Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1920 — SCOPE OF FOOD LAW [ARTICLE]

SCOPE OF FOOD LAW

Misunderstanding as to Application of Act Oom Not Affect Foods or Drugs Consumed in State Where N*nu- . factored. - - i WaahinrtM-—The federal food and mHßpy p®O“ ’“S m» monnfar* lll ™ add produced in one and not thereafter shipped out of. rteat state, that is. that are consumed

are shipped or delivered for shipment from apy state or territory or the District of Columbia to any foreign country; (3) are being Imported into the United States; or (4) are manufactured. sold, or offered for sale in the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States. ; The words “food” and “drug” as defined in the federal food and drugs act have a somewhat different meaning from the popular understanding of those terms. For instance, water under the food and drags act is classed as food. The term “food” includes all articles used for food, drink, confectionery. Or condiment by man or other animals, whether simple, mixed or _ • -

tion orprevention of disease of either man or the animals.