The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-07-06
THE PURE FOOD BILL.
Interests Of Gamers Protected By the
COnfereeS.

Washington, D. C. (SpeciaD. = The
conferees on the Pure Food Bill reached
an agreement on that measure Wednes-
day afternoon. Representative Mann, OF
Illinois, was instructed to draw up the
report, which will be signed by all SIX
conferees. The conference agreement
! provides for a number of changes IN the
measure, but they are not considered
such as will result in further disagree
ment between the Senate and the House.
Under the agreement reached respect
| ing the Pure Food Bill the House
amendment to the bill providing that it
Gamers state on the labels of their goods
the quantity of the contents in terms OF
weight or measure such statement must
be correct has not been altered by the
conferees. This was the amendment
which was won after hard fight in be-
half of the canning industry and all that
remains to complete the victory IS the
acceptance of the conference report.
! Two provisions of the House Bill
were eliminated entirely by the con-
ferees. They were in the sections which
authorized the Secretary of Agriculture
to fix the standards of the various arti-
cles of food as to the wholesomeness
servatives and which would compel the
person selling drugs or articles of food
| to furnish samples of such product for
the purpose of analysis.
| The bill as agreed upon makes it
misdemeanor for any person to manufac-
ture, sell or offer for sale any article
OF food, drug, medicines or liquors which
is adulterated or misbranded, or which
contains any poisonous or deleterlous
substance. 1t prescribes for each ofense
fine not to exceed $780, one years i'm
prisonment or both, within the discre-
ton of the court, and for each subsequent
offense fine of not less than $1,000 or
one years imprisonment.
Section 2 prohibits the introduction
into any State or Territory, or the Dis
trict of Columbia, from any other
State, Territory or district or any foreign
country, or the shipment to any foreign
country of anv article adulterated or mis-
branded within the meaning of the act
under penalty not exceeding a fine OF
$500 for the first offense and 5000 or one
years Imprisonment or both for each
subsequent offense.
Concerning shipments to foreign
country it is provided that no article
shall be deemed misbranded or adulter-
ated when no substance is used in con-
flict with the laws of the foreign country
for which it is intended. This clause,
however does not exempt any person
from prosecution if the article is offered
for sale for domestic use or consumption
Section 8 provides for rules and regu-
lations for carrying out the act. Sec
ton 4 provides for examination of spec
linens of foods and drugs in the Bureau
of Chemistry of the Department OF Ag-
riculture. Owners are to be given hear
ing, and if it is found any provisions OF
that act have been violated the Secre-
tary of Agriculture is to certify that
fact to the proper United States District
Attorney for action, and the adverse
judgment of the court is to be published.
All United States District Attorneys
are obligated under Section 5 to conduct
prosecutions without delay for the en-
forcement of penalties.
Section 6 defines the terms drugs and
foods, and Section defines what shall
be deemed adulterated in the case of
drugs, confectionery and foods. The
standards for drugs are those recognized
in the United States Phamacepia or Ma
tional Formulary Confectionery is held
adulterated if it contains any ingredients
or coloring matter deleterious or detri-
mental to health.
Foods are held adulterated if contain
ing any substance reducing, lowering or
injuriously affecting its quality or
strength; when any substance has been
substituted wholly or in part for the ar
ticle; when any valuable constituent has
been distracted; when mixed. colored,
powdered, coated or stained to conceal
damage or inferiority or any poisonous or
deleterious ingredients added. The use
of preservatives by external application
is permitted when the directions for
the removal of such preservatives are
printed on the covering or the package.
Food products are declared adulterated
if in whole or in part of filthy decom-
posed or putrid animal or vegetable sub
stance or of any portion of an animal I'M
fit for food, whether manufactured or
not. or if the product of diseased ami
NAL or one that has died otherwise than
by slaughter The terms misbranded ap-
plies to foods or drugs whose package or
label bears any statement, design or de-
vice false or misleading or if falsely
branded as to place where manufactured
or produced.
Any article, however, which does not
contain any added poisons or dcleterious
ingredients shall not be deemed adulter-
ated or misbranded when known under
its distinctive name as an article OF food,
and it is not an imitation OF another ar
ticle, or if compounds. limitations or
blends or plainly indicated.
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