The Bulletin. 



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matter they must be regarded as artificial, imitation or compound 

 products. 



There is a tendency among the soda-water bottlers not to label their 

 products at all. The rulings of the Board of Agriculture, under the 

 Food Law, require that a label must be, as far as possible, attached 

 to each package, and contain, in addition to other information, the 

 name of the material, the name and address of the manufacturer or 

 jobber.* 



Another bad practice of many of the bottlers is the refilling of old 

 bottles with labels bearing the name of other firms blown in the glass 

 so that they cannot be removed. This practice is not only a violation 

 of the Food Law, but is an infringement on the rights of others. 



Fifty-four samples of soda waters were examined ; thirty-three, or 

 more than 61 per cent, of them were adulterated or misbranded, as is 

 shown in the following table : 



AND OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC CARBONATED BEVERAGES. 



o c 



4861 

 4863 

 4864 

 4866 

 4866 

 4867 



4869 

 4870 



4874 

 4875 

 4876 



4877 

 4878 

 5010 



Adulterants. 



Preservatives. 



Coloring Matter. 



Remarks. 



None found 

 ..do 



do 



— do 



—do 



_-do 



— do — 

 — do — 



— do 



....do 



do 



.—do 



—do 



Saccharine ■ 



5012 

 5014 

 5015 

 5022 



....do . 



do 



....do . 

 ....do . 



5011 None found ^- 



*See rulings on labelings. 



4 



Coal-tar dye 



None found Not properly labeled— West Indies is 



misleading. 

 do Not properly labeled — is not a cream 



soda. 

 do -.1 dp. 



.do. 



Coal-tar dye INot properly labeled — should be 



labeled artificial or imitation straw- 

 berry flavor. 



None found 



Coal-tar dye Not properly labeled— should be 



I labeled artificial or imitation peach 

 flavor. 



do 'Not properly labeled— does not state 



what the material is. 

 None found 



Coal-tar dye. 



None found . 

 ...-do 



Not properly labeled— is not imitation 

 egg nog. Label does not contain 

 manufacturer's name. 



Coal-tar dye Not properly labeled— artificial flavor 



and not so stated. ■ 

 ....do 



None found 



....do 



do 



-...do 



