. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions . Fig. 101. —Metal at-tachment for prop-ping limbs. which has sinceThis law forbids 284 Citrus Fruits contain in the juice more than per cent of simple and cheap method of making the acid testwas worked out by the state chemist and placed atthe disposal of all growers. Between September 1 andNovember 5 inspectors traveled through the state takingsamples and making tests at the various Fig. 102. — Worm brushes used for polis
. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions . Fig. 101. —Metal at-tachment for prop-ping limbs. which has sinceThis law forbids 284 Citrus Fruits contain in the juice more than per cent of simple and cheap method of making the acid testwas worked out by the state chemist and placed atthe disposal of all growers. Between September 1 andNovember 5 inspectors traveled through the state takingsamples and making tests at the various Fig. 102. — Worm brushes used for polishing oranges. The simple field test was used, but in the case of disputethe remainder of the sample was sent to the state chem-ist for more accurate analj^sis. Some time before the Florida law was passed the FederalBoard of Food and Drugs Inspection took notice of theartificial coloring of immature oranges by sweating, andmade the following ruling : Picking and Packing Oranges FOOD INSPECTION DECISION 133 285 The Coloring of Green Citrus Fruits The attention of the Board of Food and Drug Inspectionhas been directed to the shipment in interstate commerceof green, immature citrus fruit, particuhirly oranges, whichhave been artificially colored by holding in a warm, moistatmosphere for a short period of time after removal from thetree. Evitlence isadduced showingthat such orangesdo not change insugar or acid con-tent after removalfrom the furthershows that thesame oranges re-maining on thetree increasemarkedly in sugarcontent and de-
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