River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15


metics The term food" as used herein
shall include all articles used for food or
drink or condiment by man. whether sim
pie. mixed or compound, and all articles
used or intended for use as ingredients in
the composition thereof or in the prepara-
Ton thereof
deemed to be adulterated within the mean
ing of the preceding section ~:
1. In the case OF drugs: First, II, when
sold, or offered or exposed for sale or had
IL possession with intent TO sell, under or
by a name recognized in the United States
pharnacopoeia or national forInulary, it
differs from the standard of strength, quail
ity or purity laid down In the latest
edition thereof, current at the time when
such drug Is sold or offered or exposed for
sale or had in possession With intent to
quality or purity falls below the professed
standard under which it is sold third, IL
it contains wood alcohol except when IN
tended for external use only and so la
beled.
2 In the case of food: First, IL any
substance or substances have been mixed
with 1t, as to lower or depreciate or IN
juriously affect Its strength, quality or
purity; second, II any Inferior or cheaper
substance or substances have been sub
stituted wholly or In part for II; third,
if any valuable or necessary ingredient has
been wholly or In part distracted from 1t,
or IL It Is below that standard OF quality,
strength or purity represented to the pur-
chaser or consumer: fourth, II 1t Is an ini-
tation of, or sold or offered or exposed for
sale under the name or another article I;
fifth, if it consists of or Is manufactured.
eased, contaminated, filthy, decomposed.
tainted or rotten animal vegetable sub
stance or any animal or vegetable substance
produced stored, transported, or kept In
condition that tends to render the article
diseased, contaminated or unwholesome, or
If it Is any part Of the product of dis
eased animal, or the product of an animal
that has died otherwise than by slaughter;
sixth, If 1t is mixed, col0red, coated pol
ished, - powdered, or stained, where
that 1t tends to deceive or misead the pur-
chaser or consumer, or If by any means 1t
is made to appear better or Of greater value
than it really is. or IL 1t Is cOlored or fla
vored In imitation of the genuine color or
flavor of another substance seventh, IL 1t
which is poisonous, injurious, or deleterfous
to health, or any deleterious substance not
a necessary Ingredient In its manufacture !;
provided, that any article of food
visions Of the fourth. fifth. sixth and sew
enth specifications Of this section, and
which does not contain any dller or In
gredient which debases without adding food
value, shall not be deemed adulterated in
the case of mixtures or compounds sold
coined names, If the same be so labeled,
branded or tagged as plainly to show their
true character and composition. And pro-
vfded further, that nothing In this act shall
prietors or manufa cturers of proprietary
foods to disclose their trade formulas. ex-
cept as far as may be necessary to secure
freedom from adulteration, imitation or
fraud.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
publica ton.
Approved May g. 1909.