The Bulletin. 



105 



Besides vinegar, the product made from apple cider, the standards 

 under the food law recognize five other products that can be sold 

 as vinegar, provided the word vinegar is accompanied by the name 

 of the class to which the product belongs ; as malt vinegar, wine 

 vinegar, sugar vinegar, glucose vinegar, or distilled spirit vinegar ; 

 but to comply with the law, a product to be sold as "vinegar" must 

 be a product made from apple cider. The sale, as vinegar, of prod- 

 ucts not made from apple cider, seems to be one of the most preva- 

 lent forms of violation of the food laws, and dealers are cautioned 

 that while there is malt vinegar, distilled spirit vinegar, etc., there 

 is but one "vinegar" that can be sold as "vinegar," and that is a 

 product made from apple cider. The sale of anything else as "vine- 

 gar" is a violation of the law and will be prosecuted. 



Under the head of vinegar 33 samples were examined, 10 only of 

 which proved to be properly branded and labeled, and not adulterated 

 or misrepresented. Two of the 33 were not properly labeled, and 

 21 or 63.63 per cent of them were adulterated, misbranded or mis- 

 represented, and sold in violation of the law. 



The Department has spent a great deal of time and money trying 

 to cause the dealers to know and to comply with the requirements of 

 the law, but from the above results it appears that dealers have not 

 taken heed, and the Department will be obliged to prosecute vio- 

 lations. 



INATION OF VINEGAR. 





|3 



7503 

 7520 

 7513 

 751lj 

 7530 

 7510 

 7521 

 7528 

 7506 

 7508 

 7516 

 7522 

 7524 



0.22 



^9 



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M.HPh 



0.72 

 0.16 

 0.27 

 0.22 

 0.19 

 0.18 

 0.61 

 0.56 

 1.73 

 0.72 

 0.52 

 1.93 

 0.68 



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jo's 



4.04 

 3.64 

 4.16 

 4.27 

 3.33 

 2.52 

 4.74 



Sodium 

 Bicarbonate. 



Remarks and Conclusions. 



No change Distilled spirit vinegar, colored; not as repre- 

 sented, sale illegal. 



...do.. Distilled spirit vinegar, below standard; not as 



represented, sale illegal. 

 ..do Distilled spirit \anegar, colored. 



..do Distilled spirit vinegar, colored; not as repre- 



i sented, sale illegal. 

 ..do 'Distilled spirit vinegar, colored, below stan- 

 dard; not as represented, sale illegal. 

 do jDistilled spirit vinegar, colored, below stan- 

 dard ; not as represented, sale Illegal. 

 Sirup vinegar. 



„lr 



do 



3.50'Slightly darker. 



3. 63. Darker 



4. 16 Dark 



4. 34 Slightly darker. 



4.92 

 4.22 



.do. 

 .do. 



Sirup vinegar, below standard; sale Illegal. 



Vinegar, below standard; sale illegal. 



Compound vinegar; misrepresented, sale illegal. 



Compound vinegar; not as represented, sale 



illegal. 

 Vinegar. 



Compound vinegar; not as represented, sale 

 I illegal. 



