Evening journal., 1906-10-22
PURE FOOD LAW
REGULATIONS
Provisions Announced For
Carrying Into Effect the
New Statute
NO POISONOUS COLORINGS

WASHINGTON, oct. 22.-Secretary
Wilson. OF the Department of Agricul-
ture. has promulgated the regulations
under 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:
DR.. S. n. d. North, Of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, and James
l.. Gerry, OF the Treasury Department.
In letter to the secretaries Of their
several departments they say their
agreement on the regulations was un-
animous. To the regulations Secretar-
les Wilson. Metcalf and Shaw have
given their approval. The section Of
the regulations respecting the labelling
Of products requires that the ingredi-
ents Of the package shall be stated. so
that the purchaser may know precisely
what he is buying.
In the matter of coloring, the require
ment is made that no ingredient known
to be deleterious to human health shall
be used by manufacturers. This reg
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the manufacture Of candies.
Aduterations. particularly Of drugs,
is prohibited. but standard drugs will
not be considered adulterated, provided
that they are branded so as to show
their actual strength or purity.
Poisonous or deleterious preserva-
tives shall only be applied externally,
and shall be Of a kind that win not
permeate to the interior Of the product,
and the preservative must be of such
a character that. until removed the
food products are inedible. Mlsbrand-
ing OF food or drug products is guarded
against particularly. The label on ev-
cry product must bear the name of the
product the date OF manufacture, and
must show whether the article is
compound, mixture or blend. and must
designate the ingredients and propor-
tiuns in the case Of drugs and foods
The use of any false or misleading
statements, design or device on the
label is specifically prohibited
Precautions Against Misbrandina.
II Is known that some difference Of
opinion arose among the members Of
the commission respecting important
details OF the rules AS originally
drafted the rules practically prohibited
the use OF generic names as applied to
products Of American manufacture.
For instance, champagne. as distin-
gushing kind OF wine. could not he
used in connection with an American
wine of that kind because it was held
TO be misleading, II not actually decep-
tive Geographical names. generally.
as applied TO food or drug products or
TO wines and liquors were not permit
ted to be used under the regulations as
prepared by the commission.
When the regulations were submitted
to the secretaries OF the three depart
ments for approval. some changes were
made In them of a very important char
aeter. The use Of geographical names
for instance, was provided for In case
II was thought the names were generic
or distinctive. 1t was provided. how
ever, that IL should be indicated on The
package containing the product that IL
was OF American manufacture. Thus
champagne is required to be labeled
American champagne or California
champagne. so that the purchaser
while he knows that he is getting n GER
tain Kind Of wine knows also thar the
Wine is made in America and not in
France. The regulations applv 10
other products in a similar way.
! 1t was the effort Of the commission 70
insure the purchaser OF any food or
urus product absolute purity.