12 MAINE AGRICUI.TURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1913. 



FOOD AXD DRUG PROSECUTIONS. 



After due hearings it seemed the duty of the executive to 

 bring prosecutions under the law in a number of cases. The 

 following were settled as provided in the law out of court and 

 in most cases before actual proceedings had been commence:!. 

 A number of cases are still pending. 



List of drug and food cases settled 7uithout trial on payment of 

 penalty in the quarter ending December 57, IQ12. 



Name and Town of Defendant. 



Natdre of Complaint. 



Allen, Calvin W., Est., Brunswick Adulterated ammonia water. Too strong in gas- 

 eous ammonia. 

 Brewster & Son, [E. A., Dexter .Adulterated ammonia water. Too strong in gas- 

 eous ammonia. 

 Misbranded butter. Short weight. 

 Adulterated clams. Contained excess of free liq- 

 uids. 

 Adulterated ice cream. Below standard in milk 

 fat. 



Jones, Chas. S., Bangor JAdulterated oysters. Contained excess of free 



liquids. 

 Jordan, S. S., Scarboro 'Misbranded butter. Short weight. 



Chaolin, Charles W., No. Windham. . 

 Coffin, William, Brunswick 



Haskell, Chas., Rockland, 



Maine Creamery Assoc, Bangor. 

 Portland Creamery, Portland. 

 Pride Bros., Portland 



Rondeau Bros., Lewiston. . 

 SkiUin Bros., So. Portland. 



Somoar Carbonating Co., Lewiston. 



Strout, Chas. P., Gerry 



Thomas, Philip, Rockland 



Misbranded butter. Short weight. 

 Misbranded butter. Short weight. 

 Adulterated sweet spirit nitre. Low in ethyl 



nitrite. 

 Adulterated Orange Julep. Artificially colored. 

 Adulterated sweet spirit nitre. Low in ethyl 



nitrite. 

 Adulterated soda Water. Contained dead fly. 

 Misbranded butter. Short weight. 

 Adulterated oj'sters. Contained excess of free 



liquids. 



List of food cases brought in police court, dealer fined and 

 placed on probation for six months, in the quarter ending 

 December 5/, ipi^. 



Name and Town of Defendant. 



Nature or Complaint. 



Bercovitz, Joseph (Press & Potter),; 



Portland lExposing foods unprotected. 



Branz, Mrs. Jennie, Portland 'Exposing foods unprotected. 



Drdton, A. (A. Dalton Fruit Co.), 



Portland Exposing foods improtected. 



