Oregon.—The Pure Food Law of 1910 is administered by the dairy and food commis sioner. It embodies most of the provisions of the Federal law. Coated rice may not be sold unless with printed instructions to wash off the coating before cooking it. Tomato catsup may contain benzoate of soda to the amount of one tenth of 1 per cent, but no other goods may be so treated except upon the decision of the com missioner that it is necessary to preserve them. A *reasonable" variation in weight from that stated on the label is permitted if the specimens examined are as often overweight as under weight. There are special provisions regarding the licensing of fish canners, the duties of the fish warden, the branding of fruit boxes and the inspection of orchards and packing-houses.
Pennsylvania.— The Pure Food Act was approved 13 May 1909. It is modeled after the Federal law, but especially preserves the pro visions of the 1897 act relating to milk and cream, the oleomargarine act, the butter, cheese and game laws and the vinegar regula tions. It is administered by the dairy and food commissioner with the aid of the factory inspector and the State Livestock Sanitary Board and under its extended rules and regu lations. Unwholesome foods and foods with unwholesome additions may not be sold. Oth erwise, substitutions and additions to foods are permitted if the quality is not depreciated and the label states the facts. However, no word may be used on the label which is misleading. It is ruled that *Coffee Compound" is mis branding, inasmuch as the added substances are not coffee. Second-hand bottles (except milk and beer bottles) may not be used as food containers. There are separate acts relating to non-alcoholic drinks, ice-cream, fresh eggs, lard, fruit syrup, renovated or process butter and fresh meat, poultry, game and fish. There are also rules and regulations issued by the commissioner relating to other articles of food. The State Department of Agriculture pub lishes a bulletin containing the food legislation together with a digest of numerous court de cisions relating thereto.
Philippine Islands.—Here the United States Food and Drugs Act, 30 June 1906, is adopted in ioto, excepting that,• instead of the United States Secretary of the Treasury, the Secre tary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Com merce and Labor making the rules and regula tions to carry out the provisions of the act, as in the Federal law, this duty devolves upon the insular collector of customs, the director of health and the collector of internal revenue of the Islands, subject to the approval of the Phil ippine Secretary of the Interior. All examina tions are made by the Philippine Bureau of Science.
Porto Rico.— The Federal Food and Drugs Act is administered by the Insular Board of Health. Adulterations are unlawful only if of
unwholesome material or fraudulently labelled.
Rhode The Pure Food and Drug Act was approved 26 May 1908, and is admin istered by the Board of Food and Drug Com missioners under an extensive code of defini tions and rules. It follows in general the Fed eral law, and the government standards are adopted. Additions to foods permitted by the Federal law are modified in some cases. The seven coal-tar colors allowed by the govern ment may be used also in Rhode Island, but only if no other colors are used in the same foods. Adulterated or impure spirituous liquors, however labelled, may not be sold, of fered for sale nor kept for sale in this State. Possession of such liquors by a dealer is re garded as evidence that he keeps them for sale. A State assayer of liquors has charge of this section of the law. There are also general State laws relating to milk, beef and pork.
South The Food and Drugs Act was approved 20 Feb. 1907. It is administered by the State Board of Health. The definitions contained in the national act are followed in regard to adulteration and misbranding, label ling and guaranty. Bleached flour requires a label "on each sack.* False or misleading statements on labels as to *identity, strength, quality, quantity, or purity,* or place of manu facture are forbidden, but this is held not to apply to advertising. A special act protects the water supply.
South The Pure Food Act was approved 4 March 1909, and amended in 1911. It is administered by the food and drug com missioner. Standards are set for flavoring ex tracts and other articles. *Floated" oysters may be sold if so labelled. Canned oysters must not have added water unless the number of ounces of oyster *meat" is stated on the label. *Unnecessary water" may not be added to canned fruit and vegetables, unless that fact is plainly stated on the label. The manufac ture, sale and shipment of bleached flour is for bidden because (1) by that process it is made to appear of a better grade and (2) injurious nitrites are added. Sulphur dioxide and salts of copper are permitted pending a decision as to their wholesomeness. Compounds of boric acid and sulphites may not be used in meat products. Sausage may contain cereal only if so labelled. Impure ice may not be sold for food purposes and dealers are required to no tify customers of such impurity. In view of the fact that nearly all the catsup on sale in the State "has been made in part from decom posed fruit," the whole State is warned against its sale and consumption in Bulletin 21. The commissioner is required to publish from time to time in all official county papers a list of the foods found to be adulterated or misbranded.