Zincum lacticum

Zincum sulfocarbolicum (zinc sulfocarbolate) 17

(b) Under subsequent regulations, through March 1, 1957:

Allylisopropylacetylcarbamid its salts and compounds and the preparations of these substances.

Aminobenzoyl-dimethyldiaethylaminopropanol, its salts and compounds and the preparations therefrom.

Aminobenzolsulfonamid and its salts:

Derivatives of the aminobenzol-sulfonamid and its salts, and Di-(p-acetylaminobenzol-) sulfon and remedies containing these

substances.

Aureomycin and its salts.

Benzaldehydthiosemicarbazon, its derivatives and its salts. Butylamino-benzoldimethylaminoaethanol, its salts, compounds and

the preparations therefrom.

Butyloxychinolindi-aethylendiamin, its salts, compounds and the

preparations therefrom.

Chloramphenicol (chloromycetin).
Demecolcin and its salts.

Diaethyl-(4-nitro-phenyl)-phosphat.

DDT (4,4'-Dichlor-diphenyl-trichlormethyl-methan).

Digitalis-glycosides.

1,4-Dihydrazino-phthalazin.

Dihydroergocornine, dihydroergocristine (hydergin).

Dihydroergocryptine and their salts.

Dihydrotachysterol and its preparations (Tachysterol).

1-Dimethylamino-3,3-diphenyl-hexanon- (4) and its salts.

Female sex-hormons, vegetable substances and synthetic and semisynthetic substances with the effect of female sex-hormons (derivatives of the "ostran" and "stilben").

Guanidine, its salts and compounds.

Hexachlor-ocyclohexane (HCH) except for external use.

Hydantoin, its derivatives and the salts of these derivatives.
Iso nicotinic-acid-hydrazide, its salts, its derivatives and their

salts.

.050

.050

for the vitamin-D-shock-treatment.

Suprarenin (epinephrine, adrenalin, epirenan etc.)

.001

footnotes:

Tartarus stibiatus (antimony potassium tartrate)

.200

*Tetronal (diethylsulfone-diethylmethane)

Thallinum and its salts

Theophyllinum (theophylline) and its salts

Thyreoideae praeparata (thyroid preparations)

Tinctura (tinctures):

Aconiti (aconite)

Belladonnae (belladonna)

Cantharidum (cantharides)

SWISS legislation in the field of marking and label. ing of products is concerned largely with foodstuffs and pharmaceutical products. The majority of other manufactured products are not subject to any special marking requirements. To appreciate the Swiss approach to the problem, the operation of the Swiss federal system must be taken into account. In the case of foodstuffs, for example, the regulations are established by the Federal Government but enforcement is left to the cantonal authorities. Thus slight variations can occur through cantonal interpretation of the Federal Law.

Marking Regulations

General Description

A number of laws, implementing ordinances, and decrees deal with the subject of marking and labeling requirements and apply to specific commodities and commodity groups. A special regime is established for the handling of pharmaceuticals. Depending upon the commodity involved, marking and labeling requirements may be enforced at the point of entry into Switzerland or within the cantons as appropriate.

Specific Applicability to U. S. Goods

The requirements laid down in the different Federal laws and decrees are applied to goods of United States origin in the same manner as to goods from any other country. Wherever an indication of the country of origin is required as in the case of food colors, fresh and preserved meats, matches, and eggs, the wording, "Made in USA," or in the case of eggs simply "USA," will be accepted by Swiss authorities. In general, the English language is acceptable for marking and labeling.

Marking of Specific Commodities

In the several Swiss marking regulations certain commodities are singled out for special types of mark

ing. In order to be sold on the Swiss market, precious metals and products thereof must meet the requirements of the Federal Law on the Control of Trade in Precious Metals and Precious Metal Products of June 20, 1933, and of the Executive Regulations of the Federal Law, dated May 8, 1934. Alloys of precious metals must carry the indication of the proportion of pure precious metal in the alloy, expressed in thousandths, and must be hallmarked in accordance with the provisions of the law. Foreign-made watch cases and finished watches imported into Switzerland must be hallmarked, if made of precious metals or their alloys, with the special marks prescribed by the law. Watch cases of gold alloys must bear the required "small guarantee mark." The Control Office is obliged to hallmark articles of precious metals in a specified spot, the location of which varies with the commodity. Any imports not meeting Swiss requirements, even in cases where such imports carry correct indications but are not marked in conformity with Swiss regulations, are forbidden.

