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six cases of the use of saccharin ; 86 of the nse of artificial and decep- 

 tive colors or dyes; and 19 of artificial flavoring were found; and 

 two only in which alcohol was found in large quantities than should 

 be expected in beverages of this class. Misbranding continues to 

 be altogether too common, and 50 cases were found in which mis- 

 branding was satisfactorily established. The conditions with re- 

 spect to this class of goods are not so good as they were a year ago 

 when the examination of a large number of samples showed the al- 

 most entire elimination of saccharin as an ingredient. 



SAMPLES EXAMINED UNDEll THE GENERAL FOOD LAW 



Of the large number of materials examined to determine their 

 conformity to this general act, the variety is too great for detailed 

 statement in tliis connection. The kinds of adulteration will, how- 

 ever, receive special mention here. Condemnations of food because 

 of their being decomposed or generally rendered unfit for human con- 

 sumption were unusually numerous, there having been 51 convic- 

 tions for offenses of this kind, and the substances concerned include 

 a great variety: almond paste, almonds, beef, cheese, chestnuts, 

 chicken, cocoa, corn meal, English walnuts, figs, fish, ham, lima beans, 

 mackerel, milk, oranges, pigs' feet, pork chops, rabbits and other 

 meats, potatoes, . sausage, shad, tomato catsup, turkey and water 

 melon. The use of chemical preservatives has been very mucb re- 

 duced, but in the cases where tlie material has been given a tolerance 

 under the law, there were a number of convictions secured because 

 of failure properly to announce the presence of these preservative 

 materials, or because of the use of an excess bevond the limit of 

 tolerance. In 19 such cases, dried fruits containing sulphur dioxid 

 were sold without declaration of its presence; five of apricots, one 

 of fig and peach, and 19 of prunes and raisins; and there were 12 

 similar cases relating to the presence in excessive amount of sodium 

 benzoate; catsup (3); cherries, cocktail and maraschino, (3), and 

 sweet pickles (1), and Worcestershire sauce (2). No cases were re- 

 ported in which saccharin was found in this class of food materials. 

 The deceptive use of coal tar dve in foods, which normally contain 

 eggs, was reported in 13 cases; six of cakes and seven of macaroni 

 and noodles. 



OLIVE OIL 



Table oils sold as olive oil still continue to show occasional in- 

 stances of cottonseed oil addition. Convictions were obtained is six 

 cases of this kind. 



FLAVORING EXTRACTS 



Flavoring extracts, for the most part, exhibited a good degree of 

 conformity of composition of the product to the declaration of the 

 label. In six cases only were convictions obtained, chiefly for mis- 

 bi'anding, and in one instance because of the presence of coal tar dye, 



