possession. Notices of judgments of the courts are published, in th< 

 form of circulars, from the office of the Secretary, giving the finding,. 

 of the analyst and of the court, in accordance with Regulation 6. 



Imported foods. The inspection of imported foods began July 1 

 1903, under the law of March 3, 1903, the provisions of which have 

 been included in the food and drugs act, June 30, 1906. The Secre 

 tary of Agriculture is authorized to inspect all imported food prod 

 nets, including under this head what are known generally as foods 

 beverages, condiments, and ingredients used in the manufacture 

 thereof. Every invoice of food products coming into this country 

 is accompanied by a declaration made before a United States consu 

 concerning the character of the shipment. The law requires tha 

 each package of food products shall be correctly labeled or brande( 

 in regard to the nature thereof and the place of production or manu 

 facture. It also provides that no substance deleterious to healtl 

 shall be added to any food product, and that food products whic] 

 are forbidden or restricted in sale in the country where made or from 

 which exported shall not be admitted into the United States. In 

 the execution of this law collaboration has been established with th( 

 State and Treasury Departments. Through the State Departmen 

 our consuls are instructed to secure from intending shippers a ful 

 description of the character of the goods which they propose to send 

 in the form of a duplicate of the invoice. To this duplicate is at- 

 tached a declaration made by the shipper to the effect that the fooc 

 products covered by the invoice in question do not in any way diffei 

 from the character of such products required by the inspection law 

 This invoice and declaration are sent by fast mail direct to the 

 Department of Agriculture. The Treasury Department collaborate^ 

 in the execution of this law by securing samples of such invoices a: 

 may be suspected of being adulterated, misbranded, or of containing 

 a deleterious substance. Samples of these goods are secured by the 

 agents of the Treasury at the port of entry and forwarded to th< 

 Department of Agriculture for examination. Meanwhile the goods 

 covered by the invoice are detained or removed under bond pending 

 the result of the examination made by the Bureau of Chemistry. I 

 the examination shows that the food products are of such a nature as 

 to violate the provisions of the law, the importer is notified and au 

 opportunity is given him to explain the matter. If the explanatid 

 is satisfactory, the invoice is released and the goods admitted ; if not 

 the importer is required to reship the goods covered by the invoice 

 beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. If this is not done 

 within ninety days from the time of notification, the Secretary of the 

 Treasury takes possession of the goods and destroys them under the 

 provisions of a statute which has long been in force. 



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