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food in respect to insect attack, and was not of such extent as to 

 furnish material appropriate for bulletin publication. The results 

 of this examination were most gratifying. The stocks were found 

 in almost every instance to be in fresh cartons, clean and free from 

 weevil attack. Pronounced contamination of tliis character was 

 found in but a single sample of goods much shelf-worn. The grocers 

 of the State are to be highly complimented for their improved care 

 of their stocks of this class, and the public to be congratulated like- 

 wise because of the advantages this improvement affords to every 

 consumer of breakfast food. 



The general freedom of staple groceries, including canned goods, 

 and spice supplies in particular from serious adulteration and mis- 

 branding, continues to merit specific mention. It would be a grave 

 error for food officers to claim the exclusive merit for the vast im- 

 provement in these food supplies. Certainly no less credit is due to 



the public-spirited efforts of the Wholesale Grocers' Association 

 and of such progressive organizations of food producers as the 



National Canners' Association. The general support which such or- 

 ganizations have given to the relief of the public from the evils out 

 of which grew our body of food laws, deserves high praise. 



CANDIES 



Of sixty-seven samples of candy, chiefly of the cheaper "penny" 

 varieties, only four cases were terminated. All of these cases related 

 to so-called "licorice" products from which licorice was either en- 

 tirely or almost entirely absent and imitation colors and flavors re- 

 placed it. 



The appearance of glucose as an adulterant has almost disappeared. 

 Among the cases terminated there was but one, that of honey, in 

 which adulteration of this substitute material was found. 



COFFEE 

 Forty-two samples of coffee were examined and nine cases were 

 terminated under the General Food Act for adulteration with chicory 

 or with chicory and cereals, and two cases under the Chicory and 

 Coffee Act of 1915 because, in one case, of the presence of cereals, 

 and in the other case because of misbranding. 



NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS 



Three hundred and fifty-four samples of these drinks were ex- 

 amined and seventy-six cases terminated. Of these, two cases were 

 brought because the preparations were intoxicating liquors sold 

 under the names of non-alcoholic drinks; twenty-six because of the 

 use of saccharin; twenty-four because of the presence of undeclared 

 artificial colors and flavors; and twenty-seven because of misbrand- 

 ing. 



