The Bulletin. 



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01'' CHEESES— Con^ititted. 



ever, loses its stimulating effect and becomes a depressant, tending to 

 break down the tissues faster than they are rebuilt, to diminish the 

 weight of the body and in some cases to result in illness. 



The results of the investigation were very decidedly unfavorable to 

 the use of sulphurous acid in any quantity or for any period of time, 

 and showed the desirability of avoiding the use of it in products in- 

 tended to be used for human food. 



As the use of chemical preservatives in food has fallen into dis- 

 favor and has become a violation of many of the food laws of the 

 country, these preservatives are being offered to the trade under pro- 

 prietary names, or names by which their constituents are not recog- 

 nized. The use of salicylic acid or any other chemical preservative in 

 food, except 0.1 of one per cent of benzoate of soda, renders the sale 

 of the food a violation of the law, and believing that the use of ben- 

 zoate of soda is more or less objectionable, the Department most ear- 

 nestly advises against its use. 



Under this head only eight samples were examined, all of which 

 proved to be compounds containing about 40 per cent of salicylic acid 

 which is the antiseptic or preservative in the powder. For further in- 

 formation on this subject see the Food Eeport of this Department foi- 

 the year of 1907. 



