The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-29
PURE FOOD BILL IS SAFE
coNFEREEs AGREE UPON PRO
POSED LAW IN SHORT ORDER.
PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE
House Bill Taken as Basis OF Agree
ment and Many important Sections
OF Senate Measure Added-Two Pro.
visions eliminated Entirely.

ment and Many important Sections
Of Senate Measure Added-Two Pro-
visions eliminated Entirely.
Washington, June 2s.-The pure
food bill was agreed upon by the con
ferees for the senate and house and
was reported to the senate just be-
fore adjournment The house bill was
taken AZ "A basis OF agreement, and
into this were grated many of tho
important sections OF tho senate meas.
ure
with the exception OF two sections,
the bills were not materially diner
ant. Two provisions of the house bill
were eliminated entirely. They were
the sections which authorized the sec.
retary Of agriculture to fix the stand.
ards of various articles OF food as to
the wholesomcness or unwholesome.
ness OF the various preservatives and
which would compel the person sell.
Ing drugs or articles of food to furnish
samples of such product for the pur.
poses OF analysis.
The bill as agreed upon makes 1t q
misdemeanor for any person to manu-.
facture, sell or offer for sale any ar.
ticle OF food, drugs, medicines or liz.
uors which Is adulterated or misbrand.
ed, or which contains any poisonous
or dcleteriOus substance. II prescrlbes
for each Offense a fine not to exceed
$500, ono years imprisonment, or
both, within the discretion Of the
court and for each subsequent offenso
fine of not less than 81 900 or ono
years imprisonment
Sec Nun 2 prohibits the Introduction
into any state or territory or the ship.
ment to any foreign country of any
article aduItcratcd or misbrandcd
within the meaning OF the act, under
penalty not exceeding n fine of 5000
for the first offcnse and $500 or one
years Imprisonment, or both, for each
subsequent Ollcnse. Concerning ship.
ments to foreign country 1t Is pro.
yidCd that no article shall be deemed
misbrandcd or adulteratcd when no
substance Is used in conflict with the
laws of the foreign country for which
1t Is intended.
Section 4 provides for examinations
Of specimens of foods aud drugs in
the bureau Of chemistry of the de.
partment o. agriculture. Owners are
to be given hearings and if it Is found
any provisions of that act have been
violated, the secretary of agriculture
is to certify the fact to the proper
United States district attorney for
action. and the adverse judgment OF
the court is to be published.
The standards for drugs are those
recognized in the United States phar
| maCopia or national formulary. Con
| fectionery is held adulterated If II
| contains any ingredient or coloring
matter deleterious or detrimental to
| containing any substance reducing
lowering or injuriously affecting Its
| quality or strength; when any sub
stance has been substituted wholly OF
in part for the article; when any val
liable constituent has been distracted
or stained to conceal damage or In
| feriority or any poisonous or deleter
Gus ingredients added.
The use of preservatives by external
application are permitted when the
| directions for the removal of such
preservatives are printed on the GOV
ering or the package. Food products
are declared adulterated If in whole
or in part Of filthy, decomposed O.
! putrld animal or vegetable substance
or any portion of an animal unfit fOI
food, whether manufactured or not. OF
of the product of a diseased anima
or one that has died otherwise than
by slaughter.
The term misbranded applies tc
food or drugs whose package or labe
bears any statement, design or device
false or misleading, or if falsely
branded as to the place where manu-
featured or produced. Any article
however, which does not contain any
added poisonous or deleterious ingred
tents shall not be deemed adulteratet
or misbranded when known under it'
distinctive name, or II compounds, imi
tations or blends are plainly indi
Gated. Tho term blend" is con
strued to mean a mixture OF like sub
stances and does not exclude harmless
coloring or fiavoring ingredients.
Dealers are protected against prose
cution II they hold the guaranty of tn,
concern from whom they purchased
the articles. The act is to take effec
on Jan. / next