The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
GERMANS Adopts
WITH ADULTERANT
Exposures in Kaiser's Realm Rival
Packingtown Revelations
Is of America.
BY w. w. Jermane.

spection disclosures in England have
recently been duplicated by similar dis
closures in Germany, and now France
is beginning to get ready for a gem
eral inspection of all packinghouse and
Strengthening plants. The English dis.
closures are believed to have helped
to take the edge off the disclosures in
this country, which came first. and
still further disarm criticism and de-
stroy prejudice against American meat.
Concurrently with the meat disclos-
ures in Germany there has been an in
quiry into food authorizations, this work
being encouraged by the pure 1000 leg
islation in this country. The, American
consul at Kehl makes an interesting
found out about food authorizations.
The situation in that country is so much
United States that some extracts from
the consular report will be read with
interest. - - 8&
~ Spoiled Meat in Sausage.
"In an article published in the
Strassburger Post recently. giving q
short history of the fight against adul-
Iteration in Germany, it was stated that
according to statistics collected by Dr..
Juckenack Of Berlin, there weR in Ger
many in 1888, 1,400 prosecutions for
adult erating food products; in 1898 the
To- 55 had and n 1855 to in 1901
with increased stringency In the in
spection laws it was discovered that
many large and reputable firms were
carrying on privately special depart
ments Of their factories where regular
chemists were employed to scientifically
adalterate the food products manu-
featured by the firms.
ported the arrest Of a butcher Of Al
sace-Lorraine for manufacturing sau-
doctored with chemicals, and : few
weeks pass in Strassburg without the
arrest Of marketwomen for adulterat-
ing butter.
~ Medicines Dangerous
tsWines, chocolates, cocoa and bran
dies are largely adulterated, and medi-
cines have been discovered to contain
absolutely injurious and dangerous sub
stances. used for the purpose Of adul-
teration. In list made recently in
one Of the large cities Of twenty-eight
discovered to be not only impure, but
injurious as well. Cosmetics came in
for their share Of condemnation.
Cologne water adulteTated with or
ange Hour water is harmless, but worth
less as well, and sells for many times
its value. According to the writer in
the Strassburger Post, there seems to
have been very few articles Of food
and drink products Of the pharmacy
which have not been the subject Of
adulteration on the part Of German
manufacturers.
- Fruit Is Colored.
The practice Of adulteration is
much more common in small places in
Germany, where there is little or no in
spection, than in the cities where the
government has it's laboratories for the
analysis Of food products, its detectives,
both male and female, with it's system
Of stamping all inspected products.
Berlin holds first rank among the Ger
man cities in the stringency with which
it enforces the laws protecting the
purity Of food products. e..
''Of the milk sold in Berlin during
the year, there are perhaps rs 900 an
alyses made. Milk must contain at
least 2.7 per cent of fat. There are
In the .neighborhood Of 5000 specimens
Of butter also analysed in Berlin dur
more than 16 per cent of water. Canned
fruit is colored. and it is rare in Ger
many to see a glass can Of fruit which
does not present a highly artistic ap-
pearance. The writer Of the article
spares his readers out of consideration
for their appetites a description Of the
methods Of manufacturing lard and
sst1sages. revealed in court proceed
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