The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-15
Our New Pure Food Law.

The pure food law signed Monday, by the Governor !
has emergency clause and is in force at once 1t
contains eleven sections and very comprehensive IN It's
provisions. It's general scope may be gathered from the
title which is: "A bill for act to be entitled an act
the manufacture sale offering for sale Of
any adulterated or msbranded food drugs, defining
foods and drugs stating wherein adulteratiOn and mis-
branding of foods and drugs consist and defining the du
of the state board of health relation to foods and
drugs their Inspection purity, and mlSbrandg, reguat
ing the slaughter of animals and their preparation for
food providing appropriation for enforcement rovd
ing for the appointment of State food and drug COM
missioner declaring penalties for the violation OF the laws
rules and ordinances concerning foods and drugs repeal
acts in conflict there with, and declaring emergency
The bill might be otherwise entitled to protect the
people of Indiana from being defrauded by the sale un
der false cOors and Of adulterated msbranded
foods drugs to prescribe standard of honesty among
the makers and dealers in such articles and Imposing pen
aes for its violation 1t embraces all articles OF food
and all drugs offered for sale in Indiana whether manu-
factured in shipped into the State In case OF drugs
the article sold kept and offered for sale must conform
to the standard of purity prescribed in the United States
Pharnacop3ia or National Fomuay if listed In those
authorities else must show by its label how far falls
below that standard In the of food the sale or Of
fering for sale of any article is prohibited
First If any substance or substances have been mixed
with it to lower, injuriousy affect it quality or
strength Second If any substance has been substituted
Wholly or in part for the article Third If any valuable
constituent has been wholly in part distracted from It.
Fourth If it consists in any proportion of filthy dis
eased decomposed putrd rotten ANIMAL or vegetable
substance whether manufactured or not or IN the case OF
milk if it the product of diseased animal Fifth, II II
lis mixed coored coated polished powdered or stained
manner whereby damage or inferority is concealed OF
whereby made appear better of greater value
than really is Sixth, If it contains any added poison
Gus or other added deleterous ingredient Seventh II
contains any added antisepc preservatve substance
except common table SALT saltpeter sugar. vinegar
Spices or in smoked food, the natural products OF thu
smoking process other harmless preservatives who's
luse is authorized by the State Board of Health.
Other sections specifically and prohibit the sale
watered milk of the sale pure milk of milk from whc
all or part of the has been removed OF the sa
he milk of COWS which have been fed the refuse of dis
eries or of those kept in unsanary surroundings In
law provides for the appointment Of State food an
drug commiss ner gives the State Board of Health au
horv to make all necessary rules and regulations for IN
enforcement of the law and provides penalties tG
violation AS far as Judge, the law iscareull
). Iia regard to pure food and drug legislation.