The Bulletin 



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beans and have a ranker and more stringent flavor due to eoumarin 

 whicii is also prepared artificially for use in extracts. 



Under the head of vanilla extracts and vanilla extract substitutes 40 

 samples have been examined, of which 16 Avere adulterated or mis- 

 branded and were sold in violation of the Food Law. Many of the 24 

 samples that were legal were labeled compound or imitation extract of 

 vanilla, as it appeared to be, and while inferior products they were 

 labeled so as to show their real character and were not sold in violation 

 of the law. 



The adulterated samples are described in the table below, and by 

 reference to same the character of the adulteration can be noted. 



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