The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-02
ok. WILEY TALKS
ON FOOD AND
DRUG ACT
SETS FORTH THE GOOD ALREADY
ACCOMPLISHED.
Improvement in the Quality Of Food
and Orues-Publc Opinion
Back Of the Law.

pai'inlore' Jan. 1.-Dr. II. d Wiley.
Shiel of the bureau OF chemistry In
us ADDRESS before the Scientists con-
Vention today said:
FIRST must be mentioned the Of.
icct which the Food and Drugs Act
mas had upon the ethics of trade II
Is the universal consensus of onin.
Ion of all high grade manufacturers
Gnu merchants in food and drug pro.
u"cIs that the morality of the trade
mas been distinctly improved. When
10" grade or debased articles have to
pe named and specified and adulter-
atlons excluded there is no longer
tne necessity which existed before
OIL really high-grade manufacturers
STOPPING TO the debascment of their
1000 products to meet competition. In
other words. the success of business
now does not depend upon meeting
10" grade competition, but hign
Eraue competition, and thus the mer-
IL and excellence of the product, 9th
er Things being equal, will set the
pace Tor success of the business.
The second good which has been
accomplished by the Food and Drugs
Act is the judicial determination in
many cases of the principles involved
In tho law itself.
Judge Smith Mcpherson, of the
United States district court Western
District of Missouri, Kansas City, In
q decision which he rendered on the
Food and Drugs Act, stated: This
statute Is to protect consumers. and
not producers. Ii is a most beneficent
and righteous statute. and within the
powers of congress to legislate CON
cerning, and should be enforced
Here we have the judicial statement
showing the substantially of the act
and its beneficient purpose and the
purpose for which it should be en-.
forced. The consumer in al cases is
the party to be protected. but in pro-
tectinG the consumer the rights of the
manufacturers are also protected,
THE third good which has been ac
complished by the law is the improve
ment in the quality of the food and
drug supplies. This has been ap-
parent in both food and drugs. Cold
storage goods are no longer sold. or
al least not so extensively as fresh
products, and greater care is exercised
In the sanitary preparation of foods
than ever before, so that the foods
which the people of this country are
eating today are more wholesome, and
consequently more palatable and more
nutritious than ever before. The i'm
provement in the quality OF drugs is
not less marked. A rigid inspection
Of imported drugs keeps out OF the
country all that are not up to tho
Pharmaceutical standard. and the
careful control, although not COM
plete, of interstate commerce tends
u produce the same effect on drugs
passing from state to state. The max
ing and sale Of deleterious patent med
icines has been greatly restricted, es-
pecially In those productions which
relate to the introduction OF habit
forming drugs into patent medicines
and of alcohol. The statement on the
labels of these products respecting
the presence Of these bodies has serv-
ed to warn a great many persons OF
the danger of their use and thus re-
stricted their sale. While perhaps
there is much left to bo desired in
this direction. the progress which has
been made is most encouraging, and
the good which has been accomplish
cd already is pronounced.
Finally, tho general attitude OF the
public has been strengthened respect
ing this law so that 1t has the sup
port Of a more unified and enthusiastic
public opinion. Add to this the al
most unanimous support of the courts
In all cases which have come before
them and we sec that the Food and
Drugs Act has been firmly establish
ed and will continue the good work
IL which so much has already been
accomplished"