Commonwealth v. Fulton

Citations

• 263 Pa. 332
• 106 A. 636
• 1919 Pa. LEXIS 426

Syllabus

<p>Food law — Adulteration—Combination of boric acid and salt.</p> <p>1. A person may be convicted for á violation of tbe Act of May 13, 1909, P. L. 520, in selling an article of food and an article used for and entering into the composition of, and intended for use, as an ingredient in tbe preparation of food, described as a canning compound, wbicb was adulterated in tbat it contained a proportion of boric acid. In sucb a case it is immaterial that tbe compound contained 95 per cent, of boric acid and only five per cent, of salt. Such a compound is an article “entering into tbe composition of, or intended for use as, an ingredient in tbe preparation of food for man,” and is adulterated within the meaning of tbe act.</p> <p>Constitutional law — Title of act — Act of May IS, 1909, P. L. 620.</p> <p>2. Tbe Act of May 13, 1909, P. L. 520, entitled “An Act relating to food,” etc., is sufficient in its title to give notice of its contents, and is constitutional.</p>