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ing tlie product to show that it contains sulphur dioxide. The 

 same would apply to" molasses that has been so bleached. 



Instances have been found in which hamburg steak, socalled, 

 has been preserved by the use of substances prepared for that pur- 

 pose, and the meat has been sold without being marked or branded 

 to show the presence of the preservative. Sausages containing 

 cereal are frequently sold plainly as sausages without being 

 branded as they should be to show that they contain added cereal. 



There are sometimes sold on the markets cooking substances 

 branded with the words " Cooking Compound," which are simple 

 substance made entirely from a single product, such as cottonseed 

 oil. To brand such a commodity as a compound or mixture car- 

 ries the responsibility to name the constitutents when it has none, 

 and the statute requires . that in compounds or mixtures the con- 

 stitutents must be stated. Such commodities should not be 

 branded or labeled as a compound or mixture. 



Much has been done during the year in the way of instruction 

 to persons putting up this class of goods, which are now being 

 branded and marked in accordance with the requirements of the 

 statute, to the benefit of the consumer. 



During the year there have been collected from the markets for 

 further examination or analysis, or both, to determine whether 

 their sale or exposure for sale was a violation of the statute, 

 samples as listed below. The certificates of analysis of all these 

 samples were taken and examined, and the evidence in connection 

 with all that appeared to be adulterations, or concerning which 

 there was a doubt, was duly referred to the Legal Bureau for con- 

 sideration and determination. 



NAME OF COMMODITY NUMBER OF SAMPLES NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS 



Acme Whipper 1 



Albumentine 1 1 



Allspice 10 



Apples 4 2 



Apple Butter 1 



Apricots 36 ' •' 



Baking Powder 5 l 



Barley 1 y 



Beans » 1 



Beets 1 u 



Buckwheat Grits 1 £ 



Bread 1 " 



Butter SI oo 



Butter Flavor ' 



Cabbage 



Cake Mix 1 V 



Cake Flavoring j 



Cakes 1 



