The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-10
fine PURE FOOD
LAW V|0lATORS


Washington, Nqy. l0.-The pure food
law. which Is linked in the public mind
with the name of Dr. Harvey W. viii
ey. lust AS the cherry tree il connect
I'd with the name of George Washing
ton has faded from the limelight since
pr Wiley stepped from public to pri-
yate life, but recent bulletins issued
ny the department Of agriculture re-
veal that tho enforcement of the pure
food law has not abated one whit.
Or Carl Alsberg. who already is
known nationally as the successor of
Dr. Wiley as chief of the bureau of
chemistry of the department of agri-
culture, is enforcing the pure food law
and seeing 10 ID that Violators of the
law are punished, but his activities
have not gained more than "a small
traction Of the publicity that was Civ
IN Or. Wiley and AN erroneous i'm
preston has spread that the pure food
law has become in IA sense a. thing
Of the past"
ON the contrary, enforcement Of the
law is going merrily along and adul-
trratOr9 Of food and false labelers of
food containers are learning that Tn
Gle sam does not intend to permit food
evils to continue. Bulletins issued by
the department of agriculture show
that almost every day some violator
Of the pure food law is punished. The
yiolatOrs are prosecuted throughout
the nation. hut reports of all cases are
made To the department of agriculture.
Arsenic in Food Color.
\ few days ago David and Solomon
KotZcnstein, as the Star Extract
works, New York city, We're fined $50
for shipping macaroni color adulterat-
ed with arsenic
Another $50 fine was imposed upon
the Philadelphia Picking company Of
Rellcplain, n. j., for shipping into
Pennsylvania quantity of tomato
pulp alleged To have been adulterated
because il consisted of "A filthy, de-
composed and putrid vegetable sub
uance, that is To say, tomatoes con-
tanning yeast, spores, bacteria and
molds."
stream Of water flowing from "A tunnel
described as the Famous Sun Ray
Spring Tunnel Ellenvile. y. ""
helped To bring "A $50 fine against the
sun Ray Water company. The com
pany was alleged to have shipped into
Pennsylvania a quantity of water
bearing a label which indicated that il
81 a1 ,,hp Of
ter whereas il consisted of water ar
officially carbonated To which had been
added sodium chloride, sodium blcar-
bonate and carbon dioXide. This
product was adjudged misbranded
The William \. Webster company ut
Memphis, Tenn. also was fined. The
company was accused of misbranding
lemon extract artificially culnrCi with
coal Tar dye. Adulteration was also al
tsed ia banana extract labeled Pure
Concentrated Extract of Banana" be-
cause analysis showed an imita ION
banana flavor. artiiicially colored, had
been used. The company also WAS dC-
'used Of misbranding and adultcrati ton
because quantities of strawberry aad
IH'dUl'lt extract were laDtltu pure,
whereas il was alleged that in both
cases an imitation extract had been
oolored artifcially and mixed with the
products.
Charles Band Of New York city,
was fined for shipping a quantity Of
ln article purporting to be spirits of
trrpentine into Connecticut 1t wds
!ound To contain at least per cent Of
mineral oil, whereas the authorities
h"ld the product should not have con-
laincd any mineral oil.
\ fine of $50 was imposed on the
Suffolk Drug corporation Of Suffolk.
Va, for shipping into Michigan guam
titles of essence of cinnamon, essence
# peppermint and vanilla extract, al
legged 10 have been adulterated because
NE products were found to contain
substances which would injuriously af-
i'ct their quality and strength.
Illinois Concern Accused
= mixture of boiled cider and diluted !
ac"tic acid contained in product la
hled cider vinegar" shipped into III
Hois, resulted in the shippers, "A vim
"gar and picking concern Of Daven-