The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 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 prepare
ton thereof
Section 1901. An article shall be
deemed to be adulterated within the mean
ing OF the preceding section:
/. In the case Of drugs: First, if, when
sold or offered or exposed for sale or had
in possession with intent to sell, under or
by name recognized in the United States
pharmacopoeia or national formulary it
differs from the standard of strength, quail
ity or purity laid down in the latest
edition thereof, current at tie time when
such drug is sold or offered or exposed for
SELL second, If its strength
quality or purity falls below the professed
standard under which it is Sold third if
it contains wood alcohol except when in
tended for external use only and so la
beled.
2 In the case of food: First. if any
substance or substances have been mixed
with 1t, so as to lower or depreciate or in
juriously affect it's strength. quality or
purity second, if any inferior or cheaper
substance or substances have been sub
stituted wholly or in part for it; third
If any valuable or necessary ingredient has
been wholly or in part distracted from it,
or II it is below that standard of quality
strength or purity represented to the pur-
chaser or consumer; fourth if it is an imi-
tation of, or sold or offered or exposed for
sale under the name of another article ;
fifth. if it consists of or is manufactured
wholly or in part, from a dis
eased, contaminated, filthy decomposed,
tainted or rotten arimal or vegetable sub
stance or any animal or vegetable substance
produced stored, transported, or kept in a
condition that tends to render the article
diseased, contaminated or unwholesOme, or
If it is any part of the product of dis
Cnd n1i1 nal an thn ndYrnf of a,,tv I,01
that has died otherwise than by slaughter ;
sixth, if it is mixed, colOred, coated, pol
ished powdered, or stained, where
by damage or inferiority is concealed, or so
chaser or consumer or if by any means it
is made to appear better or of greater value
than it really is or if it is colored Or fla
vOred in imitation Of the genuine color or
flavor of another substance seventh, If it
contains any added substance or ingredient
which is poisonous, injurious, or deleteriouS
to health, or any deleterious substance not
a necessary ingredient in it's manufacture !;
which is not adulterated under the pro
visions of the fourth. fifth sixth and sew
enth specifications of this section, and
which does not contain any filler or in
gredient which debases without adding food
value, shall not be deemed adulterated in
the case OF mixtures or compounds sold
under their own distinct names or under
coined names, if the same be so labeled,
branded or tagged as plainly to show their
true character and composition. And pro-
videdf further, that nothing in this act shall
be construed as requiring or compelling pro-
prletors or manufacturers 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
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
ApDroVed Nav GO 1909