REASONS FOR SELECTING SEVEN PERMITTED COLORS. 



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All of the colors included in these three recommendations con- 

 cerning which only favorable reports were found in the literature are 

 given in the following table : 



Recommended colors favorably reported on in the literature. 



i The italicized Green Table numbers are those of the permitted list of Food Inspection Decision No. 76* 



This table is now rearranged to show 

 I. The recommended colors not offered in the United States market in the summer of 1907. 



II. The recommended colors offered on the United States market in the summer of 1907. 



The italicized Green Table numbers are those of the permitted list of Food Inspection Decision No. 76. 



It appears that out of 17 different chemical individuals suggested 

 by these 3 recommendations jointly, 5 were not on the United States 

 market in the summer of 1907, and 12 were on that market; also that 

 of these 12, 4 were suggested by all 3 recommendations; 3 were 

 wanted by only 2 out of the 3, and the remaining 5 were spoken for 

 by only one. Examining all of the recommendations, it appears 

 that out of a total of 79 recommendations 17 had been examined with 

 only favorable results, and that the remaining 62 were either not 

 examined or had been examined with unfavorable or conflicting 

 results. 



To add to the confusion the third recommendation mentioned sug- 

 gested that the following Green Table numbers should not be permit- 



