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Enormous Candy Use Sparks Pure Food Exam
New York officials and federal inspectors investigated claims of alcohol filled candies sold to women and children. They found the liquid near one third of a percent alcohol and ruled it a technical violation with no malicious intent. Officials say no such candies are on sale now and any producers would be punished. The piece discusses candy industry scale and historical use of liquor in confections and notes rising confectionery production and value.
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New York
Department of Health
United States Department of Agriculture
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Helen J. Asdrusa
New York County
Ancruss
Scl
Agricultural Department
Health
Local Board of Health
Bayard C. Fuller
Russ
Ayper
Europe
Bakers' Gazette
United States