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Third. If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mis-
lead the purchaser, or purports to be a foreign product when
not so.
Fourth. If the package fail to bear a statement on the label
of the quantity or proportion of any alcohol, opium, morphine,
diacetyl morphine, heroin, cocaine, holocaine, alpha or beta,
eucaine, novocaine, alypin, chloroform, cannabis indica, chloral
hydrate, codeine, acetanilid, antifebrin, acetphenetidin, phe-
nacetine, antipyrin, or any derivative or preparation of any of
such substances contained therein; provided, that nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to apply to the dispensing
of prescriptions of regularly licensed physicians, veterinarians
and dentists, intended for immediate or temporary use, and
kept on file by the dispensing pharmacists; and provided fur-
ther, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
apply to such drugs or medicines as are personally dispensed
by regularly licensed practicing physicians, dentists and veteri-
narians in the course of their practice. Physicians conduct-
ing drug stores shall be subject to all the laws, rules and regu-
lations governing pharmacists.
In case of foods:
First. If it be an imitation of or offered for sale under the
distinctive name of another article.
Second. If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mis-
lead the purchaser, or purport to be a foreign product when
not so, or if the contents of the package as originally put up
shall have been removed in whole or in part and other contents
ishall have been placed in such package, or if it fail to bear a
statement on the label of the quantity or proportion of any
opium, morphine, diacetyl morphine, heroin, cocaine, holo-
caine, alpha or beta eucaine, novocaine, alypin, chloroform,
cannabis indica, chloral hydrate, acetanilid, antifebrin, acet-
phenetidin, phenacetine, antipyrin or any derivative or prepa-
ration of any such substance contained therein.
Third. If in package form and the contents are stated in
terms of weight or measure and they are not plainly and cor-
rectly stated on the outside of the package.
Fourth.—If the package containing it, or its label, shall bear
any statement, design or device regarding the ingredients or
the substances contained therein which statement, design or
device shall be false or misleading in any particular; provided,
that an article of food which does not contain any added
poisonous or deleterious ingredients shall not be deemed to be
adulterated or misbranded in the following cases:
First. In the case of mixtures or compounds which may be
now or from time to time hereafter known as articles of food
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