The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-27
ADULTERAT|ON
Of Food and Drugs Is
Being Vigorously
Investigated
RECOMMENDATIONS

Columbus Dec. 20 HamDurge
steak. sausage, tomato catsup. vine
gar, lard, milk, butter and canned
goods are the most frequently adulter
ated articles of food and tincture o.
iodine opium and camphor the often
est adulterated drugs. which STATE
Dairy and Food Commissioner Red
wick w. Dunlap runs across In max.
ing his rounds with his force OF In
speetors.
In his annual report, submitted to
Governor Harris, he tells Of the de-
partment's work In combating these
authorizations and protecting the peo-
ple's food supply.
He opposes the request Of many
dealers and producers that the Ohio
food laws be made to conform TO the
national food law. He says the state
law has been In force long time and
in the main is satisfactory. The trade
has adapted itself to Its requirement,
and the public has learned It's provis-
ions. The commissioner, therefore,
holds that It would be unwise to make
any radical changes In the Ohio laws
simply to secure uniformity, until the
federal authorities have had sufficient
time to demonstrate whether the ma
tional law Ii superior to the Ohio law.
BETTER DAIRY INSPECTION.
The Ohio laws regulating dairy pro-
ducts are deficient and strong laws
concerning dairy inspection are recom-
"a taA h,.f Ia
siveiy sold for creamery butter, and
this deception is being. closely watch
ed.
During the year, 1172 samples OF
milk were taken and analyzed. or
these 1877 were below the legal stand
ard OF per cent butter fat and IL per
cent solids. While only small percen-
tage OF the samples were below stand
ard, 1t is the policy of the department
to take up large numbers, for the
reason that milk is 30 easily adulterat-
ed that some dealers would readily
take advantage OF the opportunity 10
make a few dollars, should the depart
ment cease its vigilance. The quality |
Of the milk taken this year is greatly |
improved over that OF former years.
Preservatives are rapidly disappearing
and only one sample was found thus
treated. This contained formaldhyde.
and the dealer was promptly arrested
and fined.
There is no legal standard in Ohio
'or cream or ice-cream, and the COM
missioner strongly recommends that
suitable standards be fixed at the COM
ng session OF the legislature. Under
Existing conditions an article contain
ng less than 3 per cent of butter fat
night be legally sold for cream. while
he same product would not meet the
for milk. An article also
ould be legally sold for Ice cream
which contains no cream, or even good
milk. ,
ONE DIFFICULT POINT.
The department has had more diff.
ulty In the enforcement OF the cleo =
Margarine law than any other. Dealers I
specially In the northern part of the
tate. persist In selling coiored oleo-
which is unlawful. They
'oo ooh WIN ooioiou hhu uhSoioiou
Dr. butter.
or all the food laws OF Ohio, prob d
bly, the vinegar law Is the'least oh q
erved. A very large percentage OF Il
smples taken during the year for CID
r vinegar were found not to be pure n
der vinegar. A meeting Of practic-
ly all the manufacturers selling
Inegar In Ohio was called early in n
ctober. At this meeting Is manu- u
cturers expressed a willingness to
imply with the law. or LOG samples "
ought for cider vinegar during the u
'ar I1s did not comply with the law. D
uch distilled vinegar Is artificially
lored apd sod for cider vinegar. 70
Very few samples OF syrup labeled o
Pure Maple Sprup." were found to be y
lulterated. practically all the viola p
ons OF the maple syrup law were by
alers selling syrup for pure maple tt
rup which was not so labeled. but u
stead contained a laber 30 cunning
labeled and worded and illustrated 10
at II could be sold 10 be genuine o.
thout the purchaser detecting the
lud. Purchasers should carefully M
anime the label when buying ma
} syrup. and see that It Is plainly A
Deled az that article. Nest OF the
liberated and mislpbeled samples
re packed by iirms outside the state. =,
rs samples taken, 10 were either as m
or Illegally labeled. O.
Almost so per cent OF the lard taxi y
was found TO contain besI sterin In ar
lall amounts. n
steak is very generally :"
liberated with preservatives, giving =
a fresh red color for a long period =
time. A large percentage OF this !
oduct was In poor condition ana 4
lde of Inferior meat.
5ausages OF all kinds were found TO
badly aduiterated by the addition :,
potato -four, corn meal -four and
ter. on 12s samples taken, 7s were
liberated.
Canned goods are most commonly I
liberated by the use of sachharine
q sweetener This product being I
Dut 500 times as swset as sugar.
IRE Is assreat temptation to use It
a substitute for sugar. 1t Is not q
d. hut rather q preservative or =
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