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INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954

meet the standards prescribed by the Secretary in his regulations, he shall cause inspection to be withdrawn therefrom. (4) COMPLIANCE BY MANUPACTUEER.—The Secretary of Agricul-

ture is authorized to withdraw inspection from any factory wherein process or renovated butter is made, if the manufacturer shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section or with any of the rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. (5) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture is

authorized to make such rules and regulations as he deems necessary for the efficient administration of the provisions of this section, and all inspections hereimder shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed in such regulations. The Secretary of Agriculture may, from time to time, by regulations define the foreign substances and the extent thereof that render the ingredients imfit for use in manufacturing process or renovated butter. (6) STATISTICS.—The Secretary of Agricultiu-e shall cause to be ascertained, and he shall report, from time to time, the quantity and quality of all process or renovated butter manufactured and the character and condition of the materials from which it is made. (7) FORGERY, ETC., OF STAMPS, ETC.—No person, firm, or corporation shall forge, counterfeit, simulate, falsely represent, detach, or, knowingly alter, deface, or destroy, or use without proper authority any of the marks, stamps, labels, or tabs provided for in this section or in any regulations prescribed hereunder by the Secretary of Agriculture for use on process or renovated butter or on wrappers, packages, containers, or cases in which the product is contained, or any certificate in relation thereto. (8) LABELS ON CONTAINERS.—^AU process or renovated butter and the packages or containers thereof shall be marked with the words "Process Butter" and by such other marks, labels, or brands, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. (9) F A L S E OR MISLEADING LABELS.—No statement that is false or misleading in any particular shall be placed on or affixed to any wrapper, label, carton, or container of process or renovated butter. (10) UNAPPROVED PRODUCT I N INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COM-

MERCE.—No person, firm, or corporation shall transport, or offer for transportation, or sell or offer for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, or in commerce affecting commerce among the States, any process or renovated butter that has not been inspected and passed and marked, labeled, and branded in accordance with this section and the regulations issued hereunder. (11) ADMINISTRATION.—The administration and enforcement of the provisions of this section, other than its provisions relatiag to revenue, but including the seizure and denaturing or destruction of ingredients intended to be used in the manufacture of process or renovated butter and the denaturing or destruction of process or renovated butter, are committed exclusively to the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, That any powers and duties of the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (52 Stat. 1040; 21 U.S.C. chapter 9), as regards such ingredients before they come into the possession of the manufacturers of process or renovated butter, or as regards such powers and § 4817(3)