Show SAMPLES OF FOD FOOD ANAL ANALYZED BYU S S. S Shipments Shipment From Abroad Found to Violate Law of America By The Tb Telegram Special News Nt Service I WASHINGTON D. D C. C Dec 23 In In Inthe the enforcement of the food and drugs act during the last year United States I department of agriculture officials analyzed samples of foods and drugs offered for Interstate shipment and for tor import A physical examination examination examina examina- tion ton was made of samples from shipments offered for tor import Of these foreign shipments were found to violate the law in some respects and were either excluded from the country or admitted only after the Importers had relabeled them to comply with the law Of the samples of domestic products analyzed either because of the nature of the product or because the label on It did id not tell tel the truth were found to be In violation of the federal law In 1364 cases the department recommended recommended recommended mended to the department of justice that criminal prosecution be i instituted against the manufacturers or that the goods be seized In many cases where there was no evidence of intention to defraud and where there was merely some easily remedied flaw in the wording wording wording word word- ing of a label the shippers after being warned In hearings voluntarily took I steps which made their products fully comply with the requirements In all alI there were held such hearings I many of which resulted in the prosecutions prosecutions I lons indicated and the gathering of evidence for a large number of ad additional additional ad- ad cases which will wi be forwarded to the department of justice The bureau of chemistry in its is annual annual annual an an- nual report also calls caUs attention to the fact that through the system of service and regulatory announcements now in use manufacturers are given due no notice notice no- no tice of the requirements and thus are enabled 4 voluntarily to to s make their products conform to the law In this way the government achieves its is purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose frequently without entering into needless and very expensive litigation In the regulatory regulator work emphasis emphasis emphasis em em- has ha been given to the control of drug products and foods liable lable to spoilage and pollution These frequently frequently fre fre- const constitute tute a serious menace to health The food inspectors have been instructed to be be particularly watchful for interstate shipments of bad of-bad bad eggs milk mIk oysters and spoiled canned goods and false and fraudulently labeled medicines medicines med med- I iines and spurious synthetic drugs |