REPORT OF THE STATE ANALYST. Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1905. Hon. A. C. Bird, Michigan Dairy and Food Commissioner, Lansing, Michigan: Dear Sir-I beg leave to submit my report for the work done in the department laboratory during the year ending June 30, 1905. I have been in, charge of this work since the first of April of this year, and hence have had supervision of the work for but three months. The bulk of the work, therefore, was performed under the supervision of Mr. R. E. Doolittle and Mr. L. H. Van Wormer. It being impossible for me to, in any way, explain or go into detail regarding the bulk of the work performed during this year, I have deemed it advisable to submit this report without comment. Much of the last three months of this year has been spent by me in systematizing the work and adjusting the new work of the Department. I desire to acknowledge hereby my appreciation of the co-operation and loyalty of the assistant chemist, Mr. L. H. Van Wormer, in every respect. I beg to remain, Very truly yours, FLOYD W. ROBISON, EXPLANATORY. It should not be inferred from an examination of the figures in the following table that they represent the actual condition of the food supply of Michigan as regards adulteration. The experience of the Department's inspectors enables them to readily determine as to the purity of many of the food products inspected, and samples are selected after an examination by them because they are supposed to be adulterated. Only samples of this kind or in which some new form of adulteration is liable to appear, are sent to the Department laboratory for analysis. If a sample should be taken from every article inspected, the summary would be vastly different. No. L-653. Sample of Butter, from Grand Rapids Butter Depot, purchased from Henry Freudenberg. Sold by J. M. Adams, Chicago, Ill. Producer, J. M. Adams, Chicago, Ill. The sample is renovated butter. No. L-654. Sample of Butter, from Henry Freudenberg, Grand Rapids. The sample is renovated butter. No. L-655. Sample of Butter, from Western Beef and Provision Co., Grand Rapids. The sample is renovated butter. No. L-656. Sample of Butter, from John H. Goss, Grand Rapids. The sample is renovated butter. No. W-540. Sample of Butter, from A. L. Hart, 168 Michigan Ave., Detroit. Color The sample is oleomargarine artificially colored. 1.4646 No. W-541. Sample of Butter, from Rosehill Creamery Co., 255 Baker St., Detroit, Wm. Jagon, proprietor. The sample is renovated butter. No. W-557. Sample of Butter from C. F. Smith, 719 Michigan Ave., Detroit. No. W-567. Sample of "Butter" from Alonzo L. Hart, 168 Michigan Ave., Detroit. No. X-30. Sample of Butter, from Lafer Bros., Detroit. Refractive index at 25 C.. The sample is oleomargarine. No. X-31. Sample of Butter, from Imperial Tea Co., Detroit. 1.4646 CEREAL PREPARATION. No. L-636. Sample of "Coffee Helper," from J. C. Pulver & Co., Shepherd. Producer, W. H. Kernan & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Coffee Roasted cereal A cereal preparation not properly labeled. None CHOCOLATES AND COCOAS. Sample No. 7528, Seal No. C-12. Sample of "Whitman's Instantaneous Chocolate," manufactured by Stephen F. Whitman & Son, Philadelphia. Received June 3d. Sample contains sugar. Condemned as not being properly labeled as a sweet chocolate. No. L-657. Sample of Swiss Milk Cocoa, from A. B. Harmon & Co., Frankfort. Sold by Durand & Kasper Co., Chicago, Ill. A mixture of cocoa, sugar and milk product. Not properly labeled. No. L-659. Sample of Swiss Milk Chocolate, from A. B. Harmon & Co., Frankfort. Present Sugar Ether extract (fat). Nitrogenous matter NX6.25.. Present A mixture of chocolate, sugar and milk product. Not properly labeled. No. U-82. Sample of "Fry's Improved Homeopathic Cocoa," from H. E. Leam & Sons, Calumet. Sold by Sprague-Warner & Co., Chicago, Ill. Producer, J. S. Fry & Sons, Ltd., Bristol and London, England. |