Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-25 | Page 1 | Pure Food Board Forbids Sale of Frozen Oranges

PURE FOOD BOARD fORBIDS IDS SALE OF OFt t f fROlEN ORANGES 1 Carload CarIoad Nipped by Frost in California Seized by Health Inspectors in Chicago Jan n. 2 21 to-In to In or order er to W W. fv protect consumers and to prevent pre pre- vent yent the flooding loo of the markets with ranges oranges and lemons declared to be unIt un- un It for tor food tho federal board hoard of or food and drug inspection today issued an Border order forbidding forbidding- the tho sale In Interstate commerce of fruits which have hao been v In the recent t freeze in Cali- Cali l Il I fornia Cornia r Citrus fruit is impaired In flavor by II freezing declares tho the board in its de- de e- e cislon and soon becomes dr dry and tin un- for Cor food oo but this thus deterioration is not apparent externally The damage e l 1 a evidenced at first by bJ a more or less bitter flavor lavor followed h by a marked de decease do- do crease cease in sugar and especially in acl acid 4 content Fruit which has been materially ma ma- damaged b by freezing Is Inferior and decomposed sed within the meaning of the food tood and aud drugs act ait t. t To prevent this lIlls fruit being put on oni i sale ale agents of ot the bureau of or chem chem- will mal make vigorous Inspection of all shipments at Intermediate shipping f i points and all packages found to conf conti con- con ti f tam an IS per cent or more of or frozen fruit will be declared adulterated within the tho 1 In meanIng of ot the time pure puro food foo and anti drugs 1 nil The 10 board defines frozen citrus fruit ruit OJ 11 L UL ua upon transverse trans e section through tho lie center shows a marked r drying i ln In 20 0 per iier cent or more lucre of ot the thc j PUlp The bureau of or chemistry it is 15 isis tale Stated 1 is 16 actively cJ at work worl to aid t growers to find methods methods of utilizing i t fr fruit S i a Chicago o Jan 24 A I. A carload of or Cal Cal- 1 oranges alleged cel to have e been by br the recent tro frost t on oh the thc coast coust wall flag seized here today loday b by inspectors of th the o ine Chicago hc health department l Los Loz Angeles cles Cal Jan hin 24 Nc's News S C o of r. r the action UC or the Ulc United States au- au In ln placing a ban han on frost darn dam am- am f fruit l ant the seizure of or a c car r of oC ovar l I anges ane i ln III Chicago fJ carne caine a as aH a shock to i form okras U of or southern rn Cali- Cali ble 4 C 1 antI and of r staving slaving off orr hel Vy lo through shipments to i were under discussion Leading lino In the San Bernar- Bernar t thc 1 Q V district began a IT movement 10 cu t to have e Ch i Place Inspectors Inspector of or tho time chemistry r rather lather i bureau ln In lie Ulc Picking f hiou houses I II f They Th than Ian IN 11 the eastern markets la lit cLa that hea eavy losses will r result fj i after aCte eases cases 0 the llo fruit Is coil confiscated fisca ted U hacking S an and char ciar Incurred freight charges e a arc alC Incur Growers ro h hold 0 d. d ts who vim el escaped dama damage c will their i r d fruit until the the danger of or fruit reach In the I elIm market haS