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cial flavor, with the presence of the latter not stated on the label. A 

 majority of these samples were wholly artificial or imitation products, 

 while many of them were compound products containing a small quan- 

 tity of fruit cider. 



The adulteration and fraud practiced in this class of goods have 

 been tremendous. More than 81 per cent of the samples examined in 

 1907 were found to be adulterated. It is gratifying to see that the 

 per cent of adulteration this year has dropped down to 27.5 per cent. 



On account of the sale of these products in territories where the 

 sale of alcoholic beverages is illegal, like imitation beers, many of 

 these samples were sent to the Department by officials or others for 

 the determination of the amount of alcohol contained or supposed to 

 be contained. The sale of them was often discontinued, either on 

 account of the amount of alcohol found to be present or adulterants 

 which rendered their sale in the State illegal. 



AND IMITATION OR ARTIFICIAL CIDERS. 



