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during the past year, four of which were misbranded. Three of the four 

 samples misbranded were branded "corn sirup and honey," but con- 

 tained practically no honey. One of them was branded compound honey, 

 but proved to be glucose or corn sirup containing a very small amount 

 of honey. The label in each case was misleading, indicating more 

 honey present than was actually there. They were, therefore, mis- 

 branded and their sale illegal. 



EXAMINATION OF HONEY. 



For the past three consecutive years the Department has examined 

 the ice creams and substitutes for the same offered for sale in the State. 

 The results of the examination, with the standards for ice cream, have 

 been published and sent to the dealers of the State. The standard for 

 ice cream is high, as the standard for all pure food products should be. 

 The Department, realizing that the standard 14 per cent milk fat is high 

 and that many dealers would desire to sell and many consumers desire 

 to obtain cheaper products than a standard ice cream, the Board of 

 Agriculture made a regulation under which any product, not deleterious 

 to health, can be legally sold in the State. The regulation merely pro- 

 vides that if the dealer will make known by placard or label the kind of 

 product offered for sale by him that the Department will not contest the 

 sale. 



