The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-02-09
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, d. C.
Testing Hair Dyes

be establishing miniature testing lab
oratories behind one of their ears if q
suggestion Of the Food and Drug Ad
ministration is carried out by manu-
facturers and needed by hair-dye con.
sumers.
There is nothing in the new Food
Drug and Cosmetic Act to stop the
sale of hair dyes containing dangerous
coal-tar dyes. The law does say that
such products must warn consumers
that the dyes may be dangerous anc
that they should be tested before they
are used. The law requires that the
label on the dye give adequate direc.
tions for such preliminary testing.
Here is a simple way to test the
dyes which the Food and Drug Admin.
istration recommends manufacturers
put on their labels:
With clean brush or other appli.
Gator apply a streak of dye not less
than a quarter-inch wide and a half.
inch long to the skin and scalp prefer.
ably behind one ear. The dye must be
placed on both the scalp and the hair
lesS pdIt Ol Cne skin.
Combs, hats, spectacles, and similar
objects should not be permitted tc
come into contact with the test area
nor should the area be covered with a
dressing.
Don't use the dye if redness or burn
ing or itching or small blisters or any
other type of eruption develops within
"a hours.
Under no circumstances should a
hair dye be used when there is dis
ease or eruption present on the skin
or scalp.
Make the test each time the hair is
dyed.
Though the Food and Drug Admin.
istration recommends this test, manu-
facturers may, if they desire, suggest
others.
Holding On to Vitamin C
You can keep orange juice and COM
mercially-canned tomato juice in the
refrigerator over night with no fear
that their Vitamin G (anti-scurvy vita
min) will disappear before the next
mornings breakfast.
According to scientists in the Bu-
reau of Home Economics laboratories
orange juice in loosely covered jars
stored in the refrigerator at maxi
mum temperature of 45 degrees f. will
keep its Vitamin C for day or two.
Commercially-canned tomato juice
in loosely covered containers can be
kept for two or three days under the
same condition without enough change
in it's Vitamin G content to worry
about.
How To "Cure" Iron Utensils
1ronwear won't rust if you "cure'
it properly when it's new, and give it
special care after each use.
Here's what one expert recommends
for curing" an iron utensil.
Scour the utensil thoroughly when
first bought; wash it we'll in soapy
water; rinse and dry. Then cover the
entire surface with tallow grease or
cooking oil and put the utensil in a
warm oven for several hours. Wash it
again in soapy water and dry it thor
oughly before using.
After each time it is used an iron
utensil should be soaked, secured when
necessary, and dried completely over
warm stove or in a warm oven. If
you are storing it for several weeks or
months, rub the surface with tallow or
oil before putting it away. This must
be washed off when the utensil is once
again put in use.
Cast iron, because it heats slowly
and holds the heat we'll, is ideal for
slow cooking. 1t has few rivals for
durability, economy, and as a good
heat retainer. Used in frying pans,
skillets, kettles, and Dutch ovens, it
will actually improve with age if well
cared for
Definition of Sausage
When is a sausage not a sausage?
The Bureau Of Animal Industry has
ruled that product Stimulating sau-
sage is imitation if more than 312
per cent of it is cereal, vegetable
starch, vegetable flour, dried milk, or
dried skim milk.
Such products prepared in an estab-
lishment operated under Federal meat
inspection must be labeled limitation
at the establishment.
Even if these substances are in the
product in amount: less than 3 Y per
cent, it must bear the label Sausage
cereal added or 'Sausage-dried skim
milk added
If cooked sausage contains more
than 10 per cent water, it, too, must be
marked Imitation The same holds for
uncooked sausage containing more
than per cent water.
When you buy sausage look for
product that bears a label showing
that it has passed Federal inspection.
Then examine the label to see whether
you are getting an Imitation product.