Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31

Wiley This policy caused the aoah-
donment of some Of the former subjects
of investigation and the substitution Al.
their stead Of other inquiries. severai OF
which are especially noteworthy during
the fall of 1910 a simultaneous investiga-
ton was made, in a number OF locantles'
Of the tomato-canning industry
This led TO the discovery OF the fact
that it had been the practice for factories
to utilize tomato refuse in preparing soup
stocks and pastes, and as this materiai
was permitted to remain unprocessed lot
considerable lengths Of time. under con.
ditions which were often the reverse y!
sanitary. It was plain that the finished
products could not be free from evidences
of spoilage and bacterial contamination.
The findings of the inspectors relative 10
the filthy condition of these articles were
substantiated by the analysis. ana Steps
were taken to suppress traffic In sucn
goods.
Among the official samples were those
of products such as baking powders ana
baking-powder materials. colors and shell
lac and other coating materials used IN
the manufacture Of confectionery. A
large number of these contained arsenic
in prohibited amounts and led to the in
stitution of many libel recommendations.
During the holiday seasons, such as
Christmas and Easter. the collection OF
specimens Of cheap confectionery revealed
the too prevalent use of color1ng agents
and filling materials OF questionable
value. -
"A practically abandoned method OF
misbranding inferior articles Is the prac-
tfce of labelling cofees not grown III
Arabia or the Dutch East Indies, Mocha
or Java These frauds were SO frequently
discovered that the method became q
dangerous one. AS a substitute for this
fraudulent practice inferior grades OF
coffee were manipulated or sweated 10
Improve their appearance and to enhance
their sale at increased prices under false
destinations. Since the seizure or one
shipment OF this processed conee no 1ur-
Their violations Of this sort have been re-
ported.
"Vigilant supervision is maintained
over bulk goods, which may be mis-
branded as to weight or capacity. VIM
egar cheese, meal and stock feedS are
branded. Investigation has also been
made of the champagnes. or champagne
elders, which masquerade under tne
guise of genuine bottled fermented
wines"
Chief among the records at the bureau
Of chemistry of work continued from the
year 1910 is that of the investigation
of the sardine packing industry. me
late run of fish prevented the compile
tion Of the work during the usual sea-
son. During the fall OF 1910 many spec
linens were collected. and an examina-
tion Of these revealed the fact that the
products were unfit for food purposes,
either because Of age and spoilage or
contamination with tin. Most fmpor-
tant among the seizures made of this
impure food was that Of eight carloads
of sardines. which were seized before
the consignee, a packing firm, had an
opportunity to process them. A mum,
her Of firms and individuals connected
with the trade who were DESTROYS OF
checking such undesirable practces all
ed the inspectors in their investigation
In the face of adverse decisions by the
court, q number of -four mills were con-
tinuing to ship interstate consignmeats
of -four bleached with nitrogen peroxide
Repeated Investigations proved this, and
last spring the data obtained was
brought forth by the department in the
bleached -four appeal case.
Though many actions have been brought