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"Copper salts used in the greening of vegetables may have the effect 

 of concealing infirmity, inasmuch as the bright green color imparted to 

 the vegetable simulates a state of freshness they may hot have possessed 

 before treatment. 



''It appears from our investigation that, in certain directions, even 

 such small quantities of copper may have a deleterious action and must 

 be considered injurious to health." 



As the use in food of an ingredient which may render the latter in- 

 jurious to health is a violation of the State Food Law, and as the Eeferee 

 Board of Scientific Experts have said in their report that even a small 

 quantity of copper may have a deleterious action and must be consid- 

 ered injurious to health, this Department will consider the sale in North 

 Carolina of vegetables colored with copper salts a violation of the State 

 Food Law. 



The dealers of the State have had notice and been warned that such 

 violations will be prosecuted under the law. Still some of them con- 

 tinue to offer products so adulterated for sale. 



The results of the examination of samples during the year are pub- 

 lished in table below. 



TION OF CANNED PEAS. 



