The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-16
NORTH DAKOTA
COLORED WITH COAL
Green Tomatoes Dyed and Canned
and Other Frauds Foisted
Upon Buyers.
Pure Food Commissioner Goes After
the Manufacturers With a.
Sharp Stick.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Bismarck. N. D., Oct. e18.--An interest
ing and important document is Bulletin
No. 81 Of the State Agricultural college
and experiment station, prepared by. Pro
lessor e. F. Ladd, state pure food COM
missioner, and dealing with the analyses
Of samples Of food products that have
been sent In to the commissioner from all
parts of the state. It is a pamphlet of
about sixty pages, giving the results of
the experiments that have been made,
showing the great extent to which adul-
teration in a food products is practiced.
It has been stated in times past that
North Dakota has been the dumping
ground for manufacturers to rid them
selves, of their cheap and adulterated
products. This contention would seem
well founded after reviewing - Professor
Ladd's ANALYSES, and reading his COM
ments> on the quality of the prepared food
products sold In the state ,@, =: ~
Since the taking effect of the pure food
law Professor Ladd has analysed eighty
five separate samples of food products and
has passed upon the labelling Of nearly "a
thousand additional products He has
also comm untcated with manufacturers
and. dealers regarding the results Of analy
ses Of their, goods, and, in this way en-
deavored to work II. harmony with manu-"
| facturers, endeavoring to induce them to
the law. Professor Ladd believes that
the law Professor Dadd believes that
| the dealers in the great majority Of cases
are innocent, but have no means of know
ing whether their purchases are adulter-
| ated. 90 -... ..... '-. d., : = -
The majority Of jobbers and manufac-
turers, according to Professor Ladd, have
frequently changed labels, in order that
there might be no deception upon pur-
! chasers. There are three cardinal prin-
ciples laid down In the pure. food law
First, no harmful personalities; second,
no coal tar dyes. all food products must
be labeled so that there shall be no decep-
ton.
! Professor Ladd publishes list of legal
and Illegal jams, jellies and preserves,
showing thirty brands on the market that
are Illegal, preserved with chemical pre-
servatives, colored with coal tar dye; and
IN some cases manufac ed out Of stnffs
not fruit at all. The same lists of legal
and Illegal canned. vegetables are fur
nished. With regard to canned tomatoes
cans were analysed which contained only
green tomatoes REDEEMED with coal tai
dyes to give them a ripe appearance. Pro
fessor Ladd says: -.%' o.
1--WE have examined one sample OF
canned tomatoes which should properly
be classed as "swill," No. 72S, and wher
the contents of the can were poured upor
cheese cloth, 1886 per cent drained thru
leaving but 11.64 per cent Of wet tomatoes
Another lot, No. III, treated-rin like mat.
ter gave 8 7per cent Of fi1trate and 13 pei
cent Of wet solids. = :
"This, 'swilp like product was put up il
the states Of Maryland and Delaware. L
the present food law: does not make lille
gal the sending into North Dakota Of suc1
; stuff to be sold as food products then thu
same should be amended. The matter will
lprobaby be brought to the attention o
tho courts III the near future The case
sighted are by no means the worst ex
amples that might be pointed out. TIL
same statement may we'll be made re
II garding some of the, canned fruits :ana
berries now being shipped to this 5state.'
:. -Vinegars used in the state are Target
impure and Of eighty samples. Of ,lemo
T. extract analysed sixty -seyeal have bee
found impure, being wholly artificial an
many colored with coal tar dyes, Profes
. sor Ladd states. that. manufacturers
merchants and consumers would do we
! to take note of those not legal in .sth
state, for only pure goods. free from. for
: eign color, are to be permitted when tn
present stock Is disposed: Of. No good
= will be exempt after Jan. i, 119O4."$ l. s4a:
Il Vanilla. extracts were. also found largel
: adulterated and artifcially co1ored ss~:r
II Professor rLadd also gives a reason fo
his ruling that saccharin (coaE tar sugar
n is prohibited in food products under tn
t North Dakota law. The saccharin has n
!, food value and must be eliminated by tn
' kidneys in the processes Of digestion an
assimilation. It's use, he says, is a tdecer
ton, and he will stand on his ruling unit
/ the courts pass on the question. -