Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food Products; Description of Common Adulterations, Food Standards, and National Food Laws and RegulationsP. Blakiston's Son & Company, 1907 - 625 pages |
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... facts . The author had the opportunity of examining a quarter of beef which had been kept frozen in a warehouse for ... fact , it is scarcely worth while , from a practical point of view , to discuss so long a limit . Only the necessary ...
... facts . The author had the opportunity of examining a quarter of beef which had been kept frozen in a warehouse for ... fact , it is scarcely worth while , from a practical point of view , to discuss so long a limit . Only the necessary ...
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... healthy animals in a proper way there is no hygienic objection to its use , though it is considered to be some- what tougher than the flesh of other animals more commonly employed as food , but that is probably due to the fact that horses.
... healthy animals in a proper way there is no hygienic objection to its use , though it is considered to be some- what tougher than the flesh of other animals more commonly employed as food , but that is probably due to the fact that horses.
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... fact that horses are not raised for food purposes and are usually not used for such until they are worn out in domestic service . There are many sentimental and often religious objections to the use of horse meat , but experience has ...
... fact that horses are not raised for food purposes and are usually not used for such until they are worn out in domestic service . There are many sentimental and often religious objections to the use of horse meat , but experience has ...
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... fact , much which is not eaten under its own name may be found in sausage . Next to the introduction of meat of an improper character the most important adulteration is the common use of starch . Starch is very much cheaper than meat ...
... fact , much which is not eaten under its own name may be found in sausage . Next to the introduction of meat of an improper character the most important adulteration is the common use of starch . Starch is very much cheaper than meat ...
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... fact that by melt- ing a fat and cooling it slowly towards its solidifying point , certain constit- uents of the fat which have a higher melting point separate first , leaving those constituents with a lower melting point still in a ...
... fact that by melt- ing a fat and cooling it slowly towards its solidifying point , certain constit- uents of the fat which have a higher melting point separate first , leaving those constituents with a lower melting point still in a ...
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Page 534 - Second. If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, or purport to be a foreign product when not so, or if the contents of the package as originally put up shall have been removed, in whole or in part, and other contents shall have been placed in such package...
Page 535 - When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any corporation, company, society, or association, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omission,, or failure of such corporation, company, society, or association as well as that of the person.
Page 533 - 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. SEC. S. That the term "misbranded...
Page 534 - Provided, that an article of food which does not contain any added poisonous or deleterious ingredients shall not be deemed to be adulterated or misbranded in the following cases: First. In the case of mixtures or compounds which may be now or from time to time hereafter known as articles of food under their own distinctive names...
Page 533 - Fourth. If it be mixed, colored, powdered, coated, or stained in a manner whereby damage or inferiority is concealed. Fifth. If it contain any added poisonous or other added deleterious ingredient which may render such article injurious to health...
Page 534 - That no dealer shall be prosecuted under the provisions of this Act when he can establish a guaranty signed by the wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer, or other party residing in the United States, from whom he purchases such articles, to the effect that the same is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this Act, designating it.
Page 533 - Pharmacopœia or National Formulary, it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity, as determined by the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary official at the time of investigation: Provided, That no drug defined in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary shall be deemed to be adulterated under this provision if the standard of strength, quality, or purity be plainly stated upon the bottle, box, or other container thereof although the...
Page 532 - District of Columbia, or foreign country, and having so received, shall deliver, in original unbroken packages, for pay or otherwise, or offer to deliver to any other person any such article so adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this Act, or any person who shall sell or offer for sale in the District of Columbia or the Territories of the United States...
Page 532 - Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall cause notice thereof to be given to the party from whom such sample was obtained.
Page 535 - ... for any cause to the custody of the Secretary of the Treasury, when demanded, for the purpose of excluding...