F. & D. No. 1716.
I. S. Nos. 13365-b and 13366-b.	
Issued May 17, 1912.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 1391.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.)
MISBRANDING OF PRESEEYES.
On January 14, 1911, the United States Attorney for the District?
of Maryland, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture,?
filed two informations in the District Court of the United States for?
said district against S. J. Van Lill Co., a corporation in the city of?
Baltimore, alleging shipments by it, in violation of the Food and?
Drugs Act, on or about April 2, 1910, from the State of Maryland?
into the State of New York, of a quantity of preserves which were?
misbranded. The products were quince apple preserves and peach?
apple preserves, both being labeled as follows, with the exception of?
the name of the product: " Selected, contains no benzoate of soda?
or other artificial preservative or coloring. Astoria Brand x x Pre??
serves. Prepared from granulated sugar, fruit and apple juice.?
Prepared by S. J. Van Lill & Co., Baltimore, Md."
A sample of each of said products was analyzed by the Bureau?
of Chemistry of the United States Department of Agriculture with?
the following results: The quince apple preserves showed a total?
ash of 1.05 per cent and 0.31 per cent phosphoric acid (P205),?
indicating added phosphoric acid; and the peach apple preserves?
showed a total ash of 0.65 per cent and 0,35 per cent phosphoric acid?
(P205), indicating added phosphoric acid. Misbranding was alleged?
against each of said products for the reason that the labels were?
false and misleading and tended to deceive the purchaser into the?
belief that the products in question consisted solely of granulated?
sugar, fruit, and apple juice, when in fact the analysis showed them?
to consist of said ingredients and added acid.
On November 28, 1911, the defendant pleaded guilty to both in??
formations and was fined $15 in each case, or a total of $30.
W. M. HAYS,?
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, February S, 1912.
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