F. & D. Nos. 3192 and 3281.
I. S. Nos. 2137-d and 2136-d.	
Issued May 22, 1912.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 1442.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Pood and Drugs Act.)
ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING OF PEPPERMINT ESSENCE AND
JAMAICA GINGEB ESSENCE.
On January 4, 1912, the United States Attorney for the Western?
District of Washington, acting upon a report from the Secretary of?
Agriculture, filed an information in four counts in the District Court?
of the United States for said district against Simon Kreielsheimer,?
Jacob Kreielsheimer, and Max Kreielsheimer, copartners, doing?
business as Kreielsheimer Bros., alleging shipment by them, in?
violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about March 2, 1911,?
from the State of Washington into the Territory of Alaska of a?
quantity of peppermint essence and essence of Jamaica ginger, both?
of which were adulterated and misbranded. The peppermint essence?
was labeled: "Essence of Peppermint. Guaranteed by Kreiel??
sheimer Bros., Seattle, under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30,?
1906." The essence of Jamaica ginger was labeled: "Essence of?
Jamaica Ginger, Guaranteed by Kreielsheimer Bros., Seattle, under?
the Food & Drugs Act, June 30, 1906."
Analysis of a sample of each of said products made by the Bureau?
of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture showed the follow??
ing results:
I. S. No. 2137-d {Essence of Peppermint).
Specific gravity, 15.6?/15.6??
?0. 9374
Alcohol (per cent by volume from specific gravity of essence)?
?48. 45
Peppermint oil (per cent by volume)?
?.83
Coloring matter?
?turmeric.
Solids (grams per 100 cc)?
?. 055
Ash (grams per 100 cc)?
?. 002
Methyl alcohol?
?None.
I. S. No. 2136-d {Essence of Jamaica Ginger).
Specific gravity, 15.6?/15.60?
?0. 9479
Alcohol (per cent by volume)?
?43. 68
Solids (grams per 100 cc)?
?1. 91
Alcohol-soluble solids (grams per 100 cc)?
?.,., ??. 784
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Water-soruble solids (grams per 100 cc)?
?1. 704
Reducing sugars as invert (grams per 100 cc).?
?. 405
Capsicum?
?present-?
Ginger ?
?present.
Ash (grams per 100 cc)?
?. 314
Adulteration was alleged in the first count of the information?
against the essence of peppermint for the reason that a dilute essence?
of peppermint of less than one-third standard strength had been?
mixed and packed with the product in such a manner as to reduce?
and injuriously affect its quality and strength and had been sub??
stituted in part for the genuine article, and further because said?
product had been colored in a manner whereby its inferiority was?
concealed.
Misbranding was alleged in the second count of the-information?
against this product for the reason that it was so labeled and branded?
as to deceive and mislead,? being labeled "Essence of Peppermint",?
thereby purporting to be peppermint essence, when in fact it was a?
dilute essence of peppermint of less than one-third standard strength.
Adulteration was alleged in the third count of the information?
against the essence of Jamaica ginger for the reason that a solution?
of capsicum had been mixed and packed with said product in such?
a manner as to reduce and lower and injuriously affect its quality?
and strength, and had been substituted in part for the genuine?
essence of Jamaica ginger.
Misbranding of said product was alleged in the fourth count for?
the reason that the label thereon was false and misleading, said?
product being labeled "Essence of Jamaica Ginger", when in fact?
it was not essence of Jamaica ginger but a mixture of essence of?
Jamaica ginger and a solution of capsicum, and further, because it?
was labeled and branded so as to deceive and mislead the pur??
chaser, being labeled "Essence of Jamaica Ginger", when in fact it?
was not essence of Jamaica ginger, but a mixture of essence of Jamaica?
ginger and a solution of capsicum.
On January 5, 1912, the defendants pleaded guilty and were?
fined $25 on each count, or a total of $100, and costs.
W. M. HATS,
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.?
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 8, 1912.
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