New Britain herald., 1924-08-02

| |, Is the opinion pf feed officials thal the AinRing of these court actions vii
 ia much i0 check the practice ol
 lhnse few eanneFs who have not kepl ! sirp Ailh the leaders in the trade
 wLa uniformly put Ap a sound pro- ! duct
 The substitution af eoltonseed oil
 in whole or in part for olive oil Is IauoiheF form ef adulierallon that per-
 sisls on the part Of some dealers n spite Of hundreds of seizures and
 prosecutions, cotl0neesd oil is an eA-
 peilent, wholesome product, having and well deserving an extensive mar ] kel on iis own merits, according 10 lhs officials, but, since il is cheaper than olive oil, it's sale as olive oil at higher price ihan ii would com
 mand under its own name is fraud upon purchasers,
 While the volume 0f traffic m the
 product so aduterated has been re- dueei materially as result Of inc long list Of court actions, some deal- CTS, tempted by the profits 10 be made and the ease with which a mix turs of cotionseel oil and olive oil can be palmed of as olive oil, engage repeatedly in the practice when they think conditions will permit them 10 escape detection,
 Seize shOrtwcight shipments
 The federal food and drugs act re. auircs that an foods in package form coming within ifs Jurisdiction bear a plain and conspicuous statement Of the quantity Of contents, thus proNid- Ing a means by which purchasers may learn exactly how much food they are getting for their money. 1T they will only tnko the trouble 10 read critical. iy the labels, The quantity of food In two packages Of equal size may vary as much as an ounce or more, but this difference will not usually be de- tectod unless it is noted that one package is labeled as containing ten ounces and the other labeled as con- taining nine ounces. Failure to state on the label plainly and correctly the quantity Of contents subjects the ship per to the penalties Of the act and makes the consignment liable 10 sciz- ure. Hundreds of court actions have been brought to enforce the correct labelling of quantity of contents on food packages
 Food products. in addition to those already mentioned, upon which many court actions have been brought be- cause Of adulteration or misbranding under the federal food and drugs act, include favoring extracts, spices, con- ailments, vinegar, oysters. scallops, nuts, oranges, canned fruits and veg ctables. evaporated apples, beverages, candy, coffee, lard meat, jams, jellies. | sirip. stockfeed and grains.
 Seize Falsely Labeled Medicines
 Proprietary preparations bearing on | labels false and fraudulent claims as | 10 the efficacy of the preparations in he treament Of many ailments and | dangerous diseases have been seized n interstate commerce in great num- per and variety. About everything rom candy cathartics 10 pink pellets or pale people and falsely labeled so- 'alled cures for cancer, diphtheria. tuberculosis and scarlet fever have been seized in various parts of the jnitcd States. Below standard drugs o be used in filling prescriptions lave been the basis of many court &C., ions. Adulterated crude drugs to be ised in making medicines of various iinds have received attention from he drug control officials
 Now Find Less AduIteration
 and NisbrandiDg
 Many of the grosser forms of adul- eration and misbrandng so prevalent n the early days of food law en- orcement have been eliminated or re- uced to negligible minimum" says )r, Browne, but new and more sub le forms of sd,lteration are being racticed by some manufacturers, and
 few of the old forms persist. not the efforts of federal, tate and city food control officials to heck them. Progress fin chemical ontrol and in sanitary science Is re- ected in improved practices In pro- ucing, handling, storing and shipping pods, and our inspectors and chem 1ts are ever on the alert to prevent and misbranding in the pods and drugs that enter interstate nd foreign commerce.
 "The majority of food manufac- lrers today are putting out high rade products and there is a smaller ercentage of adulteration than ever efore, although the volume of inter- tate commerce in foods has increased