The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-28
THE PURE FOOD BILL
THE coNFEREEs HAVE AGREED ON
 MEASURE.
Reported to Senate Toward End o' session---House Bill Was ~Tnken ns Basis of the
 AGreement.

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 Washington. June 27.--The pure foot bill was agreed upon by the conferee: of the Senate and House today anS was reported to the Senate just befoi' adjournment
 The House bill was taken as basi Of agreement and into this were graft ed many of the important sections Q the Senate measure which had peer siven great attention by Senators MIC Cumber and Hepburn extending oVe' three sessions of Congress
 With the exception of two sections the bills were not materially differ, ent. Two provisions of the House pll were eliminated entirely. They wers fbe sections which authorized the Sec retary of Agriculture to fix the stand ards of the various articles or food as to the wholesomeness or unwhoiesome. ness of the various preservatiVes, and which would compel the person selling drugs or articles of food to furnlsh samples of such product for the pur' pose of analysis.
 The bill as agreed upon makes it misdemeanor for any person to manu- facture, sell or offer for sale any ar ticle of food. drugs. medicines or liquors which is adulterated or misbrandedSo or which contains any poisonous or deie- terious substances. It prescribes Tor
 
 $500, one years Imprisonment or both. within the discretion of the court and for each subsequent offense fine or not less than $1.000 or one years lm- prisonment
 Section prohibits the introduction into any State or Territory or the Dls- tric of Columbia from any other state Territory or District or any foreign country or. the shipment to any for eign country of any article adulterated or misbrandeG within the meaning or the set under the penalty not exceeding a fine of S200 for the first offense and $500 or one years imprisonment or both for each subsequent offense-
 Concerning the shipments to a for eIgn country 1t Is provided that no ar ticle shall be deemed misbranded or adulterated when no substance is used in conflict with the laws of the for eign country for which 1t is intended. This clause, however, does not exemppt any person from prosecution If the arr ticle is offered for sale for domestic use or consumption.
 Section three provides for rules and Regulations for carrying out the act.
 Section four provides for examina- ttons of specimens of foods and drugs in the Bureau of Chemistry of the De- partment of Agriculture. Owners are to be given hearings and if 1t Is found that any provision of the act has been violated, the Secretary of Agriculture is to certify the fact to the proper United States District Attorney for act ion and the adverse judgment of the court Is to be published.
 All United States attorneys are ob- 1igated under section five to conduct prosecutions without delay for the en- forcement of penalties.
 Section six defines the terms drugs and foods, and section seven defines what shall be deemed adulterated in the case of drugs. confectionery ana foods. The standards for drugs are those recognized in the United States Pharmacopae or National Formuiary.
 Confectionery is held adulterated fl it contains any ingredient or colorins matter deleterious or detrimental 70 health. Foods are held adulterated ii containing any substances reducing lowering or inJuriously affecting its quality or strength; when any suD- stances has been substituted wholly eI fin part for the article; when any val uable constituent has been abstracted when mixed. colored powdered, coated or deleterious ingredients added. Th' use of preservatives by external ap uffcation is permitted when the Girec ffons for the removal of such prescrva tiTes are printed on the covering of tn package Food products are declare' adulterated If in whole or in part of { filthy decomposed or putrid animal O vegetable substance. or of any portion of an animal unfit for food whether manufactured pr not, or If the produc of a diseased animal or one that hal died otherwise than by slaughter.
 The term misbranded applies tc foods or drugs whose package bears and statement, design or device false or FotA foa nr tc faIaa1xy hrandq6 fC place where manufactured or produced Any article, however which does not contain any added poisonous or dele terious ingredients shall not be deemed adulterated or misbranded when known under its distinctive name. or if com pounds. limitations or blends are plain ly indicated. The term "blend" Is con strued to mean mixture of like sub stances and does not exclude harmless coloring or flavoring ingredients. Pro- prfetors or manufacturers Of proprie' tary foods which contain no added un- whole ingredient are not required tc disclose their trade formulas, except so far as this act may require to se- cure freedom from adulteration or mis- branding. Dealers are protected against prose c u ion If they hold the guaranty of the concern rom whom they purchased the articles.
 The bill makes provision Tor court procedure and for confiscation of any articles vlolative of the act and sam ples of foods or drugs imported are tc be furnished the chemistry bureau by treasury department, articles decided against to be exported within three months or destroyed.
 Pending decision, imports may Do delivered under a penal bond for the amount of the full invoice value. The act Is to take effect January 1, next.
 STANDARD OIL "PENSION."