The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-05
THE AMENDED
REFOODLAW
OF THIS STATE
IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON AU-
GUST 3RD AND THE STATE
SENDS OUT NOTICES TO MANU-
FAcTURERs AND CONSUMERS.

Department of Agriculture, ITALIA
hassee, Fla, June "a, 1911.
The attention of the public, particu-
larly manufacturers, importers. deal
ers, bottlers and consumers of foods
OF all kinds, drugs, liquors, soft drinks,
ETC., is called to the amended pure food
and drugs law that will become eff
fective August Sd, 1911.
This amended law provides:
Sec. 3. That the term drug" as
used in this act, shall include all medi-
cines and preparations recognized in
the United States Pharmacopoeia, or
National Rormulary, for internal or
external use, and any substance or
mixture of substances intended to be
used for the cure, mitigation or pre-
Vention Of disease Of either man or
other animals. The term food" as
used herein, shall include all articles
used for food, drink, confectionery or
condiment by man or other animal,
whether simple, mixed or compound.
Sec. 4. That for the purpose of this
act, an article shall be deemed to be
adulterated-
In case of drugs:
First If when a drug is sold un-
der or by a name recognized in the
United States Pharmacopoeia, or Ma
tional Formulary, 1t differs from the
standard of strength, quality or purity,
as determined by the test laid down in
the United States Pharmacopoeia, or
National Formulary official at the time
of investigation.
Second. If its strength or purity
fall below the professed standard or
quality under which it is sold. In the
case of confectionery: If it contains
terra alba, barytes, tale, chrome yell
low or other mineral substance or
poisonous color flavor, or other ingre-
dent deleterious or detrimental to
health, or any vinous, malt or spir-
ituous liquor or compound or narcotic
drug.
In case Of food:
First: If any substance has been
mixed or packed with it so as to re-
duce or lower or injuriously affect its
quality or strength.
Second. If any substance has been
substituted wholly or in part for the
article.
Third. If any valuable constituent
of the article has been wholly or in
part distracted.
Fourth. If it be mixed, colored or
powdered, coated or stained in a man
ner whereby damage or inferior<y is
concealed.
Fifth. If contains any added poison
Gus or other deleterious ingredient
which may render such article inju-
rious to health; Provided, That when
in preparation of food products for
shipment they are preserved by any
external application applied in such
manner that the preservative is ne
cessarily removed mechanically or by
maceration in water or otherwise, and
directions for the removal of said
preservative are printed on the cover
ing of the package, the provisions of
this act shall be construed as apply
ing only when said products are ready
for consumption.
Sixth. If the package, vessel or bot
tie containing it shall be of such a
composition, or carry any attachment
made of such a composition or metal
or alloy as will be acted upon in the
ordinary course of use by the con-
tents of the package, vessel or bottle
in such a way as to produce an in
furious, deleterious or poisonous COM
pound.
Seventh. II it consists in whole or
in part OF filthy, decomposed or pu-
trid animal or vegetable substance, or
any portion of an animal unfit for
food, whether manufactured or not or
If it is the product of a diseased ami
NAL or one that has died otherwise
than by slaughter.
Eighth If 1t contains any chemical
preservative or anti-ferment, such as
formaldehyde, salicylic acid, or salicy-
lates, bortc acid or borates, benzoic
acid, or benzoates; or any artificial
sweetner, such as saccharin, dulcin or
glucin.
Sec 5. That the term "misbrand-
= ed" as used herein shall apply to all
drugs, or articles of food, or articles
which enter into the composition of
food, the package or label of which
shall bear any statement, design or
device regarding such article or the
/ ingredients or substances contained
therein which shall be false or mis-
leading in any particular, and to any
food or drug product, which is false
ly branded, as to the state, territory
or county in which it is manufactured
or produced. That for the purpose of
this act an article shall also be deem
ed to be misbranded-
In case of drugs:
First. If it be an imitation Of or
offered for sale under the name of an
other article.
Second. 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 the package fail
to bear statement on the label in as
conspicuous letters as is or may be
prescribed by the United States law or
rules and regulations Of the quantity
or proportion of any alcohol, NOR
phine, opium, cocaine, heroin, alpha
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