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FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 



No. 10929. Refugee string beans. Steele Brothers, New Britain, Conn. This sample 

 was put up iu ;i glass jar with a glass top, the joint being made on 

 a rubber ring. It was bought from Geo. E. Kennedy & Co., 1209 F street 

 NVV., and cost 30_cents. The label was: "Refugee string beans. Put 

 up by Steele Brothers, New Britain, Conn." 



Salicylic acid was found in these beans in large quantity. This sam- 

 ple contained a little copper, the amount being 4.4 nig per kilo, or 3.3 nig 

 per bottle. The quantity is hardly enough for coloring, and probably 

 entered the beans accidentally. Lead was also present to the amount 

 of 5.2 mg per kilo, or 3.9 ing per bottle. 



No. 10930. Golden wax string beans. Steele Brothers, New Britain, Conn. This 

 sample was bought from Geo. E. Kennedy & Co., 1209 F street NW., and 

 cost 35 cents. The label was: " Golden wax string beans. Put up by 

 Steele Brothers, New Britain, Conn." 



The sample was contained in glass jars with glass tops, the joint 

 being made on rubber bands. Salicylic acid was present in the con- 

 tents. There was no copper present, but zinc was found to the extent 

 of 3.2 mg per kilo, or 2.3 mg per bottle. Lead was likewise present, 

 the amount being 34.4 mg per kilo or 24.8 ing per bottle. The sample 

 used consisted of two bottles. The rubber ring from one was free from 

 lead, though containing zinc, but the ring from the other contained 

 7.54 per cent of lead sulphate. It was probably from this source that 

 the lead was absorbed by the sample. 



No. 10990. Peerless string beans. C. H. Pearson Packing Co., Baltimore. This 

 sample was bought from Towle & Morian, Schuyler, Nebr. , and cost 15 

 cents. The label was: " Peerless brand string beans. Packed by the 

 C. H. Pearson Packing Co., at Baltimore, Md." 



The can was bright and clean. An enormous amount of salicylic 

 acid was found in the contents, but there was aio copper. 



String beans Weights. 



