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FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 



DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLES. 



No, 101/25. Macedoine. Amieux Freres, Paris. This sample came from Frank 

 Hume, 454 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and cost 30 cents. The label 

 read: " Mac6doine l er choix Amieux Freres, Paris. Usiue a Nantes & 

 Perigueux." 



The can was slightly corroded. No preservatives were found. Cop- 

 per was present to the extent of 17.7 mg per kilo, or 7.5 mg per can. 

 The firm omitted from this sample its usual motto, "a mieux" (for the 

 better). 



No. 1072ft. Macedoine. Risch $ Cheminant, Paris. This sample was bought from 

 Browning & Middleton, 610 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and cost 25 

 cents. The label was: "Mace"doine. Risch & Chemiuant, Fabrique de 

 conserves alimentaires, Paris, France." Label (green) printed on can. 



The can was bright and clean. No preservative could be identified 

 with certainty. Copper to the extent of 27.6 mg per kilo, or 12 mg 

 per can, was present. 



No. 10727. Macedoine de legumes. Amedee Nadal, Bordeaux. This sample was bought 

 from Browning & Middleton, 610 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and cost 

 25 cents. It was labeled "Mace'doine de le'gumes. Am6d^e Nadal, snc- 

 cesseurde E. Cougouille, Bordeaux. Usine a. Eymet, Dordogne." 



The can was bright and clean. Salicylic acid was present. Copper 

 also existed to the extent of 35.1 mg per kilo, or 14.8 per can. 



No. 10728. Macedoine de legumes; extra fine. A. Eyquem, Bordeaux. This sample 

 was bought from J. B. Bryan & Bro., 608 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and 

 cost 25 cents. The label was : " Mac<5doine de legumes ; extra fine. Con- 

 serves alimentaires supe'rieur, pre'pare's spdcialement pour d'usage des 



families. Alex dre Eyquem, Bordeaux." 



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The can was bright and clean. No preservative was found. There 

 were 50.4 mg of copper per kilo in this sample. This is equal to 21.4 

 per can. 



No. 10977. Macedoine de legumes. L. A. Price, Bordeaux. This sample was bought 

 from Geo. E. Kennedy & Co., 1209 F street NW., and cost 40 cents. 

 The label was: " Macedoine de le'gumes. L. A. Price, Bordeaux, France." 



The sample was in a glass jar with a tin top. No preservative was 

 found. Copper was present to the extent of 48.4 mg per kilo, or 18.7 

 per bottle. There was also zinc, 3.6 nig per kilo being found. 



Composition of mace"doine. 



