The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-11
FOODANDDRUG
LAW IN FORCE
Measure Passed by Last LegisIa.
ture is Now Effective
MUST LABEL PLAINLY
Net Weight and Measure to be Show n
ConspiCuOusly and Correctly on All
Packages Offered for Sale

Following are the provisions of the
Pure Food and Drugs Law, Chapter
6l22, approved June 5, 1911, and which
became effective Saturday, the informa.
ton having been sent out by State
Chemist Rose some time since.
LIST. The net weight and measure
shall be 'conspcuOusly, legibly and
correctly" stated on the outside of all
packages of grain, -four, meal, butter,
lard, cottolene Tor similar compoundD
cooking oils, syrups on and after Sep
TENDER |, 1911, that printed "stickers'
will be allowed on such goods then on
hand, to which they are applicable,
which will protect the same till sold.
See regulation 20.
End. That stocks of canned goods,
vegetables, pickles, baking powders.
jellles, preserves, etc. in Cans or bot.
ties, on hand August 3, 1911. or con-
tracted for fall delivery in 1911, if in
full compliance with the State and
Federal laws, and regulations, prior to
August 3, 1911, may be disposed of till
January /, 1912. That printed Stick
ers," showing the met weight or
measure" of such goods applied before
January |, 1912, shall protect such
go IDS actually delivered in the State
prior to January lst, 1912, until sold.
3rd. That goods actually on hand
August 3, 1911, containing not more
than Ito of ! per cent benzOate of
soda, and otherwise comply ing with the
State and Federal laws, prior to Au-
gust 3, 1911, may be disposed Of till
January |, 1912. That bona fide con-
tracts for such goods existing before
August 3. 1911, will be respected, and
the material allowed to be sold till
January /, 1912, after which time no
goods containing benzoate of soda can
be legally sold in the State.
4th. Goods actually on hand in the
possession of the trade, within the
State August 3, 1911. may be disposed
of, provided the same are plainly label
ed "sweetened with saccharin," as
now provided by law. The manufacture
or importation of any food containing
saccharn after August 3,l9ll, is not
permissible legally, in the State.
9Th. No drug sold under or by a
name recognized ia the United States
Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary.
that differs from the standard OF
strength, quality or purity as determin-
ed by the test LAID down in the United
States Pharmacopoeia, or National
FormuIary," can be legally manutac-
tured or imported into the State after
August 3, 1911. Such stocks OF dilute
standard drugs, that may be actually
ON hand, may be sold till January !,
1912, provided, they comply fully with
the State and Federal laws and regu-
lations in force prior to August 3, 1911.
After January /. 1912. dilute standard
drugs cannot be legally sold in Florida
9Th. All manufacturers and dealers
complying with the letter and spirit
of the foregoing rules, will be exempt
from prosecution for misbranding OF
admit Grafton. Evasion of this regula..
ton will De considered a breach OF
faith, and the goods subject to seizure,
sale or destruction, as provided by law
and regulations. A.. 49,,
7th. It is recommended that the
labels of all goods received after Au-
,rust 3. 1911. have the necessary" stick
ers" applied to show met weight OF
measure" that they may be in shape
to protect such goods till sold. Inc
application of"sticl ers' after January
If,ll. vi not be legally permissible
Approved July 10, 1911. y
Z b ROSE. State Chemist, B. E.
McLIN. Commissioner of Agriculture.