The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
ALUMNED FOOD.

The Health Authorities Trying to Sup
press Impure Baking Powder.
The public health authorities have issued
a warning against the imperfect alum and
phosphate baking powders which they find
being sold in increasing quantities, more
especially to the poorer classes, to whom
they are represented as wholesome articles.
The manufacturers of these articles are
ignoring this warning, and there will prob
ably result a serious conflict. Two Of them
(the makers of Davis" and "Silver Star'0
whose brands were published by the health
authorities in the list of powders containing
alum, have gone so far as to offer special
inducements to dealers who will continue
the sale of their goods irrespective of the
injunction of the officers.
These manufacturers raise the point that
the sale of alum baking powders is not in
direct violation of law The same point
was raised when parties were arrested for
selling alum baking powders in st. Law
renee county, New York. But the result
Of the trial decided that their sale was
violation of the food adulteration laws, and
the court inflicted the heaviest penalty
provided by the law upon the convicted
parties.
Under the law in New Jersey the state
board of health has appointed chemists to
make analyses, and issued a regulation
which says: These caeap aud imperfect
powders contain alum or phosphate, and are
SO crudely compounded that a residue is
left in the bread or biscuit after baking.
The public is warned against these, and in
their suppression will be faithfully aided {"
In Massachusetts the alum baking
powders have been classed as unwholesome.
and their sale has nearly ceased through the
publication of their names by the state
board Of health.
In Ohio the state authorizes have issued
the following:
"The use of alum in baking powder is con-
sidered deleterious. Hence, the use of this
mineral is prohibited in the manufacture of
baking powder. Parties selling or manu-
featuring such taking powder will be liable
to arrest for selling an article that is consid-
| cred deleterious to health"
Congress has also passed a law for the
prevention of adulteration of food in the
| District OF Columbia, under which alum is
| declared to be a substance known to pro-
| duce q poisonous effect whose presence in
food is harmful, and the manufacture or
sale of bread containing it is made a misde-
meanor, punishable by both fine and i'm
| prisonment.
| In view of these regulations and ex-
| pressions from health authorities, il
seems monstrous that grocers, wholesale
and retail should continue to offer to such
| OF their customers as are ignorant concern
ing the alum powders, these deleterious
articles simply because they can be pur-
chased at lower prices, and perhaps offer a
larger margin of profit than the pure cream
| of tartar powde
These facts not only speak loudly to the
trade in calling halt in such traffic. but
| appeal to all consumers for discrimination
as to what baking powder shall be allowed
| TO go into the kitchen. The Royal Baking
Powder has been before the public for q
quarter of century; it is a pure grapt
cream of tartar powder. aud while it cost
few cents per pound more, it affords the
highest possible degree of wholesomenes.
and strength.
The New Jersey State Board of Health
say; AT present the only guarantee Of an
undoubtedly wholesome and efficient article
seems to be the name of the brand" The
Royal" has become the leading brand Of
baking powder all over the world, for the
reason that it is in fact, as web as in repu.
tation. the acknowledged safeguard agains
all impositions of whatever nature in this
| important article in human food