OFFICIAL INSPECTION 13. 



95 



8329. Misbranded. Statement on package "Colored with a 

 harmless vegetable color." The color was found to be amaranth 

 one of the permissable coal tar colors. Hearing appointed. 



8336. The package carried extravagant and misleading and 

 false statements such as "whitest and purest gelatine," "most 

 economical for family use," "giving to the system just what it 

 needs." Hearing appointed. 



8338. Not properly labeled although by careful readmg all 

 needed facts could be found. Company are preparing a new 

 label that will conform to requirements of National and Maine 

 food and drug laws. Contained sugar and vegetable acid. 



Table showing the results of analyses of samples of gelatine 

 'purchased in June, ipop. The samples are arranged alpha- 

 betically by states and towns within the state in zvhich manu- 

 factured. See discussion page p4. 



Maker, Brand and Retailer. 







-1- 







^ 



C £ 







-C 



M>S 





6 



M 



3*; 









►5^ 





a 



Remarks. 



8387 



8388 



8398 



8324 



8321 



8328 



8320 



8338 



Geo. C. Shaw Co., Portland, Me 



' 'Silver Thread Refining Gelatine. ' ' 

 Geo. C. Shaw Co., Portland, Me. 



National Cocoanut Co., Baltimore, Md. 

 "National Double Refined Gelatine". 

 John W. Deering & Son, Portland, Me. 



Crystal Gelatine Co., Boston, Mass. 



' 'Crystal Gelatine. ' ' 



Geo. C. Shaw Co., Portland, Me 



Plymouth Rock Gelatine Co., Boston I 



"Plymouth Rock Phosphated Granu-I 



lated Gelatine. " I 



Brown & Sturtevant, Waterville I 



Plymouth Rock Gelatine Co., Boston. I 

 "Plymouth Rock Plain Granulated! 



Gelatine. ' ' 

 Brown & Sturtevant, Waterville. . . . 



Swampscott Gelatine Co., Boston. 

 "Swampscott Brand Sparkling Gela- 

 tine. ' 

 \Miitcomb & Cannon, Waterville 



Minute Tnoioca Co., Orange, Mass. 

 ' 'Minute Plain Gelatine Concentrated" 

 Brown & Sturtevant, Waterville 



Whitman Grocer.v Co., Orange, Mass. 



"Minute Gelatine, flavored Wild! 



Cherry. ' ' ! 



Nealey & Miller, Lewiston I 



Cts. 

 12 



Ozs. 

 1.69 



None 



10 



0.63 



None 



10 



1.06 



None 



13 



1.90 



None 



13 



1.41 



None 



10 



1.16 



None 



10 



1.65 



None 



10 



3.38 



None 



None 14.76 



Noneil4.34 



None, 14. 88 



Noneil3.70 



* 14.90 



* 14. 



* 12.74 



Cudbear 



See 8320 

 above. 



See 8338 

 above. 



