1086 FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 



No. 10878. Pclits 2)ois. Le Lagadec, Lor lent, France. This sample was procured of 

 M. F. Crown, 1532 Fourteenth street NW., and cost 20 cents. It was 

 labelled: " Petits pois. Le Lagadec, Lorient, France." 



The can was corroded. No preservative was found. The poas 

 appeared to be full grown and were of a dark green color, due to the 

 presence of an inordinate amount of copper, 128.0 nig per kilo, or 55.9 

 ing per can being found. There was no zinc. In view of the amount 

 of copper present it was probably not thought necessary to add it. 



No. 10870. Petits 2>ois extra fins. E. Du.llaix, Bordeaux. This sample was bought of 

 John P. Love, 1534 Fourteenth street NW., and cost 35 cents. It was 

 put up in a glass bottle with a lead top, and with nothing to intervene 

 between the peas and the lead. It was labeled: "Petits pois extra 

 fins. Eugene Du Raix, Bordeaux. Conserves extra." 



The peas were very small and green. No preservative was found. 

 There were 66.2 mg of copper per kilo, or 27.0 per bottle. There was 

 no zinc or tin. Lead to the enormous amount of 35.2 mg per kilo, or 

 14.8 mg per bottle, was present. It was, of course, derived from the 

 lead top. The use of this style of package displays the most flagrant 

 disregard of the laws of hygiene. Goods thus preserved should not be 

 allowed to enter our ports. It seems incomprehensible that the health 

 authorities of Bordeaux should allow the two firms, Du Raix and Dan- 

 dicolle & Gandhi, to bottle food in this way. 



No. 10880. Petiis pois extra fins. Henri Lambert <$ Cie, Bordeaux. This sample was 

 also bought of John P. Love, 1534 Fourteenth street NW., and cost 35 

 cents. It was labeled: "Petits pois extra fins. Henri Lambert & 

 Cie, Bordeaux, France." 



No preservative was found. These were very small green peas and 

 contained much copper, 85.3 mg per kilo being found. This is equal 

 to 35.7 mg per can. There was no zinc. Tin was present in some 

 quantity, but there was no lead. 



No. 108S I. Peninsular brand June peas. W. C. Satterfield, Greensborough, Md. This 

 sample was bought of John 1'. Love, 1534 Fourteenth street NW., for 

 15 cents. It was labeled: "Standard June peas, Peninsular brand. 

 Packed by W. C. Satterfield, Greeusborough, Caroline Co., Md." A 

 scroll map of (irecnsborough and vicinity forms a part of the label. 



No preservative was found. These peas were large-sized and yellow 

 in color, apparently having been mature at the time of packing. Not- 

 withstanding their color, both copper and zinc were present and in 

 large quantity. Of the former there were 74.1 mg per kilo and of the 

 latter 163.0 mg. There was a trace of lead. Comment on this sample 

 is superfluous. 



No. 10882. Sifted early June pea x. Jan. W(itl<-r |'- <SVi, Cambridge, Md. This sample 

 was bought of John W. Hardell, 1428 Ninth street, at the rate of 12 

 cents per can. The label was: " Abbseo brand sifted Early June 

 peas. Packed by .las. Wallace A Son nt Cambridge, Dorchester Co., 

 Md. First quality." 



These peas were medium in size, but appeared lobe mature. Not- 

 withstanding the fact that they were yellow in color, copper to flic 



