Thirty-fourth Annual Convention. ^^^ 



Second — In case of articles labeled, branded or tagged so 

 as to plainly indicate that they are compounds, imitations or 

 blends, and the word ''compound," "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 used 

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

 not excluding harmless coloring or flavoring ingredients used 

 for the purpose of coloring and flavoring only; and as applied 

 to alcoholic beverages, only those distilled spirits shall be regarded 

 as "like substances" which are distilled from the fermented 

 mash of grain and are of the same alcoholic strength : And, 

 provided, further, that nothing in this Act shall be construed as 

 requiring or compelling proprietors or manufacturers of proprie- 

 tary foods, which contain no unwholesome added ingredients, to 

 disclose their trade formulas, except in so far as the provisions 

 of this Act may require to secure freedom from adulteration or 

 misbraiiding. 



Third — In the case of mixtures of corn syrup (glucose) or 

 corn sugar (dextrose) or corn sugar syrup, with cane or beet 

 sugar (sucrose) or cane or beet sugar syrup, in food, if the 

 maximum percentage of corn syrup (glucose), or corn sugar 

 (dextrose) or corn sugar syrup, in such article of food be plainly 

 stated on the label. 



Sec. 10. Confiscation and Condemnation of Misbranded or 

 Adulterated foods. Any article of food or drink or liquor that 

 is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this Act, 

 and is being sold or offered for sale within the State of Illinois, 

 shall be liable to be proceeded against in any circuit court, or the 

 Superior Court of Cook county, or the municipal court of any 

 city, or before any justice of the peace within whose jurisdiction 

 the same may be found, and seized for confiscation by process of 

 law or condemnation. And if such article is condemned as being 

 adulterated or misbranded, or of a poisonous or deleterious char- 

 acter within the meaning of this Act, the same shall be disposed 

 of by destruction or sale, as the said court may direct, and the 

 proceeds thereof, if sold, less the legal costs and charges, shall 

 be paid into the treasury of the State of Illinois and credited to 

 the fund of the State Food Commission, to be used in the en- 

 forcement of the State food laws, but such goods shall in no 

 instance be sold contrary to the provisions of this Act : Provided, 

 however, that upon the payment of the costs of such li]:>el pro- 



