Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics: Hearing[s] Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 6906, H.R. 8805, H.R. 8941, and S. 5, to Regulate Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics. July 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, and 31,August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12, 1935

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Page 7 - When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any corporation, company, society, or association, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omission,, or failure of such corporation, company, society, or association as well as that of the person.
Page 25 - The proceedings of such libel cases shall conform, as near as may be, to the proceedings in admiralty, except that either party may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in any such case, and all such proceedings shall be at the suit of and in the name of the United States.
Page 5 - Said guaranty, to afford protection, shall contain the name and address of the party or parties making the sale of such...
Page 5 - ... thereof, if sold, less the legal costs and charges, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States, but such goods shall not be sold in any jurisdiction contrary to the provisions of this Act or the laws of that jurisdiction: Provided, however. That upon the payment of the costs of such libel proceedings and the execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond...
Page 206 - Any poisonous or deleterious substance added to any food, except where such substance is required in the production thereof or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice...
Page 7 - ... exported by the consignee within three months from the date of notice of such refusal under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Provided, that the Secretary of the Treasury may deliver to the consignee such goods pending examination and decision in...
Page 333 - The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.
Page 31 - ... an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count: Provided, That under clause (2) of this paragraph reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to small packages shall be established, by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
Page 4 - That it shall be the duty of each district attorney to whom the Secretary of Agriculture shall report any violation of this act, or to whom any...
Page 7 - The Secretary of the Treasury shall deliver to the Secretary of Agriculture, upon his request from time to time, samples of foods and drugs which are being imported into the United States or offered for import, giving notice thereof to the owner or consignee, who may appear before the Secretary of Agriculture and have the right to introduce testimony...

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