Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-24
Adulterated Jellies.

The following 10 the text OF Bulletin
No 6, issued by the Minnesota Dairy
and Food Commission:
The sale of jams and preserves In
this state ia regulated by o. law which
compels the proper labelling of eli the
different g. AIDES In the first place it
must be remembered that these arcticles
may be adulterated and still be sold
legally within the state. Jelly 10
deemed adu teratej:
l. II any substance or substances, or
any 9th. jolly, shall have been mix
ed with 1t so a. to lower or depre< late
its q uality, strength or purity. s.
2 It any inferior or cheaper cub.
stance or substances have been sub
stituted wholly or in part for it.
3. It any valuable or necessary co.,
stituent or Ingredient has been wholly
or in part abstraoted from it.
4. 1t It is an Imitation OF or sold or
represented for s. ale under the lame Of
any other substance or article.
o., 1t any is treated in any manner
whereby dam age or inferiority 10 con-
cea. ed, or If by any means it is made
to appear better or OF grea:er value
than 1t really is.
6. II it contains any added substance
or ingredient which is poisonous or
injurious to health.
Any jelly VII Oh 10 not adulterated
within the meaning of the above defni-
tton may Pc sold as pure. All ,llies
which are adulterated must bear upt n
the Label the words "Mixture" and
"Adulterated." This however does no
permit the sale of any jelly conta ming
ingre dients Injurious TO health, a. The
general law prohibits such ingredients
in all food products.
Every one ia undoubtedly familiar
with the cheap jelly which 10 on sale
in every grocery in the state. This
article consists largely Of glucose CT
corn syrup and Is not an objectionab!e
article OF food. The law simply pro.
vides that its pre-. eace in jslly mus
be known by the label refer red TO.
Fruit jams and preserves in order
to be SOLD a. pure must consist wholly
If pure fruit ADD graduated sugar.
II other ingredients GLUCOSE elnf t. e
popular adulterant) are contained in
the article it must be Iabe led "mix< d
and adui,e 'ated." Very seldom %
We lind anything of IN injurious ma.
ture In these adulterated lilies, Jams
and preserves, and where we d. t1nu
them prOse cuti0n promptly 70 lows.
The perst who purchas es this cheap
jelly is securing q wholesome article
and gets just what he p +ys for.
The etfOr; # some msnuf- cturers to
coin high sounding nam+s for their
cheap goods can be we'll illustrated by
calling attention to hose reported
from our chemists. Below are reports
of those received II ON our chem sts in
the past two weeks which are the most
glaring.
Lab. No. 265. Cane Dr:ps, Shields
Sorghum Co., St Paul, Illegal,
S 'mple consists chic fly of commercial
glucose.
Lab No. PAS Maple Cane, C. W.
Goyer & Co Memphis, Tenn. Illegal,
Sample Ia q glucose mixture.
|: Lab. No. As. Strained Honey,
"Purity'' brand. E. G. Dailey. CO.
Detroit, Mich, Illegal. Sample con.
sists largely OF commercial glucose.
Lab. No. lO5 strawberry preserves.
Let's, Spencer, Smith Co Mason
City, L.. Sample 10 q glucose mixture
colored with coal tar dye. !.
Lab Nc.269. Sorghum "Pure Teo
n ssee" brand D B. Scuily Syrut
Co., Chicago lii gal. Sample contalns
commercial GLUCOSE, ="
-. EDWARD K. SLATER,
~:.@.. e.. Commissioner.