86 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



venient form for distribution and give the complete in- 

 formation upon which the case is decided, they funiish a 

 valuable supplement to the rules and regulations. These 

 decisions and those of the Board of Food and Drug Inspec- 

 tion are published under the caption. '' Service and Regula- 

 ,tory Announcements." 



No information relative to any case is given out until the 

 judgment of the court has been given. If. therefore, an 

 error is made no injustice is done to the reputation of any 

 manufacturer or dealer or to any brand of goods. No in- 

 formation regarding any class or brand of goods is pub- 

 lished, except such as is found in the judgment of the court. 



The authorities charged with the administration of this 

 statute have been criticized for failing to publish lists of 

 articles of food and drugs which comply with the provisions 

 of the law. It is felt that the publication of such a list 

 would be a disadvantage rather than an advantage because 

 it has been found, in the enforcement of similar laws, that 

 some firms having secured the publication of the names of 

 their goods on such a list, and have subsequently altered the 

 character of their products though they still used the list 

 for advertising purposes. 



The chief criticisms of the administration of the law have 

 grown out of and are attributable to the weaknesses of the 

 act itself, to which attention has already been called. These 

 weaknesses have been accentuated by various court de- 

 cisions. It is hoped that some of these defects may be 

 overcome by a greater degree of cooperation with state 

 authorities. With this object in view, a division of state 

 cooperation has recently been established in the I'urcau of 

 Chemistry, from which notable results have already been 

 achieved. At the same time effort is being made to secure 

 more adequate legislation by Congress. 



