The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-05


indica, choral hydrate, or acetanilide
or any derivative or preparation Of
any such substance contained therein;
Provided, That nothing in this para
graph shall be construed to apply to
the filling of written prescriptions,
furnished by regular licensed, practic-
ing physicians, and kept on file by
druggists as required by law.
In case of food:
First. If it be an imitation Of or
offered for sale under the distinctive
sale Of another article.
Second. If it be labeled or branded
so as to deceive or mislead the pur-
chaser, or purport to be a foreign pro-
Duct when not so, or Is an imitation
In package or label of an another sub
stance of a previously established
named, or If the contents of the pack
age 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 1t fail to bear
a statement on the label in conspicu-
Gus letters of the quantity or proper
ton of any alcohol, morphine, opium,
cocaine, herotn, alpha or beta eucaine
cannabis indica, choral hydrate, or
acetanilide or any derivative or pre-
paration of any such substances con-
tanned therein.
Third. If in package form, the net
contents Of the package are not cor
rectly stated. in terms Of weight or
measure, conspicuoulsy, legibly, and
correctly, on the outside of the pack
age.
Fourth. If the package containing
it, or its label shall bear any state
ment, design or device shall be false
or misleading in any particular; Pro-
vided, That an article OF food which
does not contain any added poisonous
or deleterious ingredients shall not be
deemed to be adulterated or misbrand-
ed in the following cases:
First. In the case Of mixtures or
compounds which may be now, or from
time to time hereafter known as ar
ticles of food under their own dis
tinctive names, and not an imitation
Of or offered for sale under the dis
tinctive name of another article.
Second. In the case Of articles la
beled. branded or tagged, so as to
plainly indicate that they are COM
pounds, limitations, or blends, and the
word compound" Imitation" or
blend" as the case may be, is plain
ly stated in conspicuous letters on the
package in which it is offered for
sale; Provided, That the term blend
as used herein, shall be construed to
mean a mixture of like substances, not
excluding harmless coloring or flavor
ing ingredients used for the purpose
of coloring or fiavoring only; and Pro-
vided further That nothing in this
act shall be construed as requiring or
compelling proprietors or manufac-
turers of proprietary foods which con-
tain no unwholesome added ingredi
ents to disclose their trade formulas,
except in so far as the provisions of
this act may require to secure, free
dom from adulteration or misbrand-
ing.
Sec. 9. The governor shall appoint
two inspectors of the chemical divis-
ion of the agricultural department of
the state of Florida for a term not
exceeding four years.
The inspectors of the chemical di-
vision shall have the authority. and
1t shall be their duty to inspect foods
and drugs. commercial stock feed and
commercial fertilizers. and other ma
terials subject to inspection as now
provided by law, throughout the state.
or in the territory assigned them, and
to seize and attach all goods subject
to inspection as are misbranded,
adulterated or illegally offered for sale,
or that fail to bear the guaranteed
ANALYSIS, and inspection stamp pro-
vided by law, and to place the same
in the custody of the sheriffs, subject
to the order of the commissioner of
agriculture, sending samples Of such
goods to the state chemist for ex-
animation and analysis.
The inspectors shall draw samples
of foods and rugs, commercial stock
feed, commercial fertilizers and other
goods subjetc to inspection, offered
for sale in the territory assigned to
them, and forward them to tie state
chemist for examination or analysis,
as provided by law.
Attention is called to the provisions
OF the amended law, requiring all
standard drugs to conform to the
United States Pharmacopoeia and Ma
tional Rormulary, profI biting the dilu-
ton or adulteration Of such drugs.
Also to the prohibiting of use Of all
chemical preservatives and artificial
sweetner, benzoate of soda, ETC., and
saccharin etc, in foods or drinks.
Also to the requirement of the net
weight or measure, on all package
goods shall be conspicuously, legibly
and correctly stated on the outside OF
the package.
This applies to all package goods,
cartons, bottles, cans, or other goods
sold in packages of any kind; the cor
rect net weight or measure must be
plainly printed on the package con
spicuously, legibly and correctly"
are now on hand, or that may be on
hand August 8, 1911, can be corrected
to comply with the law by attaching
printed slips thereon with the correct
net weight or measure stated, in type
not small than "S-POINT (BREVIER)
CAPITALS" that the net weight or
measure may be "Conspicuously,
legibly and correctly stated on the
outside of the package and accepted on
all goods now on hand and until Janu-
airy l, 1912, after which time all goods
shall have the net weight or measure
printed on the label ''conspicuously,
legibly and correctly
Rubber stamps will not be permitted
for correcting labels now on hand;
printed slips or stickers only will be
recognized and must be not less than
"S-POINT (BREVIER) CAPITALS.
Regulation 29-Statement of weight
or measure is amended to read as
follows:
Regulation 2s-statement of Weight
or Measure.
(Section 5. Third under "Foods.~
(a) A statement of the net weight
or measure of the food contained in
a package is required, Such state