Each individual egg imported into Switzerland must be marked with the name of the country of origin or the designation "Imp" in Latin letters, at least 2 millimeters high, readily legible, indelible, and boiling resistant. Full, half, and quarter cases containing imported eggs must show the name of the country of origin or the word "Import" in Latin letters, printed or branded, at least 3 centimeters high. Containers used for eggs preserved by means of a chemical product such as chalk, water glass, or other similar agent, must bear the inscription "Preserved Eggs," in black Latin letters printed or branded, at least 3 centimeters high. Each individual preserved egg must bear the inscription, "Preserved," in black Latin letters, at least 2 millimeters high, readily legible, indelible, and resistant to boiling. Preserved eggs and their containers must also bear the required mark of origin prescribed for fresh eggs and their containers.

Meat of foreign origin, such as beef, sheep, goat, hog, and horse, must be marked with a stamp surrounded by a square frame as prescribed in the Federal food ordinance. Frozen meat of foreign origin must be designated with a square brand in conformity with an established model.

Sinclair Weeks, Secretary

Loring K. Macy, Director

Unwrapped chocolate must be marked with the name of the present or prior manufacturer or dealer.

Margarine must be manufactured in cubes and visibly marked on the product "Margarine." On cakes of 5 kilograms or less, the letters must be at least 1 centimeter high, and on cakes of greater size, the letters must be at least 2 centimeters. It is forbidden to use trade names containing the words "butter" or "cream," or to indicate that it is anything like but

ter.

Kegs containing beer for sale in Switzerland must bear the firm name of the brewery in readily legible letters. Beer in bottles must have the name of the present or immediately prior manufacturer or seller on the cap.

Metallic colors and color pencils not provided as toys but for school purposes must be marked "for school purposes."

Labels, Containers, and Wrappers

Swiss regulations dealing with labeling and wrapping are almost exclusively concerned with foodstuffs and foodstuff handling and wrapping materials. In those cases where the foodstuff regulations provide that the firm name of the manufacturer or the dealer can be replaced on packages by a trademark, that trademark must be registered with the Swiss Federal Patent Office. Small packages of foodstuffs prepared for retail sale weighing from 50 grams to 2 kilograms must show plainly visible the net weight (filled weight) in kilograms and grams.

It is forbidden to use for food products any indications which attribute to them therapeutic, preventative, or curative action, or to suggest that the products have hygienic properties superior to those they naturally possess.

For dietetic foods and food preparations fortified with vitamins, however, indications regarding their purpose and efficiency, and the importance of their content may be employed, but only after an authorization has been obtained from the Federal Health Service. Dietetic foodstuffs of any kind must carry the name or registered trademark of the manufacturer or dealer.

Individual Commodities

The commodities listed below require special labeling and packaging, the primary regulations for which are briefly indicated. Containers for these listed products and for alimentary pastes, mineral waters, and tea must bear the name of the manufacturer or dealer, or their registered trademark, or in some cases the name of the prior manufacturer, as applicable. Information in greater detail of the regulations applicable to any of these products may be obtained from the European Division, Bureau of Foreign Commerce, Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D. C.

Preserved milk.-Preserved milk must be labeled and advertised to show clearly the kind of milk used and possible supplementary elements. On the label, there must be indicated in letters at least 2 millimeters high what quantity of fresh milk in deciliters or liters corresponds to the contents of the can. The degree of separation must be indicated for partially skimmed milk. For sugared milk products, there must be shown

the quantity of material left after subtracting the added sugar.

