ADULTERATION OF FATS AND OILS. ^7 



the olive oil imported into the country was adulterated byh&frffe \JS 

 the oils mentioned. This practice has now been practically stopped. 

 At the same time there is no Federal legislation which prevent* tin- 

 importation of these oils separately and their mixture in this country, 

 and to a certain extent this is done. The relative 1 dietetic proper! i< - 

 of the various oils have not been carefully studied, and this form <f 

 adulteration is therefore to be condemned, not because of its bearing 

 on dietetics, but because of its fraudulent nature. 



Lard is often mixed with other fats, such as tallow and cotton-seed 

 oil. Such mixtures are legitimate when sold as compound lard, but 

 that their sale as lard has been practiced to a considerable extent is 

 shown by the following table: 



TABLE IX. Edible fat* and oils. 

 LARD. ' 



OLIVE OIL. 



