February, 191 2 



MAINE 

 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 

 ORONO, MAINE. 

 CHAS. D. WOODS, Director 



ANALYSTS 

 James M. Bartlett Herman H. Hanson 



Albert G. Durgin Royden L. Hammond 



Alfred K. Burke 



INSPECTORS 

 Elmer R. Tobey Albert Verrill Edgar A. White 



(BUitial SnsipECttons! 



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CARBONATED BEVERAGES. 



During the summer of 1910 an investigation of the car- 

 bonated beverages, or bottled sodas, sold in Maine was made 

 and the results reported in Official Inspections 27. During the 

 season just passed this study was continued and the findings 

 are contained in the following pages. 



A list of the bottlers of soda waters in Maine and the results 

 of the examination of their products appears on page 20. 

 Samples from all but four of the 51 manufacturers were ana- 

 lyzed and three of these exceptions are reported in Official 

 Inspections 27. The one whose goods were not examined was 

 not bottling at the time of our visit. 



The samples were all examined for saccharin and artificial 

 colors and special examinations were made on many of the 

 goods which bore fancy nanles. Tests were made in some 

 cases for alcohol and in others for different preservatives. In 

 the cases of goods carrying saccharin prosecutions were com- 

 menced and in all cases the dealers have plead guilty and the 

 cases have been settled by the payment of a fine. 



