Official Inspections 83. 



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CANNED SARDINES— Continued. 



Station 

 number 



Name and Address of Packer 

 and Brand. 



Results of Examination 



17378-17382. "Red Horss American Sardines. 

 Packed in cottonseed oil. Con- 

 tents 3J avoir, ozs." Seacoast 

 Canning Co., Eastport, Me. Each 

 sample from separate boxes, 

 taken at factory Nov. 10, 1916. 



17229-17233. "American Sardines. E.xtra Qual- 

 ity. Pried. Packed in cottonseed 

 oil for W. H. Shiurtleff Co., Port- 

 land, Me. Net weight 5 to 6 ozs." 

 Sample purchased from E. .Janelle 

 & Co., 396 Lisbon St., Lewiston, 

 Oct. 25, 1916. In stock since 1912. 



17306-17307. American sardines packed by 

 I Stockton Springs Canning Co., 

 I Stocifton Springs, Me. Samples 

 i taken at random before goods 

 j were cartoned, at factory, Sept. 

 ! 22, 1916. 



17234. "Luncheon Brand American Sar- 

 dines in cottonseed oil. Weight 

 34 ozs. The Stockton Springs 

 Canning Co., Stockton Springs, 

 Me." Pive samples examined as 

 A, B, C, T>, and E. Purchased 

 from E. Janelle & Co., 396 Lisbon 

 St., Lewiston, Oct. 25, 1916. 



17305. "Lvmcheon Brand American Sar- 

 dines in cottonseed oil. 3i ozs. 

 Packed by Stockton Springs Can- 

 I ning Co., Stockton Springs, Me." 

 Sample collected at factory Sept. 

 22, 1916. 



Net weight ranges from 3.5 to 4.3 ozs. 

 Five fish in each can. Fish hard and 

 firm and good flavor; no feed. Cans 

 slightly corroded. 



Net weight 5 to 6.4 ozs. Sixteen to 19 

 flsh in can in cottonseed oil. Fish 

 hard, firm, good flavor; no feed. 

 Cans slightly corroded. 



Net weight 4 and 4.2 ozs. Pour flsh 

 in one can, five flsh in other can, in 

 cottonseed oil. Fish hard, firm, good 

 flavor; no red feed, a little white 

 feed in one can. Cans slightly cor- 

 roded. 



Net weight from 2.8 to 4.1 ozs. This 

 low weight only one below claimed 

 weight. Four or 5 flsh in can in cot- 

 tonseed oil. Fish in one can hard, 

 flrm; in 3 other cans some of the 

 flsh were hard and flrm and others 

 were slightly soft; flavor good but 

 not very salt. Fish in one can soft, 

 flat flavor and bitter taste; evidently 

 old fish; not fit for food. No feed. 

 Cans slightly corroded. 



Net weight 3.8 ozs. Nineteen flsh in 

 cottonseed oil. Fish hard, flrm, 

 good flavor, smoked; no feed. Can 

 not corroded. 



IN OLIVE OIL. 



17142. "Portland Brand American Sar- 

 dines. Weight 3J ozs. In pure 

 olive oil. Packed by Brawn- Wil- 



: lard Co., Portland, Me." Five 

 samples examined as A, B, C, D, 

 and E. Collected at factory Oct. 



i 30, 1916. 



Net weight from 4 to 4.2 ozs. Eight 

 to 10 flsh in olive oil. Fish hard, 

 flrm, good flavor; one can, no feed; 

 4 cans, small amount of feed. Some 

 of the cans slightly corroded. 



17219-17223. "Viola Brand Sardines in pure olive Net weight 3.9 to 4.3 ozs. Eight to 10 



oil. Contents 34 ozs. Distributed 

 by Deep Sea Sardine Co., New Or- 

 leans, La." Samples collected at 

 factory of E. W. Brown Co., So. 

 Portland, where goods are pack- 

 ed, Oct. 27, 1916. 



17113-17117. "Clover Brand American Sardines 

 packed in pure olive oil. Con- 

 tents 34 ozs. Lawrence Canning 

 Co., Rockland, Me. Samples col- 

 ! lected at factory Oct. 24, 1916. 



17179-17183. "Fancy American Sardines in Pure 

 Olive Oil. Contents SJ ozs. 

 Packed by Portland Products 

 j Co., So. Portland, Me." Samples 

 purchased at factory Oct. 25, 

 1916. 



flsh in can in olive oil. Fish hard, 

 flrm, good flavor; no feed. Cans 

 slightly corroded. 



Net weight 3.5 to 4.1 ozs. Ten to 20 

 flsh in can in olive oil. In 4 cans flsh 

 hard, flrm, good flavor; in one can 

 flsh rather soft with flat flavor; no 

 feed. Cans not corroded. 



Net weight 3.5 to 4.2 ozs. Eight flsh 

 in can in olive oil. Fish hard, firm, 

 good flavor; no feed. Cans slightly 

 corroded. 



