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label for a product composed largely of corn sirup containing a small 

 amount of cane sirup. A product so labeled should contain a material 

 amount of the cane sirup. 



Kefiners' sirup is not cane sirup, and cannot be legally sold as such. 

 Neither would a mixture of corn sirup and refiners' sirup be properly 

 labeled if labeled corn and cane sirup. It should be labeled corn and 

 refiners' sirup or compound sirup. 



The table below contains the results of the examination of 232 sam- 

 ples of these products, 62 of which were adulterated, misbranded, or 

 misrepresented by the retail dealer, and were sold in violation of the 

 law. These products seem to be much adulterated and misbranded. 

 Many manufacturers are disposed to hide the truth in regard to the 

 real character of compound sirups, while many others label them plainly 

 what they are, as will be seen by reference to the table below; but the 

 greatest violation in the sale of this class of products is committed by 

 the retail dealers. They buy these products in bulk, labeled "com- 

 pound," as they are, and then proceed to sell them as real sirup. Many 

 of them are labeled corn and cane sirup, which label would indicate 

 about equal parts of each, when as a fact it would be corn sirup or 

 glucose flavored with cane sirup. One so labeled would be misbranded. 



By reference to the table it will be seen that some of the compound 

 products were labeled "Table Sirup." A product labeled "Table Sirup" 

 that contains corn sirup or any other product except one made from 

 the juice of a sugar-producing plant, would be misbranded. 



Betail dealers are cautioned that compounds or mixtures of refiners' 

 sirup and corn sirup cannot be legally sold as sirup. They must be 

 sold as compound sirup, refiners' sirup, or corn sirup, as the case may be. 



AND SIRUPS, AND SUBSTITUTES FOR SAME. 



Remarks and Conclusions. 



78.34 Molasses. 



71.00 Compound sirup. 



77.00 Molasses. 



11986 

 11987 



75.20 Compound sirup. Was sold by retail dealer as sirup; misrepre- 

 sented; sale illegal. 



Corn sirup, and not sirup as branded; misbranded; sale illegal. 



Compound molasses. Was sold by retail dealer as molasses; 

 misrepresented; sale illegal. 



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