Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-08
EXAMINING FOOD PRODUCTS,
Summary Of Work Done at State
Laboratory.
Mcnt Extracts and beverages Wade y
poor showing. Hut in the Vain
Results We're sutisntdor,--\o
Prosecutions Vet.

Figures showing the wori accomplished ,
Mt the state Laboratory of IlNelcne hN /
Dr. T.. II. stone and his assistant, g. T.
Moal. have been committed covering the !
work done under the pure food Iaw. /
large nuInbor of examinations lHN" been
made since the law was passed. but a. /
the bill carried no approximation IA"
v.orl; was limited. pocau~c funds had to /
he taken from the regular appropriation
for laboratory work ON the whole the !
eSarr,;nhrfnr& nave shown mat the food |
products wore i'm the main pure Bottled !
beverages lemon extracts. meat and
vanilla extracts made 81 poor showing. !
many samples hcirg below standard.
The meats below standard were, with
oue or two exceptions. from disea sod cat
Tic ana showed tubercular infection. In
most cases tho goods below standard
slowed that prcscrVatiVos had been in
cludcd in the coWnound. Tho following
hEurcs will give some idea of the work
accomplished.
The law provides that after ono oEauj-
nation has been made ana goods found 10
he below standard the dealer shall To mo-
tilted. II second sample is takcp and
is found to lie boow standard the dealer
must b" prosecuted. As TINS Us the if"'
list or samples taNch no prosecutions
have occurred but II ls rr"~tpie mat
something in that line VIII occur during
the coming year. as the work ~ 'N''"i-
nation Will TIC contnucd ny inc l''''"-
tory. Tie samples have no'n taken H"'A
all parts of the State as is shown 10y
.he list Of towns printed.
MILK.
inc examinations OF mink from various
rounuo9 was as follows; ADDISON county
Your samples examined Two bong ah"V"
ttahoafd am" TWO 'eIoW' remington
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Two samples Examined. both above; chit
lcndon county 20 samples examined u
shove ana five below; Orange county,
rnc sample examined, being above stand
ard: Rutland county. three samples OK
Nuintd, Two above and one below; WASH
iuGtou county, 10 examined, nine above
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In burlington 13 samples Of baking now
der were examined. seven being above
and six below standard. or those included
in the number below standard four were
of standard grade but We're not correctly
labelled. one sample from Milton was
anoNo S'"'"''"' III ,'uo'''u 'il'ee S''"'-
below. In Erattleboro three samples were
above standard and one below.
cprCrc AMI c.Or,rt,r
-Four samples Of spices were taken
from St. Adams and Rutland and al were
found to he above standard. Seven sam
pies of coffee were taken from Bonning-
ton, Barnet and Brattleboro and all were
"o0Ne
out OF SIX samples Of oysters taken in
Rutland two We're found to be below
standard. preSorVahves having been mixed
WIN thco Hs'c'' '"irr S"'!'pi'H ''ol'' i'U'
,rnr, Son,b r.ondo,do,,., wore fo,I,,a IN
be above standard
MEAT
Twonty-s!S samples Of meat were taken
from the towns Of Bristol. Nergennes,
Bennington. Manchestor. Barnet. Peach
am Burlington Island Pond ST. Adams.
,,Sa.,as+o, ru,I,rd pnxh,,r,, and c,,ins-
field OF this number Il were above
standard and nine were below.
COMPREHENSIVE AMI Dpr-cs
The samples OF confectionery were five
in number beng taken from Burlington,
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