The Food Laws of the United Kingdom and Their Administration (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Food Laws of the United Kingdom and Their Administration (Classic Reprint) written by F. L. Dunlap and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Food Laws of the United Kingdom and Their Administration The same question has arisen under the English law as will doubt less arise in the enforcement of our own, namely, What is the status of those substances having a twofold function, first, that of a drug, and second, that of a substance used purely for technical purposes? In 1896 this question was decided in the English courts with refer ence to beeswax, a sample of which had been sold and on examination Was discovered to contain about 50 per cent of paraffin The sample was sold by a grocer and not by a druggist, and the courts held that although beeswax is used in a medicinal way and is recognized by the British Pharmacopoeia, yet in the present case the product was not a drug. The point at issue seems to hinge on the question of whether or not the product sold is intended for medicinal purposes. A similar view has been taken by the United States Department of Agriculture. Substances often used as drugs, that is, recognized by the Pharmacopoeia, but which are likewise used for technical pur poses, if labeled For technical purposes and intended for such use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.