LABELS OF PEA SAMPLES. 1081) 



This can contained small green peas. No preservative was found. 

 Coloring had been done with copper, the quantity of 05 8 mg of the 

 metal per kilo, or 29 ing per can, being present. There was no zinc, 

 but lead and tin were present, the latter in the greater quantity. 



iVo. 1089,5. Petits pois. (Tuitlaumez, Nancy. This sample was bought from Elphonzo 

 Youngs Co., 428 Ninth street, at a price of 20 cents. The label read: 

 "Petits pois, fabrication perfectionne"e." The rest of the label was like 

 that of the preceding sample. 



Salicylic acid was present. The peas, which were very small and 

 green, contained per kilo 55.5 mg of copper. Other metallic contami- 

 nations were absent. 



JVo. 10896. Petits pois extra fins. J. Fiton, Aine $ Cie., Bordeaux. This sample was 

 bought from J. F. Russell, 730 Ninth street, and cost 16 cents. The 

 label read: " Petits pois extra fins. Conserves alimentnires perfectiou- 

 ne'es et garanties. J. Fiton, A1n & Cie.," with the usual list of prizes 

 and medals. 



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

 Copper was present to the extent of 24.6 mg per kilo. There was no 

 lead or zinc, but tin existed in large quantity. 



No. 10897. Petits pois extra fins. J. Fiton, Aine $ Co., Bordeaux. This sample came 

 from Elphonzo Youngs Co., 428 Ninth street, and cost 35 cents. The 

 label read: "Petits pois extra fins. J. Fiton, AJntf & Co., Bordeaux, 

 183 and 185 Rue Fondaudege. Fabrication extra supe"rieure. " This sam- 

 ple differed from the preceding in being put up in a bottle instead of a 

 can. 



Salicylic acid was found to be present in large quantity. Copper 

 greening had been practiced with these peas. The quantity of the metal 

 found was 41.9 mg per kilo. Zinc was absent but lead was present in 

 large amount, there being 29.2 mg per kilo or 12.5 mg per bottle. 



No. 10898. Sweet blossom peas. Githens, Rexsamer $ Co., Philadelphia. This sample 

 was purchased of Elphonzo Youngs Co., 428 Ninth street, and cost 25 

 cents. The label read : "Sweet blossom peas; sweet and tender. Put 

 up by Githens, Rexsamer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa." 



No preservative was found. The peas were medium-sized and yellow. 

 In spite of their color copper was present to the amount 10.5 mg per 

 kilo. There was no lead or zinc. Tin existed in solution to the extent 

 of 39.8 mg per kilo. 



No. 10899. Royal favorite peas. Githens, Ilexsamer $ Co., Philadelphia. This sample 

 was bought from Elphonzo Youngs Co., 428 Ninth street, and cost 30 

 cents. The label read : " Royal favorite peas. Delicately sweet, tender, 

 and small. Packed by a new process, giving the royal favorite brand 

 of peas a delicacy and sweetness unrivaled. Githens, Rexsamer & Co., 

 sole agents, Philadelphia, Pa." 



On opening the can there was an outflow of gas. The peas were 

 small and yellow. No preservative was found, but there was a trace of 

 copper. Zinc was not found. Tin and lead, possibly in the shape of 

 solder, were present. 



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