22 FOOD LEGISLATION, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1908. 



before the District Attorney of the District in which the violation occurred, the 

 ,nce of such violation, together with a. copy of the analysis of the State 



\nalvst. 



(D*) In the event the District Attorney should fail to promptly institute pro- 

 ceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, the State Food Commissioner 

 shall place the whole matter in the hands of the Attorney General of the State. 

 11. Definition of the words foods' and drugs as used herein. (A) The 

 term dn as used In these Regulations shall include all substances, compounds, 

 and preparations recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National 

 Formulary, for internal or external use, and any other substance or mixture of 

 sul.stam-e's intended to be used for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease 

 of either man or other animals. 



(B) The term "food" as used herein, shall include all articles intended for 

 fo.,.l. drink, confectionery, condiment, or used in the preparation thereof, 

 whether simple, mixed, or compound. 



;_'. Food adulterations defined. For the purposes of these Regulations, 

 an article shall be deemed to be adulterated in case of foods: See Standards 

 for Foods, Reg. No. 45; [also the Federal Food and Drugs Act, " Sec. 7. In the 

 case of food," 1 to 6, inclusive, with the addition of the following clause after 

 Fifth "] : Not excluded under this provision are substances properly used in 

 the preparation of food products for clarification or refining, and elimination in 

 the further process of manufacture. 



Powdering, eoating, and staining. [See Federal Reg. 12.] 



13. Misbranding. [See Federal Food and Drugs Act, sec. 8, also.] 



In ease of drugs: * * * 



Fourth If the package containing it or its label shall bear jiny statement, 

 design or device which shall be false or misleading in any particular. 



Provided : That an article of food which does not contain any added poison- 

 ous or deleterious ingredients shall not be deemed to be adulterated or mis- 

 br.-mded in the following cases: 



First In the case of mixture or compounds which may be now or from time 

 to time hereafter known as articles of food, under their own distinctive names, 

 and not an imitation of or offered for sale under the distinctive name of another 

 jirticle, if the name be accompanied on the same label or brand with a statement 

 of the place where said article has been manufactured or produced. 



ond In the case of articles labeled, branded or tagged so as to plainly 

 indicate that they are compounds, imitations, or blends, and the word " com- 

 pound," " imitation," or " blend " as the case may be, is plainly stated on the 

 package in which it is offered for sale. Provided: That the term blend, as 

 nsed herein, shall be construed to mean a mixture of like substances. 



REG. 14. Label, (a) The term "label" applies to any printed, written, pic- 

 torial, or other matter upon or attached to any package of a food or drug prod- 

 uct, or any container thereof, including ink written, typewritten, or stencilled 

 labels of druggists. 



(b) The principal label shall consist, first the name of the substance or 

 product; the name of place of manufacture in the case of food compounds or 

 mixtures; words which show that the articles are compounds, mixtures or 

 blends; the words "compound," "mixture" or "blend," or the words desig- 

 nating the substances or their derivatives, and proportions required to be named 

 in the case of drugs; and in the case of foods, the constituents are to be named 

 in the order of their relative proportion. 



All these required words shall appear upon the principal label with no inter- 

 vening description or explanatory reading matter. 



