equivalent phrase shall be added to the label
t is @ he he @ %h2h aPPs2S on on bTedce 5n ap9 s rs pot F
pane o- the place not the actual place OF manu-
Tie use Of geographical name shall not be per
mtted in connection with food or drug product
10y 1anIfactu5ed OF produced IN taat place when
factured or produced in that place.
with Z food or drug product will not be deemed a
rnisbrauding when. by reason long usage, IL has
cone 70 represent q generic term and is used to
cases the state territory where any such article
IS nanUtactUTed or produced shall be stated upon
the principal label.
A foreign name which is recognized as distinctive
q product Of E foreign country shall not be used
Lpon an article OF domestic origin except as an
indication Of the type or style Of quality or manu-.
fscjlIe and then only when so qqalineo that az II II
4 distinctive name shall give no false indications
of origin. character or place of manufacture, nor
eso the purchaser TO suppose that II is any other
food or drug product.
substances not excluding harmless coloring or
fsvc.tng ingredients used for the purpose or
II any age IS stated It shall not be that Of sin
gle one OF its constituents, but shall be the aver
tons
Colo-ing and navoring cannot be used for in
cTees-1g the weight or bulk Of a blend
= color or favor cannot be employed 70 lnaltate
any natural product any other product Of recog-
i is Prohibited 10 sell or offer for sale food
erg product bearing no label upon the package @ OF
70 descriptive matter whateEer conneGSea i WIN -
etae- bv design. device or otherwise II sald PROG
uct ne imitation OF offered for sale under the
name q another article
CORRECT BRANDING NOT ENOUGH
Packages which are correctly branded to
character Of contents. place Of manufacture. name
and hence entitled TO enter into interstate COM
When e substance OF a recognized quality com
monty used IN the preparation or 1000 or orug
pIocucr IS replaced by another substance. not IL
furious deleterious 10 health. the name OF the
Substituted substance shall appear upon the laoel
When article is made Of refuse materials
the substance from which they derived, unless
accompanied by statement 10 that effect shall
@ ased NAV s0ranagd ais pieces %
inning or with some similar appellation
Or ethyl alcohol. No other kind OF alcohol is per-