Food Materials and Their AdulterationsWhitcomb & Barrows, 1906 - 176 pages |
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... word " adulteration " looms large in the estimation of even thoughtful persons , who pass by the really important matter of nutritive value and of combination . Yet the number of deaths caused by AND THEIR ADULTERATIONS I I.
... word " adulteration " looms large in the estimation of even thoughtful persons , who pass by the really important matter of nutritive value and of combination . Yet the number of deaths caused by AND THEIR ADULTERATIONS I I.
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... matter - personal efficiency through good food habits . It is well , of course , to stop all the little leaks , but the waste at the bung hole should not be neglected . The renewed excitement in regard to food may be turned to good ...
... matter - personal efficiency through good food habits . It is well , of course , to stop all the little leaks , but the waste at the bung hole should not be neglected . The renewed excitement in regard to food may be turned to good ...
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... matter . TEA In regard to tea and coffee more than to any other class of foods is there a popular misconception of the differences in quality , caused solely by methods of prep- aration , but often attributed to adulteration . There ...
... matter . TEA In regard to tea and coffee more than to any other class of foods is there a popular misconception of the differences in quality , caused solely by methods of prep- aration , but often attributed to adulteration . There ...
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... matter , insoluble in water . On the coast of South America and on the slopes of the Himalayas the spent leaves are handed round among the company , sometimes on a silver salver , and much relished . In some places the leaves are pow ...
... matter , insoluble in water . On the coast of South America and on the slopes of the Himalayas the spent leaves are handed round among the company , sometimes on a silver salver , and much relished . In some places the leaves are pow ...
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... matter may be detected by burning a weighed quantity - one gram or more— in a platinum dish , and weighing the ash . Good tea gives from 5 to 7 per cent of ash . If the leaves are exhausted , the per cent will be less . To ascertain the ...
... matter may be detected by burning a weighed quantity - one gram or more— in a platinum dish , and weighing the ash . Good tea gives from 5 to 7 per cent of ash . If the leaves are exhausted , the per cent will be less . To ascertain the ...
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Page 165 - First. If it be an imitation of or offered for sale under the distinctive name of another article. Second. If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser...
Page 164 - food," as used herein, shall include all articles used for food, drink, confectionery, or condiment by man or other animals, whether simple, mixed, or compound.
Page 166 - Second. In the case of articles labeled, branded, or tagged so as to plainly indicate that they are compounds, imitations, or blends, and the word "compound," "imitation
Page 165 - If it contain any added poisonous or other added deleterious ingredient which may render such article injurious to health: Provided, That when in the preparation of food products for shipment they are preserved by any external application applied in such manner that the preservative is necessarily removed mechanically, or by maceration in water, or otherwise, and directions for the removal of said preservative shall be printed on the covering or the package, the provisions of this act shall be construed...
Page 166 - That the term blend as used herein shall be construed to mean a mixture of like substances, not excluding harmless coloring or flavoring ingredients used for the purpose of coloring and flavoring only: And...
Page 164 - ... the bottle, box or other container thereof, although the standard may differ from that determined by the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Second. — If its strength or purity fall below the professed standard or quality under which it is sold.
Page 164 - An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded, or poisonous, or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes...
Page 165 - Sixth. If it consists in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid animal or vegetable substance, or any portion of an animal unfit for food, whether manufactured or not, or if it is the product of a diseased animal, or one that has died otherwise than by slaughter.
Page 164 - Second, If any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the article. Third, If any valuable constituent of the article has been wholly or in part abstracted.
Page 165 - ' misbranded, ' ' as used herein, shall apply to all drugs, or articles of food, or articles which enter into the composition of food, the package or label of which shall bear any statement, design or device regarding such article, or the ingredients or substances contained therein which shall be false or misleading in any particular...