1267. Adulteration of oil of lemon.    U. S. v. 4 Barrels of Oil of Lemon (and 1 other
seizure action against oil of lemon). Consent decree of condemnation.
Product ordered released under bond. (P. D. G. Nos. 9962, 10317. Sample
Nos. 11304-F, 11326-F to 11328-F, incl.)
On May 19 and July 30, 1943, the United States attorney for the Northern
District of California filed libels against the following quantities of oil of
lemon at San Francisco, Calif.: 4 55-gallon barrels, 4 drums, each labeled as
containing 393 pounds (or other weight), 2 385-pound drums, and 13 cases, each
containing 2 25-pound cans; alleging that the article had been shipped by
Standard Synthetics, Inc., from New York, N. Y., from on or about August 24,1942,
to April 2, 1943; and charging that it was adulterated. A portion, 4 drums, was
labeled in part, "Oil Lemon Baja Brand." The remainder was labeled in part:
"Oil-Lemon Baja Brand U. S. P.," "Oil Lemon Baja Brand," or "Oil of Lemon
Baja Brand," the last 2 lots having been invoiced as U. S. P. oil of lemon.
The article, with the exception of the 4-drum lot, was alleged to be adulterated
in that it purported to be and was represented as a drug the name of which
is recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, an official compendium, but
its strength differed from and its quality and purity fell below the standard set
forth therein since the article was a distillate or mixture of distillates of lemon
oil, and not lemon oil obtained by expression from the peel of the lemon.
The article was also alleged to be adulterated under the provisions of the law
applicable to foods, as reported in notices of judgment on fo.ods.
On February 16, 1944, the libel proceedings having been consolidated and re-
moved to the Eastern District of New York for trial, and Standard Synthetics,
Inc., claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libels, judgment of con-
demnation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond for
relabeling under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.