Monthly bulletin of the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Food and drugs. Vol. VII No. 12. December 1920

MONTHLY BULLETIN
OF
The Georgia Department of Agriculture
FOOD AND DRUGS
Vol VII
No 12
December
192
Edited and Compile
S H WILSON State Chemist
Published by Direction of
J J BROWN
Commissioner of Agriculture
Entered at Atlanta Ga as secondclass matter June 17 1914
Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in
Section 1103 Act of October 3 1917 authorized on June 29 1918
This Bulletin will be sent regularly
to all citizens of Georgia who apply
for itMONTHLY BULLETIN
OF
The Georgia Department of Agriculture
Vol VII
Atlanta Ga Dec 1920
No 12
LABORATORY REPORT
In the following pages will be found the results of analysis
of a number of samples of food of a miscellaneous character
which inspectors have secured throughout the state Miss
Bennett Stewart and Mr J J Taylor did the analytical work
BEVERAGES
Lab
7291Barrington Hall Coffee Baker Importing Co New York N Y Dealer Geor
gia Grocery Co Macon Ga No adulteration tound
7292Instant Postum Postum Cereal Co Battle Creek Mich Dealer Georgia
Grocery Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
7308G Washington Prepared Coffee G Washington Coffee Refining Co New
York NY Dealer Georgia Grocery Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
FISH
Dealer Bibb
7288Alaska Chum Salmon Fidalgo Island Packing Co Washington
Grocery Co Macon Ga No adulteration found tv rlW
7289Catalia Brand Yellow Tail Fish Pacific Tuna Canning Co San Diego Calif
Dealer Georgia Grocery Co Macon Ga Ivo adulteration founch fieora
7303Curtis Tuna Fish Curtis Corporation long Beach Calif Dealer Georgia
Grocery Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
7305Salmon Wards Cove Packing Co Ketchikan Alaska Dea er Georgia Gro
ceryTo Macon Ga Wards Cove Brand No adulteration found
7306Ksh Flakes Burnham Morrill Co Maine U 9 A Dealer Georgia Gro
cery Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
SYRUP
Georgia Syrup Co Atlanta Ga Dealer
The product shows a slight acidity bjit
7285Uniform Ribbon Cane Corn Syrup
A J Long Grocery Co Macon Ga
7287PureifbbonCSneti0SyrUp Penick Ford New Orleans La Brer Rabbit
Brand Dealer Bibb Grocery Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
7297Domino Golden Syrup American Sugar Refining Co New Orleans La
Dealer Georgia Grocery Co Macon Ga io adulteration found
7298PureSuga Cane Syrup F A Belcher Cairo Ga Dealer Georgia Grocery
Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
7299Cane Corn Syrup Langhoff Bros New Orleans La Dealer Georgia Gro
7299 Cane Corn Syrup Misfbranded should be labeled Corn and Cane Syrup
7307Northern Syrup Dunbar Brand Dunbar Syrup Molasses Co New Orleans
La DealerGeorgia Grocery Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
TOMATOES
7300Morris Matchless Tomatoes Morris Co U S A Dealer Georgia Grocery
Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
7304Caiifornia Tomatoes Bear Brand California Canneries Co San Francisco
Calif Dealer Georgia Grocery Co Macon Ga Adulterated in that the
product was decomposed
VINEGAR
7254Hyman Colored Distilled Vinegar Hyman Pickle Co Louisville Ky Dealer
R Howard Hendrix Columbus Ga Misbranded short measurement Adul
terated in that the product contains a filthy sediment
7313Vinegar Colored Distilled MorganAbbottBurke Company Albion N Y
Dealer The Adams Grocery Co Montezuma Ga ISO adulteration found
HBHHHHM
MISCELLANEOUS
7283Whole Wheat Bread Baked by The Whitehouse Bakery Atlanta Ga Dealer
