The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-01-09
Pure Food Law is
Straight in its
Provisions

PROVISIONS.
Went Into Full Effect on First Day
Of the Year.
AThe general provisions of the
national pure food law which went
into effect January 1. 1907, prohi-
bits the adulteration of any food.
medicine OF liquor unless the ad
alteration is olea,ly set forth on the
label or box in which the product
is contained.
A fine not to exceed $500 or i'm
prisonment not to exceed one year
is the penalty for each violation of
the new law. and for subsequent
violations fhe of not less than
$1,000 or imprisonment for one
year. Both fine and Imprisonment
can be imposed in the discretion of
the court.
The law declares food to be adj
adulterated: If any substance has
been mixed and psoked with it go
as to reduce or lower or injuriously
affect it's quality or strength; if any
substance has been substituted
wholly or in part for the article; if
any valuable constituent of the
article has been wholly or in part
distracted; if it is mixed, colored,
powdered, coated or stained in q
manner whereby damage or in
feriority is concealed; if it contains
any added poisonous or other de-
leterious ingredient which may
render such article inferior to
health; if it consists wholly or in
part of filthy, deoomposed or
putrid animal or vegetable sub
stance, or any portion of an animal
unfit for food, whether manufacture
ed or not. or if it is the product of
a diseased animal, or one that has
died otherwise than by slaughter.
NEW LABLEs DEMANDED.
The law holds that food pro-
ducts are misbranded; If an imi.
tation is offered under the distinct.
i've name of another article; if it ie
labeled or branded 80 as to deceive
or mislead purchasers. or purport
to be foreign product when moi
go, or if the contents of the pack,
age as originally put up shall have
been removed in whole or in par
and other contents substituted, Oh
if it fail to bear statement on the
label of the quantity or proportion
, of any morphine, opium or any
other drugs contained therein; i
in the package, and the contenfl
a are stated in terms of weight o.
3 measure, they are not plainly anc
. correctly stated on the outside o
? the package. or if the label shall
/ bear any statement. design or de
vice regarding the ingredients o
a the substances contained in tn
: package which are false or mislead
! ing.
J. When an article is made up o
b refused materials, fragments O
trimmings. the use of the name O
t The substance from which the
g have been derived, unless accom-
D panied by statement to that 81
!, feot, are held by the law to be mil
% branded. Packages of such me-
d terials may be labeled pieces.
II stems" trimmings" or wit
d aume other appellation showing {
what the article is made.
L DRUG LAWS ARE STRICT.
81 The provisions applied to drug
and medicines are the same as thos
9 spplying to food products, regard
ing substitution and imitation, an
the law also provides that all drug
or medicines shall be labsled shov
ing the quantity of alcohol, mo
phine, opium, cocaine. heroiI
alpha or beta euoalin, oholoforn
or other poisonous OF deleterior
drugs contained by them.
The law also prohibits the adul
Grafton of candy and other oonfs'
tions, barring the use of miner
substances and coloring. excel
: such behring's as are held by tt
department. to be harmless.
= The new law released the retail
:. :. er of aduIterated food. drugs ,
" liquors for responsibility, If he
able to produce a guarantee fro
the manufacturer from whom IL