New Britain herald., 1924-08-02
PROSECUTE I2,OOO
 BAD FOOD SELLERS
Eggs, Salmon, Flour, Oil and Dairy Products COnhSCaled

Washington, n, C. Aug, s,=
 'TReige thousaag seizures and prosf,
 eutiens based on the alnlteraiien Of
 mishrauding of fnods and medicines
 under the federal food and drugs act
 sate been completed and the result Of each published since the enactment oi that lag, says nr, C 4, Browne, chief ef the bureau Of chemistry, United States department Of agriculture,
 Announcements giving the facts ln each seizure and each prosecution, ia' gelher with Inc Judgment or sentence of the court, have been published from lime 10 time as required by the provisions Of Inc law, An announce ineni giving the facts and the result af the twelve thansandlh ease vns re- gently issued, This action was based on the charge that a shipment from Iowa 10 Illinois Of i10 eases Of eggs consisted in Rart Of rotten eggs"
 a00 seizures nf Eggs
 Eggs. in fact. have been Inc ha-s of no less than 600 seizures and prose- crtions. Included in this number are cases involving shipments Of dried aud frozen eggs which are used cAten- siyely hy commercial bakeries, hotels and restaurants, in baking and cook ing, but most of the eases were based upon the shipment into interstate commerce of consignmenls Of shell eggs, part Of which were rotten. ln- ters.nte shippers Of eggs have been warned frequently 10 candle them In order that the rotten eggs might be eliminated. and although there has been very great improvement in the quality of eggs shipped into interstate commerce. according 10 Dr. Browne, the food officials still find If necessary to seize shipments containing some rotten eggs.
 Over one hundred of the completed cases have been brought because of adulterated or misbranded flour Of one brand or another including barley buckwheat. corn. gluten. graham and rye Hours. In the case of wheat flour the charges most frequently made were excessive moisture and short i weight.
 Dairy products such as butter, i cream, milk, cheese, ice cream, con- i dcnsed and powdered milk, were in | yolvef in more than one thousand Of | the twelve thousand court actions. l Where butter was involved the most . common charges were deficiency in | butterfat and shortage of weight. Milk was found to contain added water. to be skinned. or tos be contaminated with bacteria. In some instances two or more of these forms of adultera- ton were found in single interstate 
 Canned tomatoes. tomato catsup, 1 tomato pulp, and other tomato pro- duets have also occasioned many court actions Hundreds of shipments of , these products have been seized in various parts of the United States on the charge that the products were made fin part of decomposed toi"s- toes or that they containeu added water. or were short weight, or were misbranded in such way as 10 mis- lead purchasers. According 10 food officials there has been a marked inn provement in tomato products which today with few exceptions comply ful- ly with the provisions of the federal food and drugs act.
 Checking the Canning of ;
 Rotten Salmon
 The persistent practice of 8 few : canners In putting up rotten salmon ( has made it necessary to seize many ( of that product, according 1 to pr. Browne. Several seizures of ( salmon were contested in the courts during the current year by the claim ants or shippers who defended the : practice of including a certain per centage of rotten fish on the ground { that 1t is impracticable to eliminate entirely such fish. Juries before whom these cases have been contested dur ! Ing the current year have upheld uni l formly the contention of the govern nent that such fish are unfit for food. s