The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26


Wilson of the Department of Agrl-
culture promulgated the regulations
under which the recently enacted
pure food and drug act will be en-,
forced. The commission appointed
to prepare the regulations consisted
of DR.. H. w. Wiley of the Agrlcul-
tural Department, DR.. S. N. D. North
of the Department of Commerce ana
Labor and James l.. Gerry or the
Treasury Department. In a letter
to the Secretaries of their several de-
partments they say their agreement
on the regulations was unanimous.
To the regulations Secretaries VIII
son, Metcalf and Shaw have given
their approval. The section of the
regulations respecting the labelling
of products requires that the ingre-
dents of the package shall be stated,
so that the purchaser may know pre-
cisely what he is buying
In The Matter OF Coloring.
In the matter of coloring the re-
uuirement is made that no lngredl-
ent known to be deleterious to nu-
man health shall be used by manu-
facturers. This regulation applles
with particular force to the manutac-
ture of candies.
Authorizations, particularly of drugs,
is prohibited, but standard drugs Will
not be considered adulterated pro-
vided that they are branded so as
to show their actual strength or
purity.
Misbranding Prohibited.
Poisonous or deleterious preserva-
tives shall only be applied externally
and shall be of a kind that Will not
permeate to the interior of the pro
duct, and the preservative must be
of such a character that until re-
moved the food products are lneul-
BILE. Misbranding of food or drug
products is guarded against partlcu-
Iarly. The label on every product
must bear the name of the product,
of the manufacturer, and must snow
whether the article is compound,
mixture or blend; and must designate
the ingredients and proportions, in
the case of drugs and foods. The
use of any false or misleading state
ments, design or device. on the label
is specifically prohibited.
Differences OF Opinion.
It is known that some differences
of opinion arose among the MEM
hers of the Commission respecting
important details of the rules. AS
originally drafted the rules pract1-
cally prohibited the use of generic
names as applied to products of
American manufacture. For instance,
champagne, as distinguishing kind
of wine. could not be used in con-
nection with an American wine of
that kind, because it was held to be
misleading, if not actually deceptive.
Geographical names, generally, as
applied to food or drug products, or
to wines and liquors, were not per-
mitted to be used under the regula-
lions as prepared by the Commission.
When the regulations were sub
mitted to the Secretaries of the three
departments for approval some
changes were made in them of very
important character.
As To Geographical Names.
The use of geographical names,
for instance, was provided for in
cases it was thought the names were
generic or distinctive. 1t was provid-
ed, however, that it should be in
Dictated on the package contain
ing the product that it was of
American manufacture. Thus, cham
payne is required to be labeled
American champagne, of California
champagne. so that the purchaser,
while he knows that he is getting
certain kind of wine, knows also
that the wine is made in America
and not in France. The regulations
apply to other products in similar
way.