same No adulteration found
7284Entire Wheat Flour Pillsbury Mills Minneapolis Minn Dealer Whitehouse
Bakery Atlanta Ga No adulteration found
7285Polk Best Catsup J T Polk Company Chicago 111 Dealer Bibb Grocery
Co Macon Ga Misbranded in that the label should contain the statement
of 8 oz and instead of 8 lbs and
7290Armour Tomato Ketchup Armour Co Chicago 111
eery Co Macon Ga Label lostno analysis made
7294 Crisco Proctor Gamble Co Cincinnati O Dealer Georgia Grocery Co
Macon Ga No adulteration found
7295Covo N K Fairbanks Co New Orleans La
Macon Ga No adulteration found
Dealer Georgia Grp
Dealer Georgia Grocery Co
7296Wesson Oil Southern Cotton Oil Co Savannah Ga Dealer Georgia Grocery
Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
7301Carnation Brand Milk Carnation Milk Products Co Chicago 111 Dealer
Georgia Grocery Co Macon Ga No adulteration found
7309Acco Brand Pie Peaches Albany Canning Co Albany Ga Dealer same
No adulteration found
7310Sweet Potatoes Albany Canning Co Albany Ga Dealer same Adulter
ated in that the product consists of decomposed vegetable matter
DRUGS
4988Spirits of Camphor City Laboratory 115 Peters St Atlanta Ga
Polariscope reading average of 4
Polariscope reading prepared solution
205 229 895 U S P
205
229RECORD OF INSPECTION DEPARTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 1920
nA ifl0W appears an emized statement of POOD and FEEDINGSTUFFS found to be in viplation of the Food and Drugs Act of Georgia
and the same was ordered condemned as being unfit for human consumption and in violation of the Act Borgia
permftteTto tedJhi tZTTFT Uh vf condemnd food Z relabeling tagging and assorting of such as will do to be
and distribution consumPtlon ls elther destroyed or put under bond by order of court for its sale
ijLjSfTI irtSij1 is Possibl tll conserve any wholesome Food material the Department directs the same to be done The mere
tiorZ ftl Z S fm Saff fl0if fd Products does not necessarily imply that the foods are unfit for human consump
1p l H h Wibeinig eed t0 thC consumin2 Pubhc w ln violation of the Food Laws in such instances it is withheld from
sale until it is made to meet the legal requirements
Product
Date
Manufacturer
Butter 1112220
Cheese 1112320
Cracked Corn ill2320
Oil Cake 1112920

Mixed Feed1111820

Rice Feed I 9120
I
9120
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Syrup
Velvet Bean Meal
Wheat Feed
9120
9120
9120
111220
113020
I
1112420
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
ArcherDaniel Co
Buffalo N Y
Quaker Oats Co
Chicago 111
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Camilla Cot Oil Co
Camilla Ga
Where Found
Barber Mlg Co
Purity Market
Atlanta Ga
Jacobs Auc House
Atlanta Ga
H P Cottingim
Atlanta Ga
Neel Bros
Thomasville Ga
C H Mays
Cartersville Ga
American Gro Co
Savannah Ga
H Traub Sons
Savannah Ga
Est M J Doyle
Savannah Ga
Unity Gro Co
Savannah Ga
W G Morrill
Savannah Ga
Buckhead Market Co
Buckhead Ga
W H Robinson
Cairo Ga
J Faeman
Atlanta Ga
Amount
Why Held Up
cakes
cheese
bags
bags
30
40
6
50
600
100
270
1075
1064
45 pkgs
100 bags
bags
bags
bags
bags
No labels
Damaged
No Stamps
No Stamps
No Stamps
Damaged
Damaged
Damaged
Damaged
Damaged
No labels
No stamps
Misbranded
Disposition
May be labeled and sojd
May be sold as fish bait
May be stamped sold
May be stamped sold
May be stamped sold
May be sold under Sec
tion 17
May be sold under Sec
tion 17
May be sold under Sec
tion 17
May be sold under Sec
tion 17
May be sold under Sec
tion 17
May be labeled and sold
