The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-09-27

tain not to exceed two-beaths of
one per cent of combined sulphur
ic acid and not to exceed two-tenths
Of one per cent of combined sui
phuric acid and not to exceed eight
t~housandtls of on per cent, of sui
phurOus acid.
Sixth. If it consists in whole or
in part ef a filthy decomposed, or
putrid animal or vegetable substance
or any portion of an animal unfit for
food, whether manufactured or not,
or if il is the product of a dis
eased animal, or one that had died
otherwise than by slaughter. In
addition to the ways already pro-
vided, sausage shall be deemed to
be adulterated if composed in any
part Of liver, lungs, kidneys or
other Viscra of animals: PrOvided:
that the use ofanimal intestines as
sausage castings shall not be deem
ed to be an adulteration.
Seventh. If it differs in strength
! quality or purity from the standards
of purity of food products that have
been or may be from time to time
adopted by the Board of Agriculture.
OSt. g. 1AoL IAC Il
branded as used herein shall apply
to all articles of food, or articles
which enter into the composition of
food, the package or label of which
shall bear any statement, de-
sign or device regarding such ar
ticles, or the ingredients of sub
stances contained therein, which
shall be false or misleading in any
particular and to any food product
which is falsely branded as to the
state, territory, Or country in which
it is manufactured or produced.
That for the purpose Of this act
Z. article shall also be deemed to
be misbranded.
In the case of food:
First. If it be an imitation of
O. offered for sale under the dis
tinctive name of another article.
Second. If it be labeled or brand
ed so as to mislead the purchaser
or pprpOrt to be a foreign product
when not, or if the contents of the
package as originally put up shall
have been removed in whole or in
part, and other contents shall have
been placed in such package, or if it
fail to bear a label of the quantity
or proportion on any morphine,
opium, cocaine, heroin, alpha or beta
eucain, chlorOform, cannabis indica,
choral hydrate or .acetanilide, or
any ~derivative or preparation of any
such substance contained therein.
Third If the package form, and
the contents are stated in the terms
IF u-o;ohf - - ~oocrra +hov - not
plainly and correctly stated on the
outside of the package.
Fourth. If the package contain
ing t or it's label shall bear any state
ment, design device regarding the |
ingredients or the substances con-
tanned therein, which statement, de-
sign or device shall be false or mis-
leading in any particular: Provided
that an article of food which does
not contain any added poisonous or
deleterious ingredients shall not be
deemed to be a~dulterated or mis-
branded in the following cases:
First. In the case of mixtures or
compounds which may be now or
from time to time hereafter known
articles of food under their own
distinctive names, and not an immi-
tation of, OF offered for sale under
the distinctive name of, another ar
ticle, if the name be accompanied
the same label or brand with a
of place and where said
article has been manufactured or
produced,
Second. In case of articles lab0l
ed, branded or tagged so as to plain
ly indicate that they are compounds,
Limitations or blends and the word
compound" "immitation," or
E'blend', as the case may be, is plain
ly staetd on the package in which 1t
is offered for sale: Provided the la
being is according to the rules pre-
scribed by the board of agriculture: ]