9G Seventeenth Annual Report of the 



harmless ingredients under the same name, not a distinctive 

 name, notices are sent out which give the manufacturers an oppor- 

 tunity to be heard. Upon receipt of answers, the whole matter 

 is duly considered, and if there still seems to be a violation of any 

 of the provisions of the law, further action is taken towards its 

 enforcement. 



Many manufacturers have been visited to secure information 

 as to methods of production, ingredients used, form of proposed 

 new labels, etc. 



Wholesale grocery houses have been visited, many of them 

 inspected from top to bottom, examination made of food packed 

 in cases, for the purpose of preventing old, misbranded stock 

 from being put upon the market. Large quantities of such goods 

 were either destroyed, relabeled or returned to manufacturers. 

 Also samples were taken for analysis. 



The number of retail groceries visited, inspected and rein- 

 spected was not recorded, but a fair estimate from records of 

 reports would indicate 3,000, at least. It would be almost impos- 

 sible to estimate within a million the number of specimens of 

 food examined by agents in the course of their work. 



PEFORT ON SAMPLES OF FOOD TAKEN ON THE MARKETS OF THE STATE 



'Number of Samples Taken 



Submitted to chemists for analysis 1,157 



Collected but. unnecessary for analysis on account of superficial tests 



and examinations made by agents 415 



Total taken for investigation 1,572 



Result of Chemical Analysis 



Analyzed and found to be free from adulteration and misbranding. . . . GG1 



Analyzed and deemed adulterated or misbranded 32."? 



Not yet. determined upon 31 



Held for consultation 34 



Taken for invesl igation only 40 



Delivered to chemists but not yet reported as analyzed 68 



Disposition of Faets Gathered 



Cases deemed advisable to refer to the Attorney-General for his con- 

 sideration and such action as the facts may warrant 89 



Notifications for violations sent, out to manufacturers, wholesalers anil 



retailers 023 



