Food and its adulterations ; comprising the reports of the Analytical Sanitary Commission of "The Lancet" for the years 1851 to 1854 inclusive, revised and extended: being records of the results of some thousands of original microscopical and chemical analyses of the solids and fluids consumed by all classes of the public ; and containing the names and addresses of the various merchants, manufacturers, and tradesmen of whom the analysed articles were purchased / by Arthur Hill Hassall.

  • Hassall, Arthur Hill, 1817-1894.
Date:
1855
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Credit: Food and its adulterations ; comprising the reports of the Analytical Sanitary Commission of "The Lancet" for the years 1851 to 1854 inclusive, revised and extended: being records of the results of some thousands of original microscopical and chemical analyses of the solids and fluids consumed by all classes of the public ; and containing the names and addresses of the various merchants, manufacturers, and tradesmen of whom the analysed articles were purchased / by Arthur Hill Hassall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    From a second series of samples examined at the same time the conclusions were, ] st. That Eighteen out of the Twenty-samples were adulterated with chicory. 2nd. That Four of the samples contained roasted corn in addition to chicory. Second Report on Coffee, The conclusions resulting from this series of examinations were, 1st. That out of the Forty-two samples of coffee submitted to analysis Eleven were unadulterated. 2nd. That the remaining Thirty-one samples were all adulterated with chicory, which was met with in every proportion, in many cases constituting the chief part of the article. 3rd. That in Two cases only was any other adulteration than that with chicory observed, one consisting of a vegetable substance resembling horsechesnut, and the other of some amorphous substance, probably used for colouring. Third Report on Coffee. ON CANISTER COFFEE. The conclusions arrived at, were, — 1st. That the whole of the Twenty-nine packages, bottles, and canisters of Coffee, submitted to analysis, with a single exception, were adulterated. 2nd. That in Twenty-eight of the samples, the adulteration consisted of chicory ; this root, in many instances, constituting the chief part of the article. 3rd. That Five of the coffees contained roasted wheat-farina, and substances bearing a close resemblance to mangel-wurzel and acorn. Fourth Report on Coffee. The conclusions deduced from the examination of another series of analyses of samples of Coffee, made at a later period, were,— 1st. That out of the Twenty samples of coffee submitted to examination, Nineteen were adulterated with chicory. 2nd. That several of the samples, on incineration, left a coloured residue, from the presence of red oxide of iron, derived from some red ferruginous earth, as Venetian Red, employed in the adulteration of the Chicory contained in the Coffee. Fifth Report on Coffee. The conclusions deduced from the examination of the Thirty-four samples of Coffee purchased shortly after the recent regulation authorising the sale of mixed chicory and coffee in labelled packages were, — 1st. That out of the Thirty-four samples, all purchased as coffee, only Three were genuine, while no less than Thirty-one contained various proportions of chicory. 2nd. That in Six of the samples chicory was present in the proportion of about one-third of the article. 3rd. That in Twenty-two of the samples chicory formed about one-half of the article. 4th. That Three of the samples consisted almost entirely of chicory. 5th. That Thirteen of the samples were not labelled Mixture of Chicory and Coffee, and yet Ten of these were adulterated with chicory. 6th. That the remaining Twenty-one samples, notwithstanding that coffee was distinctly asked for in each instance, were labelled <f Mixture of Chicory and Coffee.