Show CANNERS WANT MORE TIME object to enforcement of food and drug act on october 1 washington canners of food were before the board of food and drug in on wednesday protesting against the regulation for the enforce ment of the food and drug act which provides that the rules in regard to labels shall go in effect after oct 1 next the regulation provides that after that date the principal label or can shall state the substance of the product and the name of the place of manufacture this regulation has been extended from time to time and canners now want a further extension canners represented at the hearing asserted that they had a half a million dollars worth of labels on hand which will be worthless it the regulation becomes effective at this time these concerns declared ane law to be the board will submit its recommendations to the sec rotary of agriculture |