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The Bulletin 



Glucose, or coru sirup is not, under the law a true sirup, and can not, 

 therefore, be sold merely as a sirup, but must be sold as corn sirup or 

 •glucose. That being the case a mixture or compound containing corn 

 sirup can not be sold as sirup without making the presence of the corn 

 sirup known to the purchaser. Molasses being made from the juice of 

 sugar-producing plants may, also, not contain corn sirup without the 

 fact being made known to the purchaser. 



It appears to be quite a custom among dealers to sell all kindsof 

 compounds and substitutes for sirup as real sirup. This is a violation 

 of the law, and the attention of dealers is called to it, for such viola- 

 tions will be prosecuted. The Department does not wish to discriminate 

 against corn sirup, for it is a good food product, but it is of less value 

 than cane sirup and its addition to the latter would be an adulteration 

 unless its presence is made known to a purchaser. 



CHEESE. 



According to the food standards cheese is a sound, solid and ripened 

 product made from milk or cream and contains, in the water-free sub- 

 stance, not less than 50 per cent of milk fat. Skim-milk cheese is a 

 sound, solid and ripened product, made from skim-milk. 



The sale of a skim-milk cheese or a product containing less than the 

 required amount of milk fat as cheese is a violation of the law, without 

 making the facts in the case known to the purchaser. 



li seems to be quite a custom among dealers of the State to sell at 

 retail skim-milk cheese or products containing less than the required 

 amount of milk fat as cheese. This is a fraud and a violation of the 

 law, and will be prosecuted if detected. 



ICE CREAM. 



According to the standards ice cream is a frozen product made from 

 cream and sugar, with or without natural flavoring, and contains not 

 less than 14 per cent of milk fat. 



Fruit ice cream is a frozen product made from cream, sugar, and 

 sound, clean, mature fruit, and contains not less than 12 per cent of 



milk fat. 



These standards appear to be high, as all pure food standards should 

 be, but they are the standards adopted by the Secretary of Agriculture 

 of' the United States, and, under the food law the Board of Agriculture 

 has no authority to change a standard that has been adopted by the 

 Secretary of Agriculture. However, provision is made by regulation 

 for the sale of products below standard and dealers are referred to the 

 regulation on the sale of ice cream substitutes. 



It seems to be the custom of many dealers to sell at retail all kinds 

 of substitutes for ice cream, as the real ice cream, without making the 

 fact that it is not ice cream known to the purchaser. Such sales are 

 violations of the law and must be discontinued or the same will have to 

 be prosecuted. See regulation on sale of ice cream. 



