F. & D. No. 1399.
I. S. Nos. 25836-a and 25837-a.	
Issued September 6, 1910.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 551, FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
MISBRANDING   OF  PRESERVES.
On or about October 24, 1908, the Williams Brothers Company, a?
corporation, Detroit, Mich., shipped from the State of Michigan?
to the State of Oklahoma a consignment of food products one of?
which was labeled " Maple Leaf Brand Trade * * * Mark. Com??
pound-Glucose-Sugar. Strawberry-Apple Preserves. Made from?
Glucose (25?), Strawberries (20?), Apple Juice (40?), and Sugar,?
(15?)," and the other "Maple Leaf Brand Trade * * * Mark.?
Compound-Glucose-Sugar. Red Raspberry-Apple Preserves. Made?
from Glucose (25?), Red-Raspberries (20?), Apple Juice (40?),?
and sugar (15?)."
Samples from this shipment were procured and analyzed by the?
Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture, and?
as the findings of the analyst and report made thereon indicated that?
the product was misbranded within the meaning of the Food and?
Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, the Secretary of Agriculture afforded?
the said Williams Brothers Company, Incorporated, and the dealer?
from whom the sample's were purchased opportunities to be heard.?
As it appeared after hearings held that the said shipment was made?
in violation of the act, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the?
facts to the Attorney-General, with a statement of the evidence on?
which to base a prosecution.
In due course a criminal information was filed in the District?
Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan?
charging the above shipment and alleging that the products were?
misbranded, in that the labels thereon represented that they con??
tained only 25 per cent of glucose, when in fact and in truth the?
former contained 51.31 per cent of glucose and the latter contained?
68.22 per cent of glucose, said labels therefore being false and mis??
leading.
On July 22, 1910, the defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere?
and the court imposed a fine of $3.
This notice is given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs?
Act of June 30, 1906.
W. M. HAYS,
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.?
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 5, 1910.
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