OFFICIAL INSPECTIONS 24. 



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CANNED VEGETABLES. 



A few packages of beans, peas and tomatoes were purchased 

 in Portland in Octobr, 1909. The results of the examination 

 are given in the table which follows. 



While the goods w^ere not all strictly lawful, they were passed 

 without hearings being appointed. The deviations which were 

 due to mislabeling were not serious. Probably as the require- 

 ments of the law become more clearly understood the labeling 

 will be corrected. For instance the beans were called "string- 

 less beans" when in fact they were not stringless. One lot of 

 peas was labeled "Champion of England Peas" which were not 

 wrinkled. The Champion of England is a wrinkled pea. An- 

 other lot was called a "wrinkled style of pea" but the peas were 

 not wrinkled. 



Table shoiving results of examination of canned vegetables pur- 

 chased in Portland^ October, ipop. 



state, Packer, Brand. 



Weight. 



Remarks. 



8637 



8636 



8645 



8646 



8647 



8634 



8648 



BEANS 



Maryland, Baltimore. The Booth 

 Packing Co. "Booth's Green 

 Oval Brand Stringless Beans". . 



PEAS 

 Michigan, Hartford. Wm. M 

 Traver c*c Co. ■' Our Boy Brand 

 Sweet Early .1 une Peas." 



New 'S'ork, Kofhester. Curtis 

 liros. t:o. "Cliampion of En 

 land Peas.'' 



New "!i'ork, Kocliester. Cnrtis 

 Bros. Co. "Early .lune Peas".. 



Wisconsin. Green Bay. Wm. Lar 

 sen ('aiming Co. "Ksdale Brand 

 Sweet Wrinkled Style Peas". 



Name of manufacturer and place 

 not given. "Sweet Garden I'eas" 



TOMATOES 

 Maryliuid. I'.allimore. W. W 

 Bcrgcr i^ Co. "Cottage Tonia 

 toes' ' 



Name and phiceofmfg. not given. 

 "The Imperial Tomato " 



8.3 



10.6 



14.9 



6.8 



12.7 



8.1 



13.3 



7.4 



19 7 



7 9 



No coloring matter or preserva- 

 tives found. Beans were not 

 stringless. Passed. 



No coloring matter or preserva- 

 tives found. Peas uneven as tO' 



21.7 14.9 6.8 age. A few liad sprouted. 

 Passed. 



No coloring matter or iirescrva- 

 tives found. Apparently young 



20.8 12.7 8.1 peas. Not wrinkled. Passed. 



No coloring matter or preserva- 

 20.7 13.3 7.4 lives found. Passed. 



No coloring matter or preserva- 

 tives found. Apparently old 

 peas. Not wrinkled.. Pa.ssed. 



I |No coloring matter or preserva- 



1.5i20.6!l3.2' 7.4 lives found. Contains some old- 

 peas. Passed. 



Name mid pliicc of nifg. not givei 

 "Dogwood Brand Tomatoes".. 



133.4, - 



No coloring matter or preserva- 

 tives found, (idixl condition. 

 Pa.ssed. 



No coloring mallor or preserva- 

 tives found. Good condition. 

 Pa.s.sed. 



No coloring raatier or preserva- 

 tives. Uuripe pieces preseni. 

 Also skins. Not first Quality. 

 Passed. 



