The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-20

FANoCAA1AAfC VI SeASA udAsS NC
permitted to make the trip to the Leper
Settlement on Saturday next.
MORE OR LESS PURE.
The report of Food Commissioner
and Analyst R. A. Duncan was as fol
lows:
Honolulu. Hawaii, March Il, 1907
L. E. Pinkham, Esq, President, Board
of Health, Honolulu.
Sir: l herewith submit my report for
the month of January, 1907. Total milk
samples examined, 81; samples below
standard, f.
Submitted by private party: butter
fat. II; total solids, 10.6.
Submitted by private party: butter
fat. 30; total solids, los.
Spinola for Dairymen's Association:
butter fat, 81; total solids, 1O.s.
Castanho: butter fat. 2-5; total solids,
I4.o.
Examinations of foods and miscella-
reous samples are detailed below:
one sample maple syrup; no adul-
iteration.
One sample condensed milk $50 called
evaporated creamy was examined and
found to closely approach the standard.
Eight samples ice cream Of the kind
usually sold in cornucopias were an
alyzeC. for the milk fat content with
results as follows:
K. Kayincki, King street. near Kali
hi St, 4.5 per cent milk fat.
sui Yuen. old Fishmarket, 3.9 per
cent milk fat.
Mays, Beretania ST., 81 per cent.
Muioki, Fort St, SO per cent
X ono, POS Nuuanu ST.. 3.6 per cent.
Goo Chun, old Fishmarket. 80 per
cent.
Pc On Chun, King St. near Bethel,
81 per cent.
H. Imuka, 12O6 Nuuanu St, 10 per
cent.
None of the above can be considered
| ice cream. being either frozen milk or
frozen diluted cream. The United
States standard for ice cream is as fol-
| lows: Ice cream is q frozen product
made from cream and sugar; with or
/ without natural aavoring and contains
not less than fourteen "a per cent Of
milk fat The above samples are all
adulterated. The common practice
| here Of adding starch and other thick
ening material to ice cream IS also pro-
hibited.
| Fourteen samples of fruit products.
etc, submitted by a local dealer were
/ examined for presence Of artificial col
or and preservatives. These goods
were from a lot imported by J. NJ Levy
| & Co. and were marked s. kirkpatrlck
/ & Co, Nelson, New Zealand The 1ol-
| lowing six samples were packed in tin,
/ Theoretically sealed.
! Raspberry, coal tar dye present; red
currant, no adulteration; peach, no
Iadulteration: apricot, no adulteration'
| quince. 10 adulteration; gooseberry, no
adulterari11.
/ OF the goods in tin only one was
adul1erated: a coal tar dye being pres
ent in the raspberry.
| Goods in glass and stoneware Jars
and not Theoretically sealed:
SaIfcylic acid was found TO be present
/ in samples of the following varieties:
| NarmaIade. red currant. minee meat.
nectarine, ounce. apricot, raspberry
/ dams0n.
/ The last eight all contained pre-
| servative. + e, saicylic acid L Is
! noticeable that preservatiyes are Only
used in those goods which are not her
meticaTy sealed. il being rather "ih-
cult to keep them for any length q
/ time without such treatment At pres
ent. I believe il is inadvisaole TO re-
strict the use of saIicylic acid accord
| ing TO our regulations, as the WA9.e
question Of personalities is now beng
considered by a committee appoiated
| by the Secretary OF Agriculture. Inc
| presence Of personalities, however,
should be stated plainly on the Iaoel
and I have so advised this importer
one stomach contents submitted oy
/ DR.. Mcdonald was analysed
one hundred and eighty packages Of
! canned foods were condemned ana os-
stroyed as unfit for food.
SANITARY WORK
Chief Sanitary officer and Inspector
| Of Cemeteries J. 5. b Pratt reported as
/ follows:
Honolulu. Hawaii, Mar. - 1870
/. E. Pinkhan. Esq. President Boaru
af Health. Honolulu.