Compulsory Inspection of Poultry and Poultry Products: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Poultry and Eggs ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1957 - 325 pages |
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Page 17 - A food shall be deemed to be adulterated — (a) (1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance such food shall not be considered adulterated under this clause if the quantity of such substance in such food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health...
Page 163 - If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom; or (2) if any substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefor; or (3) if damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner; or (4) if any substance has been added thereto or mixed or packed therewith so as to increase its bulk or weight, or reduce its quality or strength or make it appear better or of greater value than it is.
Page 15 - When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent...
Page 17 - If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 14 - The using by any person to his own advantage, or revealing, other than to the Secretary or officers or employees of the Department, or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding under this Act, any information acquired under authority of section 404, 505, or 704 concerning any method or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection.
Page 16 - That all charges for storage, cartage, and labor on goods which are refused admission or delivery shall be paid by the owner or consignee, and in default of such payment shall constitute a lien against any future importation made by such owner or consignee. SEC. 12. That the term "Territory" as used in this Act shall include the insular possessions of the United States. The word "person...
Page 15 - Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to report for prosecution, or for the institution of libel or injunction proceedings, minor violations of this Act whenever he believes that the public interest will be adequately served by a suitable written notice or warning.
Page 15 - The remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition to. and not exclusive of, any of the remedies or penalties provided for elsewhere in this title or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. "(9) The term 'person' as used in this title includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, and any other business unit.
Page 16 - Administrator may by order suspend or terminate any exemption under section 15 of the act with respect to any person whenever he finds that such action will aid in effectuating the purposes of the act.
Page 17 - commerce" means commerce between any State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or between points within the same State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, but through any place outside thereof; or within any Territory or possession, or the District of Columbia.