Evening star., 1935-05-29
BILL
PASSED TO HOUSE
Measure, Amended, Meets
Objections and Adds
to Regulation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
After q two-year fight, Senator
Copeland's pure food, drugs and cos
metics bill today bore senatorial ap-
proval and awaited only House action
before being sent to the White House.
The measure, amended to meet re-
curing objections on the part Of sew
eral Senators, increases the regulatory
authority Of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture over foods and drugs and adds
cosmetics
The bill would authorize the Secre-
tary, subject to wishes Of supervisory
boards, to set up standards Of purity
for foods, drugs and cosmetics, to
prosecute manufacturers for mis-
leading advertising, to sweep OF the
Nations store shelves any product he
rules dangerous" to public health and
keep 1t of pending q court decision on
his action.
The bill includes regulatory power
over advertising.
Must Specify Elements.
Products within the scope of the bill
would be required to carry on their
labels a statement Of all elements con-
tanned, although the amount Of each
need not be stated.
Food, under the measure, is con-
sidered adulterated eff it contains any
poisonous or deleterious substance
which may render it dangerous to
health" or IF any valuable con-
stituent has been in whole or in part
distracted therefrom" or IF dana &c
or inferiority has been concealed il
any manner"
In connection with foods, the Sc.
cretary would be empowered to set ur
certain Standards of indemnity" fol-
products, and any departure from
these standards would require q diff
ferent name. For example. II ICE
cream contains less than the MIN
mum Of cream prescribed by the
Secretary, 1t must be branded a,
frozen milk" or by some distinguish
ing term.
In addition, he may set up stand
ards Of quality" by which ice cream
as an instance, may be labeled stand
ard, or substandard, or above stand
ard, depending upon the quantity Of
cream contained. Only when it goes
below the minimum allowable stand
ard, must it be described by some
other name such as frozen milk"
Drug Standards Prescribed.
Similar standards might be pre-
scribed for drugs. but a requirement
Is added that in event any manu-
facturer's product varies in strength
from that of the standard in the
United States Homeopathic Pharma-
copoeia, the amount OF variance must
be stated
Cosmetics in turn, must contain
nothing injurious to health" when
used under such conditions as are
customary or usual"
The bill would give the Secretary
wide authority TO punish for false ad-
vertising. Manufacturers would be
held directly responsible for statements
in their advertising, provision differ
ing from the original "Tugwell bill, y
which held the publishers responsible
As a safeguard against exercise BY
| the Secretary of arbitrary power in
making regulations, none may be is
sued without approval of boards ap-
pointed by the President.
| A committee on food standards would
be provided, to consist Of seven men,
bers.
| Another board of five members
would be chosen by the President from
among those of distinguished scien-
! tific attainment and interest in public
health with respect to food, drugs OF
/ cosmetics"
Punishment by fines ranging as high
as $4,000 and three years imprison-
! ment are provided in the bill.