Cheese. Foreign-made cheese must be labeled as such if the fact is not self-evident by reason of the nature of the cheese, as for example in the case of Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Edam, etc. Cheese made of other than cow's milk must be marked accordingly, unless the trademark reveals it as a well-known specialty, as in the case of Roquefort. The net weight in grams for each piece must appear in readily legible form on the original package prepared for retail sale. Butter. The term "butter" applies only to butter made of cow's milk exclusively. In conformity with its quality, butter must be marked as special, table, cooking, or melted butter. Salted butter must be designated as such and marked on the product itself or on the package in readily legible letters. Butter prepared entirely or in part from other than cow's milk must carry a name corresponding to its nature, e. g., "goat butter."

Margarine.-Margarine must be manufactured in cubes and labeled "margarine." On cakes of 5 kilograms or less, the letters must be at least 1 centimeter high and on cakes of greater size the letters must be at least 2 centimeters.

Containers and packages containing margarine not formed into cakes must carry the word, "margarine," distinctly and indelibly marked in letters of the size above.

These same requirements apply also to other edible fats. In addition, mixtures of edible fats which have the appearance of melted butter or lard must be designated as "mixed fats" or "edible fats."

Edible oil and mayonnaise.-Container must indicate the date until when the utilization of the contents is guaranteed. The label on the bottle must indicate the content of oil and fat in deciliters or grams.

Canned meat.-Switzerland admits as imports only "fully preserved" meat, i.e., flesh, such as of beef, sheep, goat, and hogs. All organs are excluded. Pork lard is admitted as "pure meat" in the above sense. All other byproducts, including organs, cannot be imported into the country. Each can must carry the name of the manufacturing firm, the country or location of manufacture, and an exact description of its contents. An import permit from the Federal Veterinary Office and one from the Division of Agriculture are required.

Canned poultry, game, fish, and crustaceans.-A permit of the Federal Veterinary Office is required for such imports. Each can must show the following information: The name of the manufacturing firm and of the country or location of manufacture; the exact description of the contents; the wording, “limited durability" (begrenzt haltbar) or "semipreserved," if it contains a product not fully preserved.

Preserved fruit, vegetables, and mushrooms, dried.— Preserved fruit, vegetables, and mushrooms which, though made from dried stock, have a fresh look owing to reconstitution by special treatment must carry on the label the wording, "made of dried (fruit, vegetables, or mushrooms as applicable)," in letters at least 2 millimeters high. Pictures of the fresh product may not be used as advertising for this kind of preserves.

Honey.-Honey of foreign origin must bear the inscription, "foreign honey," or the name of the country of origin and must be advertised as foreign honey.

DEPOSITED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

This wording must be printed on the container in readily legible letters at least as big as the remainder of the label's text.

Sweets.-Confectionery goods containing alcoholic liquids must carry this information visibly on the label.

Fruit juices.-Concentrated fruit juice, free of alcohol, manufactured abroad must be labeled with the name of the country where it was made or carry the designation "étranger" (foreign). Tablets, powders, and similar preparations for making juices, jams, jellies, etc., in the home must carry directions for use and an indication of the ingredients.

Nonalcoholic beverages. If carbonic acid is added to nonalcoholic beverages, they must be labeled as "with carbonic acid." If the juice is diluted, the fact must be shown on the label.

Coffee. Coffee can only be advertised as "without caffeine" or "with small quantities of caffeine" if its caffeine content has been reduced by special processing to less than 0.10 percent. It is forbidden to use expressions like "nonpoisonous," etc. Packages containing coffee extract must reveal how many cups of coffee of normal strength can be made with the quantity of extract contained in the package. A minimum of 1.5 grams of pure extract (equaling 6 grams of roasted coffee) has to be allowed for one cup of coffee.

Teas. The raw herbs used in making herb tea must be indicated on the package.

Cocoa, chocolate.-Chocolate bars and cooking chocolate may only be sold in bars of 50, 100, 125, 200, 250, 300, or more grams in weight. Other weights are not accepted. Indication of the weight must be printed on the package with letters at least 0.5 centimeter high.

Spices. Spices and mixtures of spices must carry on the label a specific description of the product in the package.

