Food and Its Adulterations

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Excerpt from Food and Its Adulterations: Comprising the Reports of the Analytical Sanitary Commission of "the Lancet" For the Years 1851 to 1854 Inclusive, Revised and ExtendedThe magnitude and importance of this question have been, to some extent at least, already acknowledged, as shown by the publication, first of Accum's Treatise, and subsequently by the works of Mitchell, Normandy, Chevalier, and MM. Jules Garnier and Harel, as well as by the several enactments which have been passed from time to time and in different countries for the purpose of suppressing adulteration. Hitherto, however, the subject has never received that amount of attention which, for a variety of reasons, it so strongly demands. This has arisen partly from the fact that the extent of the evil has only recently been made fully known, and this chie¿y through the investigations recorded in the present work. N ow that the magnitude of the mischief has been demonstrated, and the methods by which the several adulterations practised may be discovered with ease and certainty pointed out, we may, it is to be hoped, expect that but a very short period will be permitted to elapse before the subject will be duly considered and discussed, with a view to some effective legislation.The adulterations practised differ in kind as well as in degree. One form of adulteration consists in the addition of substances usually of greatly inferior value, for the sake of bulk and weight, the choice being determined by the cheapness of the substitute, and its fitness for the peculiar adultera tion required. This is the principal and most frequent description of adulteration practised.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.