The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01
A BILL
TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF FOODS FOR IN
TERSTATE SHIPMENT TO LABEL SAID FOODS AND PRINT
THE INGREDIENTS CONTAINED IN SUCH FOODS
ON EACH PACKAGE THEREOF.

rnRsT ~ SHIPMENT TO LABEL SAID }. FOODS GOODS AND PRINT
ON EACH PACKAGE THEREOF.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
s States sn Of Amet tn III, In CONGRESS mngrfsst assembled noSna1 That every pe e1sOna firm % Or corr ira
human consumption, shall print in plain view IN each package thereof made
Oa. a complete and accurate statement of all the ingredients thereof defined
announcement that said statement is made by the authority Of and guaran-
address of the makers shall be ahxed thereto; all printed in plain type of a
size not less than that known IS eight point and in the English language.
Sec. {, That the covering of each and every package of manufactured.
PGsparsd ot or ca COMPOUNDED sssn foods s%s ,s shipped ped. fro from n,a any State ns, Territory Tsrd Dry, or 1.-THE the
from fs%,s a covering lover ns.s supplied HIani by o.. or 10 t the makers AXE .m and recovered d, by or for the
the statement of ingredients and nan Of the makers which appeared upon
printed %n pai in like s manner hammer as 81 the ss statement Iea sn oft the makers uS err WE ws is" printed htsd's and ds such
statement shall also bear the name and address of the person., firm o COR
v,,fs sss. s 3 That ns,'s it sns1 be sns" s1sI for os il 1ss,o On, Or ss bs%se s.t to .s,Dsss,S;
Of Ingredients appearing earring, o. packages package Of food a , provided in the preceding
guilty OF a misdemeanor. and upon conviction shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars 10 more than i've hundred dollars. or imprisoned lot
lesst than ne month or more than six months. or both. LIN the discretion OF
Sec. 4, That the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture
s san procure pre- 3. sDo or cause e. to s,a b DeSe1 nssm fem rs5s1 o ssaIsrs and d, ana nuzs,s or
samples Ie,,o of all msnuf"su ur% prepare, ,e ars n or COMPOUNDED p, nd@u foods Offered for sale
or in any State other than that in which they shall have been respectively
nsne etsa ed or o. t Snssn', sou pF1aacs The or s ts9m "a foreign es AsG country; or ssi INTENDED tended
aS is Gsrs sSS aa she ssas so snp 1oy s se5 Chemists 1is si in spsetos1' a Sa ts' ,a sst
e err n and 90 other snd employees I'M ~yss sn IS may nngn be necessary IS ny t rs. larry y, out ut the provisions
and analysis as he may deem proper And n manufacturer, producer or
nssns' OF s' he ' sern 1s'p pre CO Samples mp p e} sa aeS" srte1s. 'e Of isesst to md any full pe1 ny,
be guilty Of a mlsdemsanor and upon conviction shall be fined . exec exceeding ding
me hundred dollars or imprisoned not exceeding me hundred days. or both.
Sec. |. That any person firm OF corporation who shall violate sections
me and two of this Act shall be guilty Of a misaemeanor. nd upon eonvic-
and for each subsequent ofense lot exceeding three hundred dollars or be
imprisoned nt exceeding n year, O both, in the discretion of the court.
Sec I, That n person., firm, or corporation, who shall wifuny. urposev
or malciousy change or add to the Ingredients OF N food. make false
charges, or incorrect analysis, with the purpose Of subjding the makers OF
such foods to fine or Imprisonment under this Act, shall be guilty of a mis-.
demeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding M thousand
thirty days o more than n year Or both.
Sec. T. That it shall be the duty of every district attorney to whom thu
Secretary of Agriculture shall report any violation of this Act to cause po.
ceedtngs to be commenced and prosecuted without delay for the fines and
penalties in such case provided.
Sec S, That this Act shall not be construed to interfere with commerce
wholly internal in any State, or with the exercise of their police powers
by the several States.
Sec 9 That all actsor parts of acsi inconsistent with this Act aeh hereby
repealed. 49,
Sec. IL. That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the arss