Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-20
Requirements Which New
Law Impose on
Producer.
REGULATIONS NOW OUT
Meant to Insure Wholesome
Article and Informed
Buyer.

Washington, oct 2O.-Secretary vii.
son Of the department of agriculture to-
day promulgated the regulations under
which the recently enacted pure food
and drug act will be enforced.
The section of the regulations re-
specting the labelling of products re-
quires the ingredients of the package
shall be stated 50 that the purchaser
may know precisely what he is buying.
Nothing Injurious 10 Health.
In the matter Of coloring, the require
ment is made that no ingredient known
to be deIeterious to human health shall
he used by the manufacturer. This
regulation applies with particular force
TO the manufacturer of candies.
Adulterations. as particularly of
drugs, is prohibited, but standard drugs
will not be considered adulterated pro
vided they are branded so as to show
their actual strength or purity.
May BE Applied Externally.
Poisonous or deleterious preserva-
tives shall only be applied externally,
and shall be of a kind that will not
permeatc to the interior of the product,
and prcservatives must be of such char
acter that. until removed. food prod
ucts are inedible.
Misbrandiug food or food products is
guarded against particularly. The
label on every product must bear the
name of the product. place of manufac-
ture; must show whether the article is
nd
must designate the ingredients and the
I'm the case OF drugs and
foods.
No Misleading Statements.
Tie use Of "A false or misleading
statement. design or device on a label
is specifically pronibited.
The commission appointed to pre-
pare resolutions consisted Of Dr. n. w.
Wiley of the agricultural department.
DR.. 5. y. ID. North. department of COM
merce and labor, and James l.. Gerry
1f the treasury department.
All Were satisfied.
I'm a letter to the secretaries of their
several departments, they say their
agreement on the regulations was una
nimous. TO the regulations Secretaries
Wilson. Metcalf, and Shaw have given
their approval. It is known some diff
terence of opinion arose among the
members of the committee, respecting
important details Of the rules.
Prohibited Generic Names.
As originally drafted the rules prac-
.ically prohibited the use of generic
names as applied to products of Amer
can manufacturers. For instance,
as a distinguishing kind of
vine. could not be used in connection
with the American wine of that kind
IS il was held 10 be misleading If not
actually deceptive
barred Geographical, Also.
Geographical names. generally. as
'pplied to food or drug products, or to
vines and liquors were not permitted
o be used under the regulations as
prepared by the commission.
When the regulations were submit
ed to the secretaries OF the three de-
)artments for approval, some changes
we're made in them of very import
mt character. The use of geographi-
al names, for instance, was provided
or in cases where il was thought the
lames were generic or distinctive.
shows u Ia American.
IT was provided however that il
hould be indicated on the package
the product that is was OF
American manufacture. Thus cham.
,agnc is required 10 be labeled Amer.
can champagne. or California cham
agne, so the purchaser, while he
.nows he is getting a certain kind OF
vine knows also the wine is made in
america and not in France. The reg
lations apply to other products in
inlilar way.
II was the effort of the commission
D insure to the purchaser of any food
+ dug product absolute purity.