Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-06
PUBLIC TO BE PROTECTED
From Authorizations of Every Charac-
ter in Articles.
RIGID INSPECTION IN DISTRICT
Tests to Be Made Of Drugs, Confec-
tionery and Food as Well as
Blended Liquors.


Of Columbia. and the public will be pro-
tected from collaboration of its food and
drink to a degree never before attained
The same law viii apply to articles Of food
and drink the subject Of commerce between
the states. but in the District the law will
be absolute. and 1t will be forbidden to
manufacture as we'll as to import or sell
adulterated food products.
Under this law the District will have rigid
inspection of meat, sausage, ETC.. produced
In the city. and this. in connection with the
federal inspection OF the packing houses.
will surround the consumer with every
possible safeguard, in case such safeguard
Ing should ever become necessary, although
1t is we'll known that the fome-produced
meats. sausages. etc. are OF high-grade
purity.
The law covers drugs as we'll as food and
drink. and in the case Of drugs each pack.
age must bear q label. giving the amount OF
alcohol. morphine, cocaine ETC., 1t contains.
The law does not require the exposure OF
the formula. except the statement OF alec.
be punished by fine. not exceeding 900 ana
one years Imprisonment, and for the sec
ond offense $1,000 fine and q years impris-
onment.
The bureau Of chemistry OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture Is to make tests and
examinations Of food products to discover
adulteration and the United States district
attorney shall Immediately prosecute Of
tenders.
Definition Of Drugs.
The term drug" as used In the act.
shall include all medicines and preparations
recognized In the United States Pharma-
copoeia or National Formulary inter-
nal and external use, and any substance or
mixture of substances intended to be used
for the cure. mitigation, or prevention OF
disease Of either man or other animals.
The term food" shall include all articles
used for food. drink. confectionery or con-
diment by man or other animals, whether
simple. mixed or compounded
For the purposes of this act an article
shall be deemed to be adulterated: In case
Of drugs, first, when a drug is sold under
or by a name recognized in the United
States Pharmaeopoeia or National Formu-
larry. It differs from the standard or
strength, quality or purity, as determined
by the test laid down in the United States
Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary Of
fetal at the time OF investigation; pro-
vided. that no drug defined in the United
States Pharmacopoeia or National Formu-
larry shall be deemed to be adulterated un-
der this provision II the standard OF
strength, quality or purity be plainly stated
upon the bottle, box or other container
thereof although the standard may differ
from that determined by the test laid down
In the United States Pharmacopoeia or
National Formulary. Second. IL its strength
or purity fall below the professed standard
or quality under which 1t Is sold.
Confectionery and Food.
In the case of confectionery: II 1t con-
tains terra alba, barytes, tale, chrome yell
low, or other mineral substance or poison
Gus color or favor. or other ingredient dele
terious or detrimental to health, or any
vinous. malt or spirituous liquor or COM
pound or narcotic drug.
In the case of food:
First. II any substance has been mixed
and packed with 1t so as to reduce or lower
or injuriously affect its quality or strength.
Second. If any substance has been sub
stituted wholly or In part for the article
Third II any valuable constituent of the
article has been wholly OF in part abb
stracted.
Fourth If 1t be mixed. colored, powdered.
coated. stained in a manner whereby
damage or inferiority Is concealed.
Fifth, If 1t contains any added poison
GUS or other added deleterious ingredient
which may render such article injurious to
health: Provided, That when in the prepara-
tion OF food products for shipment they are
preserved by any external application ap-
piled In such manner that the. preserva-
tive is necessarily removed mechanically. or
by maceration in water. or otherwise. and
directions for the removal OF said preserva-
tive shall be printed on the covering Of
the package. the provisions of this act shall
10 construed az applying only Whon SAID
products are ready for consumption.
Sixth. If 1t consists in whole or in part Of
filthy. decomposed. or putrid animal or
vegetable substance, or any portion Of an
animal UNIT for food. whether manufacture
ed or not. or IL II Is the product Of q dis
eased animal or one that has died other
wise than by slaughter.
Blended Liquors.
The act provides strict prohibition
against misbranding OF food products, and
then deals with the blending OF liquors,
as follows:
I'm the case of articles labeled branded
or tagged so as to plainly indicate that
they are compounds, initial tons or blends,
and the word compound Imitation or
blend. as the case may be, ia plainly
stated on the package In which II Is offered
for sale: Provided. That the term blend
as used herein shall be construed to mean
a mixture of like substances. not excluding
harmless coloring or fiavoring ingredients
used for the purpose of coloring and flavor
Ing only: And provided further. That moth
ing In this act shall be construed as re-
quiring or compelling proprietors or manu-
facturers of proprietary foods which con-
tain no unwholesome added ingredient to
disclose their trade formulas, except in 30
far the provisions of this act may re-
Quire to secure freedom from adulteration