§ 215. Assafoetida.

Assafoetida that does not contain at least 50 percent alcohol, soluble material, and not more than 15 percent ash, is adulterated.1

§ 216. Belladonna Root.

A drug product was labeled "Belladonna Root, powdered Atropia." This belladonna differed from the standard of strength and purity, as determined by the tests laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia, official at the time of the investigation, in that it contained ground olive pits; and it was adjudged adulterated.1

§ 217. Blackberry Cordial.

Blackberry cordial consisting wholly or in part of the fermented solution of starch sugar, artificially colored or flavored, does not comply with the blackberry cordial recognized by the National Formulary, the ingredients of which are "freshly pressed blackberry juice, sugar and dilute alcohol with cinnamon, cloves and nutmegs;" and it is an adulterated product.1

§ 218. Camphor.

Spirits of camphor below the grade recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia may not be sold.1

§ 219. Cloves-Amboyna, Powdered.

A product was labeled "Powdered Cloves-Amboyna." It differed from the standard of strength, quality and purity as determined by the tests laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia, official at the time of the investigation, be

from that of the Pharmacopoeia. (See Boots v. Cowling, 67 J. P. 195, 19 T. L. R. 370.)." Bell's Sale of Food and Drugs Act (5th Ed.)

1 N. J. 157.

1 N. J. 754.

1 N. J. 612; N. J. 926.

1 N. J. 550; N. J. 221.

cause it contained from one-third to one-half clove stalks. It was adjudged that the article was adulterated, the court saying:

"I understand the defendant's statement to amount to this: That the cloves in question were made from 'a good commercial article of cloves as purchased by us in the New York market and ground by us for the trade.' Admittedly some stems are found even in medical preparations of cloves. The accusation here is that there was too much stem as evidenced by the stone cells found in the powdered medicament. The government chemist asserts that the government by its regulations permits the presence in cloves of '5 percent of the stalks,' which percentage is greatly exceeded in the specimen submitted. It appears to me that the presence of a substantially greater percentage than 5 percent of the ground stalk in the article sold was discoverable and should have been discovered. I do not think that it is an excuse to say that a good commercial article was bought, ground and sold for medicine.""

§ 220. Colocynth.

To offer for sale powdered colocynth from which the seeds had not been removed and consisting of a mixture of the pulp and seeds of colocynth apple, is an offense.1

§ 221. Gentian Root, Powdered.

A product was labeled "Powdered Gentian Root." It differed from the standard of strength, quality and purity as determined by the tests laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia official at the time of the investigation, because it contained an unknown ground fiber which does not belong to gentian, not being one of its ingredients. It was adjudged that there had been no violation of the statute.1

1 N. J. 754. Adulteration, Leach Food Inspection 418.

1 N. J. 390; N. J. 292; N. J. 183; N. J. 192; N. J. 1012.

1 N. J. 754.

§ 222. Gum Tragacanth.

Gum tragacanth not having the strength required by the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary is adulterated.1

§ 223. Henbane, Powdered.

A product was labeled "Powdered Henbane, U. S. P." It differed from the standards of strength and purity laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia, official at the time of investigation, because it contained hyoscyamus muticus, a dangerous drug, and it was adjudged to be adulterated.1

§ 223a. Kamola.

A product was labeled "ground kamola." It contained a mixture of kamola and 40 percent of sand. To a charge of selling an adulterated drug the accused pleaded guilty."

§ 224. Laudanum.

Laudanum that falls below the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia is adulterated.1

§ 225. Peroxide of Hydrogen.

Peroxide of hydrogen containing acetanilid is adulterated.1

§ 225a. Senna, Gr'd Alex.

A product was labeled "strictly pure Gr'd Alex. Senna." An analysis showed it contained a mixture of senna leaves, stems, powdered sand, and other vegetable tissue, the sand being indicated by the presence of 15.7 percent of ash insoluble in acid. It did not come up to the standard prescribed by the United States Pharmacopoeia, and to a charge of adulteration the defendant pleaded not guilty.2

1 N. J. 572.

1 N. J. 459.

1 N. J. 754.

2 N. J. 1011.

1 N. J. 575.

2 N. J. 1010.

§ 226. Soemnoform.

The absence of bromide of ethyl from soemnoform, so that its strength falls below the professed standard of quality under which it is sold, renders it adulterated.1

§ 226a. Sodic Aluminic Sulphate.

An analysis of sodic aluminic sulphate showed it contained sixty milligrams of metallic arsenic per kilo. It was charged that the product was adulterated for the reason that it contained a poisonous and deleterious ingredient, which might render the article injurious to health; and the court sustained the charge.2

§ 226b. Tragacanth.

A product was labeled "Strictly Pure Powdered Gum Tragacanth." It was It was a mixture of powdered gum tragacanth and powdered gum. It differed from the standard strength, quality and purity as determined by the tests laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia, and to the charge of adulteration in this respect the defendant pleaded guilty.3

§ 226c. Turpentine.

Turpentine which contains mineral oil is adulterated.*

1 N. J. 571.

2 N. J. 1000.

3 N. J. 998.

4 N. J. 1022.

The Food and Drugs Act provides that an article of food shall be deemed adulterated "if it be mixed, colored, powdered, coated, or stained in a manner whereby damage or inferiority is concealed." Regulation 12 provides as follows:

"(a) Only harmless colors may be used in food products. "(b) The reduction of a substance to a powder to conceal inferiority in character is prohibited.

"(c) The term 'powdered' means the application of any powdered substance to the exterior portion of articles of food, or the reduction of a substance to a powder.

"(d) The term 'coated' means the application of any substance to the exterior portion of a food product.

"(e) The term 'stain' includes any change produced by the addition of any substance to the exterior portion of foods which in any way alters their natural tint."

1 Section 7.