'Vhe Bulletin. 19 



CHEMICAL FRUIT PRESERVING POWDERS. 



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Remarks and Conclusions 



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9207!Salicylic acid labeled "fruit powder," when in fact it is a compound of salicylic acid and should 

 I be so labeled. It is a chemical preservative, a drug, that when used in food renders the latter 

 I deleterious to health and the sale illegal. 



its quality or strength, or if any substance has been substituted wholly 

 or in part for the article. The addition of chicory to coffee reduces 

 and lowers its strength and quality just as much as the addition of the 

 same amount of roasted ground wheat or rye, or roasted potato or any 

 other roasted starchy substance, and is an adulterant. The addition 

 of chicory or any other of the above substances to coffee, without stating 

 the fact on the label, is a violation of the law. Chicory and cereals cost 

 less than one-fifth the price of coffee. Then why pay the price of 

 coffee for chicory and cereals when the latter are mixed with coffee? 



It is advisable to buy unground coffee and have it ground, then you 

 get what you pay for. Under the head of coffee and coffee substitutes 

 37 samples were examined, 9 of which were adulterated, misbranded, 

 or misrepresented by either the manufacturer or dealer. Four samples 

 of these compounds of chicory, coffee, cereals, etc., were sold by the 

 packers under what they term trade or proprietary names, viz. : "Money 

 Saver" and "Tar Heel." It appears that these names are adopted to 

 evade the law. These products, composed of chicory, cereals, and coffee, 

 resemble the latter in appearance. Samples of them were purchased by 

 an inspector for coffee, and I dare say that they are constantly sold to 

 consumers as such, the latter believing that they are getting coffee. 

 Sample No. 8766 was branded coffee and chicory when in fact it was 

 about 40 per cent coffee and 60 per cent chicory. It should be labeled 

 chicory and coffee, the former being in excess should occupy the more 

 prominent place in the label. 



A purchaser should always read the label of a food product, other- 

 wise he will often pay for that which he does not get. 



