Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-03-07
FRAUDS IN THE FOOD

From the report Of Z. c. Shorey.
Food Commissioner, for February pre-.
sented to the Board OF Health yester-
day. II appears SO samples OF milk
from 90 diaries came up to the mini.
mum standard of purity or exceeded
II.
Samples below standard were re.
ported as follows:
japanese driver for Kaaipu dairy,
at least per cent added water.
Tanaki, at least 10 per cent. added
water.
NJ. Pecheco, 5, 10 and 20 per cent,
respectively. added water.
NJ. Abreu. at least 10 per cent. add.
ed water.
NJ. Anrica. at least 10 per cent. add.
ed water.
NJ. Pecheco. at least Is per cent.
added water in sample made basis OF
prosecution.
Cases in District Court were: A. b.
Doak. selling adulterated milk. fined
Fl'V anu 'oblS. Tt'ut'O, Stl1ln6
a!ulterated milk, fined $50 and costs.
In drugs four samples of Bismuthi
Subnitras were found below standard.
Four samples of Spiritus Aethen's Nj.
trosi were also below standard. res
pectively. from Hollister Drug Co..
Benson. Smith & Co. Hebron Drug Co.
and Honolulu Drug 90. All contained
free acid. which ,ney should not. The
n m nnntaI nGfn h1i 10 mn N 4 q
were below par in Calx Cholorata. II
is noted: This article is not manu-.
featured here. deteriorates very rapid.
ly, so that its strength depends on its
age and manner of keeping"
"Succus Limonis. Two samples
from different druggists, both suppos.
ed to be the same brand. viz: Mon.
serrat Lime Juice These contained
respectively 1874 and 1888 OF. citric
acid per gallon. me former was free
from anything which could be called
adulteration. the latter obtained from
Hebron Drug Co. contained a small
amount OF free hydrochloric acid O.lS
per cent This sample has evidently
been tempered with, when or by whom
! am of course unable to say"
The following notes on sundry arti
cles in common use are reassuring:
One sample of ground coffee (pri
vate complainD was examined. Nc
adulteration found An inferior coffee
poorly wasted and poorly ground.
One sample of Lemon.phosphate
Soda (private complainD was examin
ed. Nothing injurious found. Citral
present showing the use of a fictitious
lemon extract.
"One sample Of Ginger Ale was eX
amined. Nothing injurious found. cay
enne present. The whole or partial
substitution Of ginger by cayenne In
this drink Is common. This sample
was bought from a Jap vendor: bot
tie marked Hawaiian Soda Works. Ho
nolulu."
In connection with tenders for sup
plies OF -four to the Board. the Com
missioner analysed eight samples
The results are too technical for pop
} ular comprehension. Enough to say
that, according to the criterion stated
by the analyst, the highest priced ar
ticle is the poorest. Mr.. Shorey makes
the following remarks:
1T is hardly necessary to say that
extra white flours are often compare
lively low in nutrition properties and
Ill adapted for bread making and al
the same time are necessarily higher
In price.
Neither Is II necessary to point out
that the -four will make good bread
In the hands of one who does not know
how to make bread.
mo authorizations were detected II
these samples. At present | cannot
say whether these brands vary much
in composition from samples received
or not"
The way our honest Asialic purvey
ors of ice cream swell tneir bank &C
counts is revealed In the following
statement:
"A sample of so.called ice cream al
, sold by Chinese and Japanese vendors
was examined. The amount obtaine,
for cents when melted was 1.3 pint
Its composition was: Milk, 2.5 pc
cent; Sugar. 1871 per cent; Water
! sos per cent; Butter, o. per cent.
The value Of | quart or 2.25 lbs. sell
ing for 30 cents. according to thi
analysis, is: Milk at l2c per at, o.;
cents; Sugar at &c per h., 2,S2 cents
Total, 3.12 cents, leaving ll.5 cent
per ID. compensation for freezing an,
dispensing.
81 do not know whether there Is an.
way OF stopping this fraud or not"