OHIO. 

 <;KNERAL FOOD LAWS. 



SFC. 1. Adulteration and misbranding prohibited. That no person shall, 

 within this state, manufacture for sale, offer for sale, sell, deliver or have in 

 his possession with intent to sell or deliver any drug or article of food which 

 is adulterated, within the meaning of this act; that no person shall, within 

 this state, offer for sale, sell, deliver or have in his possession with intent to 

 sell or deliver any drug or article of food which is misbranded, within the 

 meaning of this act. As amended Hay 1, 1908; Laws of 1908 (Senate Bill No. 

 414), p. .2.77. svr Itui. tin. AV,.. } >t. r>. it. 459. 



CUB. .\dnlt<rntion defined. An article shall be deemed to be adulterated 

 within th* meaning of this act: 



(a) In the case of drugs: * * * 



rin In the case of food, drink, flavoring extract, confectionery or condi- 

 ment : ill if any substance or substances have been mixed with it, so as to 

 lower or depn* -into or injuriously affect its quality, strength or purity; (2) if 

 any inferior ,, r cheaper sub stance or substances have been substituted wholly, 

 or in part. fr it : (8) it' any valuable or necessary constituent or ingredient has 

 been wholly, or in part. abMracted from it; (4) if it is an imitation of, or is 

 sold under the name of another article; (5) if it consists wholly, or in part, 

 of a diseased, decomposed, putrid, infected, tainted or rotten animal or vege- 

 table lubstance or article, whether manufactured or not or, in the case of milk, 

 if it is the produce of a diseased animal; (6) if it is colored, coated, polished 

 \vdered. \\ hereby damage or inferiority is concealed, or if by any means it 

 is made to apjiear better or of greater value than it really is; (7) if it contains 

 any added substance or Ingredient which is poisonous or injurious to health; 

 (8) if. when sold under or by a name recognized in the eight decennial revision 

 of the lulled States pharmacopoeia, or the third edition of the National 

 Formulary, ir .litT.-r- from the standard of strength, quality or purity laid down 

 therein; ('. if. when sold under or by a name not recognized in the eighth 

 -ion nf the 1'nited States pharmacopoeia, or the third edition 

 of the National Formulary, but is found in some other pharmacopoeia, or other 

 stan. lard work on materia medica, it differs materially from the standard of 

 strength, quality or purity laid down in such work: (10) if the strength, quality 

 or purity falls below the professed standard under which it is sold; (11) if it 

 .I ins any methyl or wood alcohol. As amended Hay 1, 1908; Laws of 1908 

 fr Hill \. 41',). pp. 257-8. See Bui. 69, Rev., pt. 6, pp. 459-60. 

 . 3a. J/iVt6rM/X'/ d< fund. An article shall be deemed to be misbranded 

 within the meaning of this act: 



(a) In the case of drugs: * * * 



(b) In the case of food, drink, flavoring extracts, confectionery or condi- 

 ment : ( 1) If the package fails to bear a statement on the label of the quantity 

 or proportion of any morphine, opium, cocaine, heroine, alpha or beta eucaine, 

 chloroform, cannabis indica, chloral hydrate or acetanilide, or any derivative or 

 preparation of any such substances contained therein; (2) if it be labeled or 

 branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, or purport to be a foreign 

 product when not so; (3) if in package form, and the contents are stated in 

 terms of weight or measure, they are not plainly and correctly stated on the 



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