F. & D. No. 3016.
S. No. 1102.	
Issued May 22, 1912.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 1474.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.)
MISBRANDING OF BEEF, IRON, AND WINE.
On October 13, 1911, the United States Attorney for the District?
of Maryland, acting on a report by the Secretary of Agriculture,?
filed in the District Court of the United States for said district a?
libel praying seizure and condemnation of one barrel of beef, iron,?
and wine in possession of the Kent Drug Co., Baltimore, Md., and?
remaining unsold and in the original unbroken package. The libel?
alleged that the product had been transported from the State of New?
York into the State of Maryland, date of shipment not shown, and?
charged violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The barrel was?
labeled " Beef, Iron & Wine."
Analyses of the samples of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry?
of this Department showed the following results: Alcohol by volume,?
22 per cent; nonvolatile matter, 8.7 per cent;" ash, 1.3 per cent ;?
citric acid from citrates, 0.5 per cent; nitrogen, 0.24 per cent;?
ammonium salts, absent; reducing sugar, present; sucrose, absent.?
Alcohol by volume, 21.7 per cent; nonvolatile matter, 8.7 per cent;?
ash, 1.4 per cent; nitrogen, 0.24 per cent; kreatinin, present; reduc??
ing sugars as invert, approximately, 2.6 per cent; sucrose, absent;?
iron per liter, 0.994 gram. Misbranding was alleged in that said?
barrel although containing approximately 22 per cent alcohol by?
volume failed to bear a statement on the label as to the quantity or?
proportion of alcohol contained therein.
On November 27, 1911, no appearance having been made by any?
person claiming any interest in the product, judgment of condemna??
tion and forfeiture was entered and an order made directing the sale?
of same at private sale by the United States marshal after changing?
the deceptive branding on the barrel.
W. M. HATS,?
Acting Secretary of Agri-culture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April ?0,191?.
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