(F. I. D. 59.)
NATIONAL FORMULARY APPENDIX.
The National Formulary is one of the standards recognized under the law. The question has been asked a number of times whether the appendix of this authority would be construed as part and parcel of the book itself. On page iv of the preface it is distinctly stated that the formulæ collected in the appendix of the National Formulary are "no longer designated as 'N. F.' preparations." This shows that these formulæ are not integral parts of the book under the law, which covers only those products of the National Formulary recognized as such by this authority. By this it is understood that if a drug product is sold under a name contained in the appendix of the National Formulary, it will not be necessary for such product either to conform to the standard indicated by the formula or to declare upon the label its own standard strength, quality, and purity if a different formula is employed in its manufacture. Such articles are, however, subject to the law in every other respect, as is the case of other medicinal products not recognized by the U. S. Pharmacopœia or National Formulary.
James Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Washington, D. C., March 13, 1907.
(F. I. D. 60.)
MINOR BORDER IMPORTATIONS.
Inquiry has frequently been made regarding the application of Regulation 33 (requiring a declaration to be attached to the invoice) to foods and drugs brought into the United States in small quantities by farmers living near the border. One correspondent says:
Farmers along the border are in the habit of occasionally bringing in, in their own teams,
maple sugar in small quantities, also butter and like articles of food products of their own
raising, and offering the same for entry at the different offices on the frontier. . . .
The main question is as to whether or not the affidavits and other proof required by the
pure-food law shall be required in these instances of minor importations of this class of
articles.
Considering the nature of these importations it is held that Regulation 33 does not apply
to them and that they may be imported without the declaration. Such products are subject
to inspection, however, and if found to be in violation of the law will be excluded.
James Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Washington, D. C., March 25, 1907.
(F. I. D. 61.)
COCOA BUTTER SUBSTITUTES.
A manufacturer writes:
We use in the preparation of chocolate sticks a guaranteed pure production of cocoanut
oil. May this product be sold merely as confectionery, and not as chocolate sticks? If
not, would it be satisfactory for us to mark the product as "Chocolate sticks prepared with
substitute butter"?
