The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-10
NEWS OF THE STATE.
LIST OF CONDEMNED FOODS.
South Dakota Food commissiCner 10.
sues His Report.

South Dakota Food Commissioner Is
sues His Report.
The annual report of the food and
dairy commissioners, e. w. Small, gives
some interesting information in eon-
nection with the analysis of food sam
pies, as required by the state pure God
law passed at the last legislature.
The total number of analyses made
by the state chemist was 315, and h a
official calls special attention to the
analysis of coloring matter. He says:
1T is almost impossible to realize to
what extent artificial coloring matter
has been employed in our foods. But
ter, cheese, fruit products, vinegar,
catsups, candies, ice cream, ~jellies.
jams, pops, lemonade extracts, meats
n meat products, are all subject TO
the use of artificial dyes, and still the
list is not complete. This color craze
is one of the most senseless faas OF
the present century.
Many Goods Illegal.
Following is the result of the state
chemists analysis:
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Tw~enty-nine samples analysed; six
teen were legal and thirteen illegal.
Jams and Preserves-Six samples;
four condemned.
Dried Fruits Five samples; Tour
found with too much sulphur dioxide.
Will be excluded after this season.
Meat Products-Fifteen samples an
alyzed; six illegal, Jour of which were
Goldfish, literally embalmed in borax.
Two samples of sausage were con-
demned for the same reason.
Candy-Forty-fve samples analysed
and eighteen were condemned for car
rying coal tar dyes. Candies now
manufactured in South Dakota are
practically free from injurious ingredt-
ents.
Coloring Matter-This Is prohibited
entirely from some articles OF food,
and coal tar colors are illegal in all
goods. Forty-four samples were an
alyzed and thirteen were found illegal.
Extracts - Thirty-five samples an
alyzed; twenty-five found Illegal. More
ingenuity is exercised in making IL
legal extracts than in any other prod
uct.
Catsup-Sevcnteen samples; five IL
legal.
Spices, Peppers, Etc.-Thirteen sam
pies; all legal.
Vinegar-Ten samples; two illegal.
Sugars, Syrups, Etc.-Four samples
of maple sugar were found illegal, be-
ing adulterated with cane syrup. Six
teen samples of maple syrup furnished
seven adulterated specimens. Three
samples of sugar sand found illegal.
being colored with coal tar dye. One
sample of beet sugar and two of strain
ed honey were found legal.
Butter, Cheese, Etc.-Eleven sam
pies examined. Four Of cheese were
condemned for being low In fat.
Soft Drinks - Twenty-one samples;
eight. condemned, Of which three were
wild cherry phosphates, some artificial
elders and one pop. Coal tar dyes and
benzoic acid caused their downfall.
Cider and Malt Preparations-Seven
samples analysed and all legal.
Wines, Liquors, Etc.-Fourteen sam
pies; seven unsatisfactory on account
of low alcoholic contents and mis-
branding. No poisonous drugs found
in any of the samples.
Miscellaneous - Two samples 4
maraschino cherries colored with coal
tar dye, one each of baking powder,
olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, bull
-four. feezum, iciline, and two OF pre-
servatives were condemned. Some
peroxides were not approved.