34 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1918. 



RESULTS OF ANALYSIS. 



The results of analyses of samples of foods collected in thei 

 past 18 months follow. The samples of ice cream, oysters, 

 clams, and sausage are widely representative of the goods on 

 sale within the State . The butter samples were taken with the] 

 purpose of learning the composition of creamery and dairy j 

 butter with a view of making further standards and definitions. 

 The other samples for the most part represent the examination! 

 of goods that were suspected by the inspectors or by consumers 

 as not being what they purported to be. 



Beef. 



Because of suspicion that dealers in Bath were selling beef which 

 was unlawful samples were taken from Kennebec Beef Co., Swift & 

 Company, W. H. Swett Estate. The samples consisted of salt beef, boned 

 round and corned beef. They were analyzed as Station Nos. 16140 to 

 16143 and found to be lawful beef. 



Boneless Cod Fish. 



No. 18586. Jones' Pure Cod Fish, Alfred Jones Sons, Bangor. One 

 pound. From Elmer R. Fox, Bangor. Sample taken because it was under 

 weight. Examination showed that it had dried out so that it had about 

 half the usual water content of dried cod fish. Passed. 



Canned Corn. 



No. 18547. On Top Brand Sugar Corn, packed by Thomas and Co., 

 Frederick, Maryland. Contents weigh about 1 pound 4 ounces. Found 

 to be full weight, cans slightly discolored but not corroded. Solids above 

 average for canned corn. No evidence of added starch or sugar. Some 

 silk and husk in cans. 



Carbonated Beverages. 



bottled soda. 



Samples of soda were collected from a large number of the bottlers 

 in the State. For the most part the kinds were those that carry artificial 

 color and flavor. They were tested for saccharine, kind of color and 

 preservatives. No saccharine or unlawful color were found. Occasional 

 samples were misbranded in that they were not labeled to show artifi- 

 cial color. 



