Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
Regulations For New Law Are
Finally Promulgated by
Secretary Wilson
LABELS BEAR INGREDIENTS
No coorins Matter Delcterious to Pub
lie Health Can 30 Used by Manu-.
acturers--Prcservati Under Ban
Wines and Liquors Must Be as
Represented-synopsis Of Rules.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 9

washington OCt. SV.--oeCIetdIy
Wilson, of the department. of agricul-
ture. today promulgated the regula-
tions under which the recently euactea
pure food and drug act VIII be en-
forced The section of the regulations
respecting Labelling products requires
that the ingredients of the package
shall be stated, so that purchaser
may know precisely what he is buy
ing.
In the matter of coloring, require
ment is made that no ingredient;
known to be deleterious to human
health shall be used by the manufact-
urers. This regulation applies with
particular force to the manufacture Of
candies.
Particularly is the use of coloring
matter in drugs prohibited. but stand
ard drugs will not be considered abso-
lutely, provided they are branded so as
ty. Poisonous or deleterious preserva-
tives snail only be applied externally,
and Shall be OF a kind that will nos
permeate to the interior OF the prod
uct, and preservatives must be OF sucn
character that until removed the
food products are inedible. Misbrand-
ing Of food or drug prooucts is guard
ed against. Particularly the label on
every product must bear the name OF
the product, the place Of manufaet-
ure, and must show whether the article
is compound mixture or blend, and
must designate the ingredients and
proportion in a case of drugs and
foods The use of false or m!slead-
ing statement, in a design or device
on the label, is especially prohibited.
The commission appointed to pre-
pare the regulations consisted of DR..
w. N. Wiley, DR.. S. N. D. North, Of the
department of commerce and labor, and
James L. Gerry, of the treasury de-
partment In letter to the secretar-
les of their several departments they
say that their agreement on the regu-
lations was unanimous to the regula-
tions Of Secretary Wilson. Metcaf
and Shaw have given their approval.
1t is known that. some difference in
opinion arose among the members of
the commission, respecting important
as to rules.
AS originally drafted the rules prac-
tically prohibited the use of generic
names, as applied to products OF
American manufacture. For instance,
as distinguishing the kind
could not be used in connection with /,
American wine Of that kind because
It was held as misleading, if not actu-
ally deceptive.
Geographical names generally, as ap-
Piled to food or drug products, or to
vines and liquors. were not permitted |
% be used under regulations as pre-
pared by the commission.
When the regulations were submits
ed to the secretaries of the three de- /
,artments for approval, some changes
we're made in them of very impor-
ant character. The use of geographi-
al names, for instance, was provided
or in cases where it was thought gen.
.ric names were distinctive. 1t was
provided, however, that it should be
on the package containing
he products that it was of American
Thus, champagne is re-
luired to be labeled as American
or California champagne.
20 purchasers while they know what
hey are getting in certain kinds OF
vine, know also that the wine is made
n America and not in France. Regu-
ations apply to other products in
milar way. 1t was the effort of the
commission to insure to the purchaser
# any food or drug q product of abb
olute purity.