The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-11
HAWAIIAN
GOODS PURE
Food Analysts Findings
Relative to Fruit
Preserves.

II. a. Duncan, Food Commissioner
and Analyst. in his report to the Pres
ident of the Board of Health for che
month of February, states that eighty
one samples of milk We're examined. OF
these five samples We're found below
standard and were obtained from the
following: V. Souza, two samples
Driver for Vivas, two samples. and J.
Benevidoez, one sample.
THE samples below standard" Mr..
Duncan says, SHOW the addition Of n
small quantity of water. Taking our
standard of lis per cent total solids as
the minimum for pure milk the adul-
teration amounts to five per cent added
water in four cases, and about ten per
cent In the poorest milk. The average
contents of fat and total solids in sew
enty-siN samples of unadulterated milk
is 1893 per cent and 1886 per cent re-
spectively, and in five samples of adul-
terated milk, 3.42 per cent and 11o4 per
cent respectively
Following is the remainder of the
commissioners report:
JAMS AND JELLIES.
Below are given the results on the
examination of Jams ana jellies put up
in glass jars:
Strawberry jelly, manufactured by
| Bishop & Co., Los Angeles, California.
Bought from Lewis & Co. Colored with
coal tar dye.
| Blackberry preserves, manufactured
by San Jose Packing CO., San Jose.
California. Bought from Lewis & Co.
Contains glucose, colored with coal tar
dye and preserved with benzoic acid.
Strawberry preserves, manufactured
| by San Jose Fruit Packing Co., San
Jose, California. Bought from Lewis &
Co. Preserved with benzoic acid.
Red cherry jam, manufactured by
Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester. New York.
| Bought from Lewis a. Co. Colored with
| cochineal
Samples of raspberry jam, peach jam,
as well as the above mentioned red
cherry jam, from the same manufac-
turer, all contain glucose and preserv-
alive (benzoic acid, but as these SUBJ
stances are mentioned on the label,
their sale is legal under our food law.
Apple jelly, IS. & w. Brand" man
ufactured by Sussman, Wormser & Co.,
San Francisco. Bought from II. May
& Co. Preserved with benzoic acid.
Strawberry preserves, IN. II. Brand
Bought of II. May & Co. Colored with
coal tar dye.
Strawberry jelly, rs. G. w. Brand"
manufactured by Sussman, Wormser &
Co. Bought from II. May & Co. Pre-
served with benzolc acid.
Cherry preserves, IN. II. Brand"
Bought of II. May e Co. Colored with
coal tar dye and preserved with benzoic
acid.
Preserved strawberries, "Tea Garden
| Brand" manufactured by Pacific Coast
Syrup Co.. San Francisco. Bought
from II. May & Co. Contains glucose
and preserved with benzoic acid.
Crabapple jelly, Tea Garden Brand"
manufactured by Pacific Coast Syrup
! Co, san Francisco. Bought from H..
May & Co. Preserved with benZoic
acid.
Preserved Strawberries, manufactur-
ed by II. Heinz e. Co., Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Bought from II. May &
Co. Preserved with benZoic acid.
Raspberry preserve, Grown Brand"
Tillman Canning Co., Oakland, Califor-
MIA. Bought from zee Hop & Co.
Preserved with benzoic acid.
Strawberry jam. California Pure
Fruit" Shaw Preserve Co., Los Angeles,
California. Bought from zee, Hop q
Co. Contains glucose.
Currant preserves, "Griffen Extras"
California Fruit Gamers Association.
Bought from zee Hop & Co. Contains
glucose and preserved with benzoic
acid.
HOME PRODUCTS PURE.
The following brands contained no
glucose, coloring matter or saccharine,
benzoic or salicylic acids:
Currant Jelly, Bishop & Co., Los An
geles, California.
Plum jelly, Bishop & Co., Los An
geles, California.
Guava jelly, II. May & Co., Honolulu.
Guava jelly, Pearl City Fruit Co.,
Oahu.
Poha jam, r. Wassman, South Kona,
Hawaii.
OF the three brands of Hawaiian man
ufacture, there were no authorizations
uetecteu, showing tnat our nome pro-
ducers are living up to the regulations
of our food law. OF the twenty-one
samples examined, four contained glu-
cose without it's presence being stated
on the label; six We're colored with
coal tar dyes, and thirteen contained
preservatives.
PRESERVATIVES.
AS far as the use of preservatives is |!
concerned. except salleyllc acid, their !
use cannot be restricted under our food
law, unless they can be proved to be
injurious. Several States compel the |
manufacturers to label all goods con-
tanning personalities, and some. not
ably North Dakota, prohibits the use
OF chemical personalities entirely as
injurious to health. In regard~to the
use of coal tar dyes In foods. l quote |
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