Annual report of the State Board of Health of Massachusetts. 1887Wright & Potter, 1888 |
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Page 213 - drug," as used in this Act, shall include all medicines and preparations recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary for internal or external use, and any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used for the cure, mitigation, or prevention of disease of either man or other animals. The term
Page 213 - Pharmacopoeia, it differs from the standard of strength, quality or purity laid down therein ; (2.) If, when sold under or by a name not recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia but which is found in some other pharmacopoeia, or other standard work on materia medica, it differs materially from the standard of strength, quality or purity laid down in such work ; (3.) If its strength or purity falls below the professed standard under which it is sold...
Page 213 - An article shall be deemed to be adulterated within the meaning of this act...
Page 214 - Act, shall furnish to any person interested, or demanding the same, who shall apply to him for the purpose, and shall tender him the value of the same, a sample sufficient for the analysis of any such drug or article of food which is in his possession.
Page 214 - ... it is made to appear 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.
Page xxiv - State board. 2. Resolved, That upon rumor or report of the existence of pestilential disease, and positive definite information thereon not being obtainable from the proper health authorities, this Conference recommends that the health officials of one State shall be privileged and justified to go Into another State for the purpose of investigating and establishing the truth or falsity of such reports. 3.
Page 275 - ... that he had no reason to believe at the time when he sold it that the article was otherwise, and that he sold it in the same state as when he purchased it, he shall be discharged from the prosecution, but shall be liable to pay the costs incurred by the prosecutor, unless he shall have given due notice to him that he will rely on the above defence.
Page 213 - First. If any substance has been mixed and packed with it so as to reduce or lower or injuriously affect its quality or strength.
Page 213 - 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 or rotten animal or vegetable substance, whether manufactured or not ; or, in the case of milk, if it is the produce of a diseased animal...
Page 213 - If any substance or substances have been mixed with it, so as to lower or depreciate, or injuriously affect its quality, strength, or purity; (2) If any inferior or cheaper substance or substances have been substituted wholly or in part for it...