Food Materials and Their AdulterationsWhitcomb & Barrows, 1906 - 176 pages |
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Page 10
... sold cheaper than one made with ten per cent , or not sold at all . " 1 Reference is made several times in these pages to the sources of reliable information , and here em- phasis is laid on the fact that many of the alarming statements ...
... sold cheaper than one made with ten per cent , or not sold at all . " 1 Reference is made several times in these pages to the sources of reliable information , and here em- phasis is laid on the fact that many of the alarming statements ...
Page 11
... sold for cream of tartar at ten cents a quarter of a pound . Now this fraud can be detected by any one who knows that cream of tartar is soluble in hot water , while gyp- sum is not . A cupful of boiling water poured upon half a ...
... sold for cream of tartar at ten cents a quarter of a pound . Now this fraud can be detected by any one who knows that cream of tartar is soluble in hot water , while gyp- sum is not . A cupful of boiling water poured upon half a ...
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... sold in shops and markets is adulterated , and that not more than an additional three per cent is sophisticated — that is , lowered in commer- cial value by a cheaper ingredient . What proportion of the whole bulk of the family food is ...
... sold in shops and markets is adulterated , and that not more than an additional three per cent is sophisticated — that is , lowered in commer- cial value by a cheaper ingredient . What proportion of the whole bulk of the family food is ...
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... sold for two dollars or so a pound . The poor people could not pay fifty cents for what they had been accustomed to get for ten , but they did not know enough of the principles of cooking to get along without it , and so they asked for ...
... sold for two dollars or so a pound . The poor people could not pay fifty cents for what they had been accustomed to get for ten , but they did not know enough of the principles of cooking to get along without it , and so they asked for ...
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... sold at Canton at from fifteen to twenty cents a pound , and in this country at from twenty - five cents to one dollar . Tea is used at present by about one - third of the human race . The consumption in Great Britain in 1835 was less ...
... sold at Canton at from fifteen to twenty cents a pound , and in this country at from twenty - five cents to one dollar . Tea is used at present by about one - third of the human race . The consumption in Great Britain in 1835 was less ...
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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...