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or drink which is misbranded or adulterated with intent to sell 

 the same, is hereby prohibited; and whoever shall have in his 

 possession with the intent to sell, sell or offer for sale any 

 article which is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning 

 of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction 

 thereof shall be punished as hereinafter provided. Proof that 

 any person, firm or corporation has or had possession of any arti- 

 cle which is adulterated or misbranded shall be prima facie evi- 

 dence that the possession thereof is in violation of this section. 



Sec. 7. Term Food Defined. The term "food," as used 

 herein, shall include all articles used for food, drink, confection- 

 ery or condiment by man or other animals, whether simple, mixed 

 or compound, and any substance used as a condiment in the 

 manufacture thereof. 



Sec. 8. Defines Adulteration. That for the purpose of 

 this Act an article shall be deemed to be adulterated — 



In case of confectionery : 



First — If it contains terra alba, barytes, talc, chrome yel- 

 low, paraffin, mineral fillers or poisonous substances, or poison- 

 ous color or flavor. 



Second — If it contains any ingredient deleterious or detri- 

 mental to health, or any vinous, malt or spiritous liquor or com- 

 pound, or narcotic drug. 



In case of food : 



First — If any substance has been mixed or packed with it 

 so as to reduce or lower or injuriously affect its quality, strength 

 or purity. 



Second — If any substance has been substituted wholly or in 

 part for the article. 



Third — If any valuable constituent of the article has been 

 wholly or in part abstracted : Provided, that in the manufacture 

 of skim or separated cheese the whole or part of the butter fats 

 in the milk may be abstracted. 



Fourth — If it be mixed, colored, powdered, coated, polished 

 or stained in any manner whereby damage or inferiority is con- 



