The Detroit times., 1913-01-21
CORN MEAL IS
$500 PER TON
in MICHIGAN
Brings That Much in Sausage
Analysed BY Dairy and
Food Dept.
STATE COURT GIVES INCH;
SAUSAGE MAKER, MILE
Bill introduced in Lansing BY
Senator Murtha Aimed at
RObbing Practice

| LANSING, Mich, Jan. 2l.-The foi-
lowing bulletin has been issued by
the state dairy and food department
IN the year 1907 this department
! issued a statement showing the grow
ing tendency OF sausage manufactur-
ers to adulterate sausage by placing
therein some form OF cereal with added
water.
The form or cereal generally used
VAS potato -four because that cereal
Will absorb aud hold more water thaii
any other kind. The efforts or TINS
department TO stop this practice Were
frustrated at that time by Armour q
Co, who brought suit in the Michigan
courts 10 restrain the department from
enforcing any order against saasats.
lengthy litigation the Michigan SUI
preme court finally decided that sau
sage with cereal might be solr "a
I Michigan provided that IL was LABELED
original package but also in tie pack
ages sold al retail TO the consumer.
Unfortunately the supreme court did
| not determine the amount OF cereal
| that might be placed in sausage In
Iowa per cent was allowed md Ar
mour & co, claimed to be using from
! . TO 10 per cent in their sausage.
But once the door is opened 10 the
sure toward worse conditions. Ninety
/ per cent OF the cereal sausage now sold
4 the consumer in this state by the re-
/ tail dealer Is not labeled. IL 10 per
| cent OF cereal in sausage is /. necessary
\ and good thing. the manufactures soon
\ took the advanced ground that more
| 10 better Consequently conditions have
grown rapidly worse since the decision.
How much worse Is shown by the fol-
/ lowing facts
| On the goth day OF December. 1912
the commissioner OF this department
was called W By phone at the Detroit
office 10y Mrs. 4. Pepke. ESQ West
! Grand-blyd.. who stated something was
/ the matter with her sausage The sau-
| sage was purchased in stall at the
Central market The inspector at once
| called at the address and obtained
some of the sausage complained OF. An
| analysis OF this unofficial sample shows
| the presence or % per cent cereal In
| the uncooked sausage and Is per cent
! in the cooked sausage. Upon receiving
The report OF the state analyst on this
sample Inspector Whlpple OF Detroit.
was instructed 10 trace down the sau-
| sage TO its manufacturer and obtain
direct from him an official sample for
analysis. This was done and Inspector
Wnfpp1s forwarded TO this department
sample OF sausage obtained from a
stall In the Central marke-. the sausage
being manufactured by the Glover
/ Top" Sausage Co. OF Detroit The fol-
| lowing is the report OF the state chem
ist on this samples
| Hon. James W. Helme, state Dairy
| and Food Commissioner
| ! herewith report on the analysis
\ OF sample OF Pork Sausage KISS
4 The cereal used in this sausage Is
corn flour therefore the Is per
| cent OF starch indicates 20 TO 20
4 per cent or the original -four TAX
| ing into consideration the moisture
/ cnniGLLS- -P++---e+f+- t-fte allow
! ing for the use OF about 10 8 per
/ ~ d
would Then indicate that the sau-
sage was composed OF the follow
ing ingredients:
water ...'...... ..... 10 per cent
Corn nour 20 10 20 per cent.
! spices ........... 10 per cent.
Moisture
free meat $50 to IS per cent.
@The analysis OF eleven samples
| OF sausage by the United States
I government show the following:
Water .t.............., 3s.s per cent.
Total carbohydrates II per cent.
Moisture free meat .59.1 per cent.
Comparing this analysis With the
analysis OF Sample K-1ss IL Is quite
| evident that the addition OF cereals
In this manner Is not only a fraud
| but IL permits the addition OF more
water Generally the addition Of
water and cereal TO sausage Is evil
dence OF inferiorlty and they are
frequently added for the very pur-
pose OF concealing Inferior In
gredients. f. l. Shannon, state
anal yst,
When sausage manufactures can ge
from SO 10 30 per cent OF water anC
corn -four in his sausage he is certainly
| going some, yet under our supreme
court decision this is simply 'sausag'
with ceeral." and may lawfully be sole
In Michigan. In fact. IL II were IS pei
cent water and cereal and per cen
meat IL would still be the Lawful
product OF sausage and cereal"
When the cons amer pays 10 cents
\ pound for sausage with cereal" he Il
| paying at the rate OF 5000 a ton fol
! corn meal which can be bought any
\ where for $40 or still worse. he IL pay
ing 10 cents Il pint TOT water whicf
can be procured for nothing. and still
we wonder at the high cost OF livtne
| and long for the sausage that they
| used TO make way down on the farm.
The shrinkage OF sausage on cooking
! IL due 10 tho evaporation OF the addet
water that Is held In the sausage bI
| the cereal.
THE neople NJ Mfchigan are helms