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Section 9 of the act provides that parties who make a guar- 

 antee that products are not adulterated or misbranded within the 

 meaning of the Food and Drugs Act, shall be amenable to the 

 prosecutions, fines and other penalties which would attach in 

 due course to the dealer, if the products are found to be violative 

 of the law. 



Under these provisions, prosecutions may be directed against 

 manufacturers if they ship or deliver for shipment in interstate or 

 foreign commerce adulterated or misbranded articles of food, or 

 if they guarantee that such articles are not adulterated or mis- 

 branded, consignees may be prosecuted if they sell, in original 

 packages, adulterated or misbranded articles of food which they 

 have received in interstate commerce. 



With respect to the "Standards of Purity for Food Products" 

 it is not contended that these standards have the force of law. 

 It is believed, however, that they represent fairly what are under- 

 stood generally by reputable manufacturers, dealers, and con- 

 sumers to be the ingredients of the products described therein. 

 This test has been applied by the courts in cases tried under the 

 Act where adulteration and misbranding have been charged of 

 articles of food sold under names recognized in the "Standards," 

 but which were found, on examination, not to conform thereto. 

 It is apparent, therefore, that the safe course for manufacturers, 

 jobbers, etc., engaged in interstate commerce who wish to have 

 their products free from exceptions under the Food and Drugs 

 Act, is to see to it that they conform to the standards described 

 in Circular No. 19, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and as 

 stated on pages 503 to 505 of this bulletin. 1 



REQUIREMENTS OF COMPOSITION OF CONDENSED 

 MILK FOR WAR CONTRACTS 



Requirements of condensed milk sold to the U. S. Govern- 

 ment. The composition of condensed milk and evaporated milk 

 must meet the Federal Standards as specified in Food Inspec- 

 tion Decision 158 for evaporated milk and in Food Inspection 



1 These explanations were secured through the courtesy of Geo. W. McCabe, 

 Office of the Solicitor, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., upon 

 request by letter in 1910. They equally apply to the Food Inspection Decisions 

 which superceeded Circular No. 19. 



