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18 stories matching formaldehyd
- Formaldehyde in the Milk: Seattle's Pure Food Prosecutions
State Dairy and Pure Food Commissioner E. A. McDonald reports eight Seattle milk sellers fined for adulteration, including formaldehyde and low butterfat, as part of a statewide crackdown.
- The Milk Scientist
A breakthrough in chemical detection methods brings local scientists together to test the deadly effects of formaldehyde in the food supply.
- Adulterated Milk Crisis in Seattle
A child is dying in Seattle after consuming milk tainted with formaldehyde, sparking a potential murder investigation against a local dairyman.
- The State Chemist Finds Formaldehyde in Canned Meats
Washington's State Food Commissioner moves to curb the use of dangerous preservatives in industrial food production.
- The War on Milk Adulteration
An editorial demanding harsh punishment for milk vendors using formaldehyde as a 'preservative' to prevent spoilage.
- A Sour Business: Cafe Sues Dairy Commissioner Over Formaldehyde Milk
A Seattle cafe owners' association alleges a malicious arrest by the state dairy commissioner in a scandal involving poisoned milk.
- A Supreme Court Case Over Formaldehyde Milk
The state's dairy commissioner faces a damages suit after a cafe owner claims his business was ruined by accusations involving tainted milk.
- The Milk Adulteration Scandal
A Seattle dairyman is fined for using formaldehyde as a preservative in his milk supply.
- The Deadly Cost of Preserving Milk
A local doctor's experiment on a kitten reveals the dangerous effects of formaldehyde as a milk preservative, sparking a public health investigation.
- Fatal Milk: The Formaldehyde Poisoning Scandal
A coroner's jury in Seattle finds local farmers and milkmen responsible for the death of an infant after poisonous additives are found in the dairy supply.
- Typhoid Outbreak Traced to Wapato Creek Dairies
City and state health officials issue urgent sanitation ultimatum to local dairymen after tracing typhoid fever cases to contaminated creek water.
- The Milk Inspector's Surprise
A state food inspector goes undercover at Seattle restaurants to find that almost no one is serving actual milk—and that some are using embalming fluid to keep it 'fresh'.
- The Formaldehyde Oysters That Sickened a Pullman Meat Market's Customers
A shipment of 'fresh' oysters left a trail of upset stomachs—and a state chemist found the preservative that did it.
- Formaldehyde in the Milk
The Fashion Cafe sues the Royal Dairy and Dairy Commissioner McDonald for $7,500, claiming the milk it was served was laced with embalming fluid — and that the official paid to police the dairies knew all about it.
- The Invisible Killer in Your Milk: Seattle’s Health Officer Warns of Tuberculosis Cows
With consumption rates soaring and no dedicated veterinary inspector on staff, local officials admit the city is dangerously unprepared to stop diseased cattle from entering the food supply.
- The War on 'Embalmed' Milk
State Dairy and Food Commissioner E. A. McDonald reflects on the rise of Washington's dairy industry and his crusade against chemical preservatives in the food supply.
- Seattle Dairymen Face Lawsuits Over Contaminated Milk
A series of lawsuits alleges that local milk suppliers sold tainted dairy, leading to severe illness in children.
- The State's War on 'Doped' Food
Washington's food commissioner launches an aggressive campaign against the use of poisonous preservatives in local meat, fish, and oyster supplies.
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- A Desperate Act in Waitsburg
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- The Fire Engine Test that Thrilled Fairhaven
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- A Desperate Act of Domestic Despair
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- A Silent Health Crisis in the Classroom
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- Fairhaven's First Chemical Fire Engine
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- Hasheesh, Absinthe, and a Human Pelvis in the Page Murder Trial
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