98 



Seventeenth Annual Report of the 



artificially colored and contained preservatives. The first year 

 of the enforcement of the law, only one sample of catsup, from 

 all the samples taken of every manufacturer of catsup who sold 

 his product on the markets of this state, was found to be free 

 from color and preservative. jSTone of the labels showed the con- 

 stituents of the article. To-day there is rarely a brand of catsup 

 that does not show by label all the ingredients composing the 

 article. In almost every case the commodity is free from artificial 

 color, and nearly all the large manufactories are producing the 

 article free from a preservative. Extract flavorings, which were 

 imitations or substitutes for vanilla and lemon flavor, were com- 

 monly sold under the names of the genuine article. To-day there 

 is practically none of this adulteration or misbranding. The 

 carton and the label on the bottle show all the ingredients com- 

 posing it and it is sold under its proper name. Imitations and 

 substitutes for lard are put up by the manufacturer and are sold 

 in their original packages to show the character and constituents 

 of the article. Formerly this article was sold by the manufac- 

 turer as lard or lard compound with no statement to show its true 

 nature. 



LIST OF ARTICLES OF FOOD AND NUMBER OF SAMPLES OF EACH ARTICLE TAKEN 

 FOR ANALYSIS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 



Article of 

 Food 



Allspice 



Anchovy Paste . 

 Asparagus .... 

 Baking Powder. 

 Beans, canned. . 

 Beets, canned . . 



Bologna 



Brine, meat. . . . 

 Butter, apple. . 



( landy 



Cake 



( Sapsicum .... 

 Cassia 



No. Sam 

 Taken 



pies 



44 

 1 

 5 



Catsup . . . . 

 Celery Salt . 

 Cereals .... 

 Chili Sauce. 

 Chocolate . . 

 Cinnamon . . 

 Cloves .... 

 Cocoanut . . 

 Coffee .... 

 Cooking Oil. 



4 

 3 



29 



5 

 29 



37 



Q 



10 



1 



Article of No. 8a tuples 



Food Taken 



Cream Tartar 5 



Evaporated Apples 14 



Extracts 10(5 



Fish 2 



Flour 5> 



Gelatine 1 



Ginger 3.'l 



Hamburg Steak 15 



Head Cheese 



Honey 



Horse Radish 



Icing Paste 



Jam 



Jellv 



Lard 47 



Mace I 7 



Maple Flavor 



Mapleinc 1 



Meat, canned 2 



Mince Meat 1 



Molasses 20 



Mustard 50 



Mustard Dressing 12 



1 



S 



t; 



5 



10 

 16 