May be stamped sold
May be sold when cor
rectly labeledRECORD OF INSPECTION DEPARTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 1920Continued
Product
Date
Manufacturer
J
Wheat Feed 1112320 Shane BrosWilson
Minneapolis Minn
Wheat Feed 1112320
Wheat Feed 1112920
Wheat Feed 1112920
I
Souwestern Mfg Co
Kansas City Mo
Mero Mills
Nashville Tenn
Mero Mills
Nashville Tenn
Where Found
WaldropEstes Co
Atlanta Ga
Sou Flour Grain Co
Atlanta Ga
Neel Bros
Thomasville Ga
S Samson
Thomasville Ga
Amount
Why Held Up
Misbranded
Suspicion
No stamps
No stamps
Disposition
Turned over to Federal
authorities
May he sold when
stamped
May be sold when
stamped9S82
9883
9887
9890
9891
9892
Ice Cream
Banana
Ice Cream
Vanilla
Sweet
Milk
Sweet
Milk
Ice Cream
Strawberry
Sweet
Milk
Sweet
Milk
Sweet
Milk
Ice Cream
Vanilla
Ice Cream
Cherry
Sweet
Milk
RECORD OF EXAMINATION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
BAINBRIDGE GA
Sample Taken
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 24
Sample Examined
PRODUCER
100 p m
105 p m
100 p m
120 p m
130 p m
135 p m
133 p m
105 p m
200 p m
200 p m
200 p m
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
Nov 26
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
Overstreet Drug Co
Overstreet Drug Co
Otis Toole
Butts Dairy
Flowers Ice Cream Co
Thomasville Ga
Butts Dai
Flowers Ice Cream Co
Thomasville Ga
Flowers Ice Cream Co
Thomasville Ga
Butts Dairy
DEALER
Park Cafe
Busy Bee Cafe
Busy Bee Cafe
rt o
6
o
S
a
36
48
48
56
92
1
34
40
100
116
56
5
None
None
Trace
Trace
None
None
REMARKS
Fat below standard
Fat below standard
Temperature high
Temperature high
Fat below standard
Temperature high
Temperature highCARROLLTON GA
6
J Brand Sample Taken
9876 Sweet Milk Nov 23 740 a m
9877Sweet IMilk Nov 23 810 a m
98781 Sweet IMilk Nov 23 800 a m
9879Icc Cream IVanilla Nov 23 930 a m
9880Tce Cream IVanilla Nov 23 945 a m
9881 Sweet IMilk Nov 23 950 a m
Sample Examined
Nov 24 1100 a m
Nov 24 1100 a m
Nov 24 1100 a m
Nov 24 1100 a m
Nov 24 1100 a m
Nov 24 1100 a m
1RODUCER
Lee Williams
J E Conner
Jessup Antrim
Atlanta la
Jones Bros
Mrs C A Lyle
DEALER
Chambers Bros
60

20000
70 30000
60 60000
680000
450000
70000
S
25
66
68
3
80
120
50
None
None
None
None
REMARKS
High fat due to improDer
mixing Temperature high
High fat due to improrjer
mixing Temperature high
Temperature high
Temperature highROME GA
Sample Taken
9S64 Sweet
Milk
9865 Cream
9866 Sweet
Milk
9867Sweet
Milk
9868Sweet
Milk
9869Ice Cream
IChocolate
9870Ice Cream
I
9871Ice Cream
Vanilla
9872Ice Cream
IChocolate
9S73Ice Cream
Strawberry
9874Sweet
Milk
9875Sweet
I Milk
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
730 a
735 a
800 a
945 a
1000 a
1000 a
1025 a
1050 a
1035 a
1040 a
1055 a
1105 a
Sample Examined
i
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
TRODUCER
300 p m
300 p m
300 p m
300 p m
300 p m
300 p m
300 p m
300 p m
300 p m
300 p m
300 p jn
300 p m
Stanley Arnold
Stanley Arnold
T J Arnold
Berry School
Fifth Ave Drug Co
Fifth Ave Drug Co
Purity Ice Cream Co
Purity Ice Cream Co
Purity Ice Cream Co
DEALER
Busy Bee Cafe
London Cafe
Busy Bee Cafe
n
430000
600000
30000
640000
40000
620000
670000
360000
290000
70000
40
220
38
36
42
92
112
104
92
104
1
120000 50
None
Slight
Slight
None
8 X
one
None
REMARKS
Bacterial count high
Bacterial count high
Bacterial count high
Bacterial count high
Bacterial count high
Temperature high
Fat below standard
Bacterial count high
Temperatvire highUN VERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARIES
3 5106 DSbfl3 1210