Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

involving as many different makers
Fines OF 500 each were imposed in five
to artificial coloring. imitation Of chem
ical fruit favoring or the use OF glu-
cose. Mere misbranding was common,
but was largely confined to the use OF
the words Pure maple on sirups that
were never nearer the real maple sap
that had maple stave. No sirurs were
ordered destroyed, and In most OF the
cases the goods were released under bond
and only a fine and the costs imposed.
Feeds Of various kinds, mainly for
chickens or horses, were the subject OF
consideration by the courts on thirty
nine occasions.
In thirty-six cases there was trouble
over olive oil. 1t being either adulterat-
ed or misbranded, or both. Five OF the
packers were before the courts twice.
Most Of the cases were those of adul
teration by the use Of cottonseed oil,
and in at least one instance the cotton
seed oil was not only the chief adul-
terant, but constituted the only sub
stance In the barrels involved, there
being no olive oil in the entire ship
ment complained Of. Many OF the
cases were also misbranded as to place
of origin, the idea being conveyed that
1t was imported olive oil. Two fines
OF 5000 each and seven Of 800 were
the heaviest penalties imposed. with
costs in every case. Of course, and In
addition the goods involved were only
released under heavy bonds; $50 gal
Ions Of oil were ordered destroyed as
was ordered reshipped abroad.
There were twenty-eight cases where
canned corn was the subject matter
before the court. two packers having
two complaints each against them and
two others three each These goods
were mainly misbranded as to weight
the shortage ranging from five to
eleven ounces in can supposed to
contain two pounds. One lot Of $50
cases was found to be adulterated by
but were released under bond, to be
properly relabeled before sale One
nne or 5000 and one OF 800 was i'm
posed. and costs were taxed in every
instance. The shortage. as shown by
the table printed elsewhere, was ex-
ceedingly heavy.
In each Of the twenty-three judgments
affecting cheese. Of which one firm had
two and another three cases. the COM
plant was misbranding, the great ma
Jority OF the cases being a question of
a
age Of about per cent There were
also few cases OF misbranding as to
place of origin. but none as to quality.
But one fine of any amount. s125, was
imposed. and but one lot of cheese was
ordered destroyed. this being a case where
sodium borate was used as a preservative
in forty-two cases OF q so-called i'm
perial" cheese.
Coffee was another fruitful subject.
there being twenty-five judgments con-
corning 1t. and three firms having two
cases each. The complaint was almost
invariably misbranding. and particularly
as to the country of o.igin. Almost
every packer hailed up by the board had
put the goods on the market as Mocha
and Java" or used these names in some
form or other. whereas with but one ex-
ception the coffees were Brazilian grown
and contained neither Mocha nor Java
In only one instance was there any real
adulteration. and only one lot of coffee
was ordered destroyed, that being be.
cause the beans were found to be coated
with lead chromate, q poison.
Apples, canned and evaporated. occu-
pied the attention OF the board and the
courts In seventeen instances, and forty