Some Forms Of Food Adulteration And Simple Methods For Their Detection

Author : W. D. Bigelow
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ISBN 13 : 9781332197613
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Some Forms of Food Adulteration and Simple Methods for Their Detection (Classic Reprint) written by W. D. Bigelow and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Some Forms of Food Adulteration and Simple Methods for Their Detection Since the middle of the last century the subject of food adulteration has attracted a constantly increasing amount of attention. In this country very little was done in this line until about 1880. In 1881 the Division of Chemistry began the study of food adulteration, and since then has given a great deal of time to the subject. Since 1898 the origin and place of manufacture of the foods studied by the Bureau have been carefully noted, and special attention has been given to imported foods. In 1883 the first practicable food-inspection law in the United States was enacted in Massachusetts. Since that time other States have enacted and enforced food laws until at the time of this writing (1906) twenty-live States are seriously attempting to regulate the character and quality of the foods sold in their markets. In three additional States laws relating to the purity of dairy products are enforced, and in several others a beginning has been made. Food legislation has received much attention abroad and the more highly civilized foreign countries have efficient food laws and enforce them rigidly. The subject of the purity of foods is more widely studied in the United States now than at any previous time. The people as a whole are better informed on the subject than ever before, and there is a constantly increasing demand for definite information. In response to a very large number of inquiries regarding the matter this bulletin has been prepared as a popular statement regarding the nature and extent of food adulteration, and includes simple tests by which the housekeeper or retail dealer may determine some of the more prevalent forms of adulteration practiced. The demand for information on this subject is now very general and, as is often the case when public interest is deeply aroused, there is an unfortunate tendency toward exaggeration which frequently amounts to sensationalism. Such an attitude is to be deplored, and unless it is checked must sooner or later react unfavorably. It is not unusual to speak of some of our typical foods as poisoned, and of food manufacturers as poisoners. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.