Spice substitutes must be labeled as such and the composition of the substitute must be indicated on the package.

Grape juice, cider, wine, spirits.-Grape juice made from foreign materials must be labeled on the bottle and advertised as "of foreign origin" or with the name of the country of origin, in letters at least 0.3 centimeter high for bottles of 3 deciliters capacity and at least 2 millimeters high for smaller bottles. Trade names and pictures can be used for all kinds of grape juice, provided they do not mislead the buyer as to the place and country of origin.

Wine made of grapes from American vines or their crossings must bear the full words "Hybridenwein" or "Americano." It is forbidden to use trade names or indications of origin for these wines. For other wines the following information must be given correctly and SO as to exclude any misinterpretation: Country, region, or place of origin; the kind of grape, method used making the wine; and the year, quality, and degree of alcoholic content. Foreign wines must be labeled accordingly, if their foreign origin is not already indicated by their names, such as Bordeaux, Tyrol, Valteline, etc. "Rosé" is to be considered a foreign wine. Special detailed regulations apply to the labeling of wines which may be called champagne which must carry the full indication of the manufacturer and location of filling.

Cider containing small quantities of alcohol must carry the following wording on the label of the bot

tle; "Slight content of alcohol." This information must be contained in any advertising of the product. Barrels containing beer must clearly show the name of the brewery. The origin of beer in bottles must be clearly indicated on the cap at least by the name of the manufacturer or dealer, or of the previous owner of the firm.

Spirits and liquors with a special indication of origin, such as Jamaica Rum, Dutch Liquor, etc., must be imported from the area indicated.

Vinegar.-Vinegar is subject to a large number of regulations contained in the food ordinance. Labels, as well as bills, offers, and advertisements containing prices, must reveal the acid content expressed in percentages or degrees of acetic acid (1 percent equals 1 degree). If the vinegar contains other acids amounting to a total of more than 0.5 percent over acetic acid, each acid has to be indicated separately in percent or degrees.

Tobacco and tobacco products.-Metallic foils which serve for the direct wrapping of tobacco and tobacco products are not to contain more than 1 percent of lead and 3 percent of antimony. They must be free from arsenic.

Tobacco products labeled as containing only small quantities of nicotine or as "low in nicotine" or as "containing reduced quantities of nicotine," made of cut tobacco (cigarettes, pipe tobacco, etc.), may contain only a maximum of 0.5 percent of nicotine, calculated on the basis of dry substance. Cigars, etc., may contain a corresponding percentage of 0.8. Other tobacco and tobacco products designated as nicotinefree may contain no more than 0.1 percent of nicotine, calculated on the basis of dry substance.

If information on the percentage of nicotine is given on the package for tobacco and tobacco products, the maximum amount of nicotine permitted by the law for tobacco products of the same kind, declared as free from nicotine or containing small quantities of nicotine (cigars, cigarettes, etc.), must be indicated. Labeling such as "poison eliminated" or "nonpoisonous," etc., is forbidden.

Foodstuff colors.-Containers, packages, etc., containing colors for foodstuffs must carry the information, "colors for foodstuffs."

Preserving materials.-Containers and and packages containing materials for the preservation of foodstuffs must show the chemical composition of the preservative material, regardless whether a trade name is used in addition to the composition. This regulation also applies to mixtures of different preservative materials, provided that such mixtures can be used for foodstuffs under the existing regulations.

Foodstuff wrappers.-Paper used for wrapping foodstuffs must be free of smell and taste and meet all hygienic demands. Paper material and color must be free of arsenic, barium, lead, cadmium, and mercury and their compounds, except for barium sulfate and cinnabar. The use of barium sulfate is permitted only to the extent that it does not have the effect of considerably increasing the weight of the paper. Only those colors which are permitted for the coloring of foodstuffs are allowed for coloring the paper.

For wrapping bread, bakery and confectionary products, meat and meat products, fish, cheese, edible fats, and fats for baking purposes, it is forbidden to use waste paper from which the color rubs off. So-called parchment paper for wrapping butter, other edible fats