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purity differs from that laid down in the United States Pharma- 

 copoeia of National Formulary or fixed by the Director of the 

 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station : Provided that no drug 

 shall be deemed to be adulterated if its standard of strength, 

 purity or quality is plainly stated so as to be understood by the 

 non-professional person, although the standard may differ from 

 that laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National 

 Formulary or fixed by the Director of the Maine Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. It is also adulterated if its strength or 

 purity differs from the professed standard or quality under 

 which it is sold. 



A drug is misbranded if : the package or label bears any 

 statement, design or device which is false or misleading in any 

 particular; in imitation of or offered for sale under the name 

 of another article ; the contents of the package as originally 

 put up shall have been removed in whole or in part and other 

 contents shall have been placed in such package; or, except in 

 the case of a physician's prescription compounded by a physi- 

 cian or registered pharmacist, if the package fail to bear a state- 

 ment giving the quantity or proportion of alcohol, morphine^ 

 etc., named above. 



If a copy of the requirements under this law is desired ask 

 for Circular 424. 



Foods. 



The law in general is the same in its requirements as the 

 National Food and Drugs Act and differs but slightly from the 

 law which has been in force in the State for the past two years. 



The term "food" includes all articles, whether simple, mixed 

 or compound, used for food, drink, confectionery or condiment 

 for man or other animals. 



A food that is exactly what is indicated by its name need 

 bear no label. A food that differs in any way from the name 

 applied to it, or imitates or simulates another article, must at 

 all times be labeled so as to plainly and clearly show its true 

 nature to the non-professional person. A mixture or compound 

 may be sold under its own distinctive name when not in imita- 

 tion of or offered for sale under the distinctive nam* of another 

 article, provided it is accompanied by the name and the place 

 where such article has been manufactured or produced. Com- 



