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owing to the discovery elsewhere of adulteration by the use of sac- 

 charin instead of sugar, and the introduction of boric acid, probably 

 in the eggs used as an ingredient. One or two cases were foundj_n 

 which boric acid was present, but in general these products were 

 found free from the adulterations mentioned. 



In the case of cakes, 15 cases were terminated in which the ground 

 of indictment was the presence of coal tar dye as a coloring matter. 

 One pie filler was found adulterated in a similar manner. 



A thickener used in the preparation of ice cream, whipped cream, 

 etc., was composed in part of a product prepared from soap bark and 

 containing detectible quantities of the poisonous substance, saponin. 



In this connection may be mentioned the examination of 20 samples 

 of corn starch, buckwheat and wheat flours, baking soda and baking 

 powder. The flours were not found adulterated. The baking pow- 

 ders, belonging to the class commonly known as alum powders, under 

 "the findings in the case of the Commonwealth vs. Meyer Gross already 

 referred to, have by the decision of the court been taken out of the 

 class of goods prohibited by the act, as a sodium aluminium compound 

 is commonly used in the preparation of such baking powders. 



CANDY 



Three hundred and thirty-six samples of candy were examined dur- 

 ing the year. Very few instances of adulteration were discovered and 

 but five cases of violations of the law were terminated, although sev- 

 eral are now pending. 



FLAVORING EXTRACTS 



Forty samples of materials sold as flavoring extracts, essences, or 

 flavorings, were examined during the year and three cases success- 

 fully terminated for violations of the act. These findings show a very 

 distinct improvement both in the quality of the articles now olfered 

 as flavoring extracts and also in the truthfulness of the labels under 

 which thev are sold. 



NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS 



During 1910 there were examined 278 samples of non-alcoholic 

 drinks and 68 cases were successfully terminated, a portion of which 

 were based upon findings made in 1909. This class of products has 

 been wonderfully improved and the manufacturers of these beverages 

 have shown a most laudable disposition to comply strictly with the re- 

 quirements of the law except in the two large cities Everywhere else 

 the use of saccharin, formerly almost universally used as a substitute 

 for sugar, ha>s been abandoned. Among the cases of special interest in' 

 this connection may be mentioned those in which capsicum (red pep- 

 per) was used to add to the pungency of ginger ales. The Bureau 



