3075. Adulteration and misbranding of beer.   U. S. v. Jung Brewing Co.   Plea of guilty.?
Fine,  S50.   (F. & D. No. 5166.   I. S. Nos. 36610-e, 37907-e.)
On June 11, 1913, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin,?
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the?
United States for said district an information against the Jung Brewing Co., a corpo??
ration, Milwaukee, Wis., alleging shipment by said company, in violation of the Food?
and Drugs Act, on or about July 22, 1912, from the State of Wisconsin into the State?
of Illinois, of a quantity of beer which was adulterated and misbranded. The product?
was labeled: (On neck) "Brewed from Choice Malt and Hops. Jung Milwaukee."?
(Main label) "Capacity about 13J oz. None Genuine except that which bears this?
trade mark. Jung Milwaukee Trade Mark Export Beer Brewed and Bottled by Jung?
Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wis.'' (On neck)''Brewed from Choice Malt & Hops,?
Jung Milwaukee." (Main label) "Capacity about 13J oz. None genuine except that?
which bears this trade mark. Jung Milwaukee Trade Mark Pilsener Style Beer,?
Brewed & Bottled by Jung Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wis."
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BUREAU  OF  CHEMISTRY.	
[April, 1914.
Analysis of a sample of the export beer by the Bureau of Chemistry of this depart??
ment showed the following results:
Alcohol (per cent by volume)?
?4. 08
Extract (per cent by weight)?
?4. 61
Extract original wort (per cent by weight)?
?11.13
Degree fermentation?
?58. 58
Volatile acid as acetic (grams per 100 cc)?
?0. 014
Total acid as lactic (grams per 100 cc)?
?0.144
Maltose (per cent)?
?1.25
Dextrin (per cent)?
?2.45
Ash (per cent)?
?0.136
P205 (per cent)?
?0. 053
Proteid (percent)?
?0.384
Undetermined (per cent)?
?0. 39
Polarization, undiluted, 200 mm tube (?V.)?
?+32.4
Color (degrees in J-inch cell, Lovibond)?
?3. 5
Analysis of a sample of the product, "Pilsener Style Beer," by the Bureau of?
Chemistry of this department showed the following results:
Alcohol (per cent by volume)?
?4.25
Extract (per cent by weight)?
?4. 61
Extract original wort (per cent by weight)?
?11.41
Degree fermentation?
?59. 60
Volatile acid as acetic (grams per 100 cc)?
?0. 007
Total acid as lactic (grams per 100 cc)?
?0.135
Maltose (percent)?
?1. 27
Dextrin (percent)?
?2. 30
Ash (per cent)?
?0.135
Proteid (percent):?
?0.397
P205 (per cent)?
?0.054
Polarization, undiluted, 200 mm tube (?V.)?
?+32.4
Undetermined (per cent). ?.?
?0.41
Color (degrees in +inch cell, Lovibond)?
Adulteration of these products was alleged in the information for the reason that?
there had been mixed therewith a cereal which had been substituted wholly or in?
part for hops and barley malt; that is to say, a product known as corn meal or corn?
grits had been substituted for barley malt and hops so that the product was not a beer?
brewed from "choice malt and hops," as indicated by the label thereof, but was a?
beer prepared from materials other than malt and hops, that is to say, was a beer?
brewed in part from a substitute for malt, that is to say, from a cereal or corn-meal?
product which had been substituted as aforesaid in the manufacture, preparation,?
and brewing of said products. Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the labels?
on the products were false and misleading for the reason that the statement "Brewed?
from Choice Malt and Hops " led purchasers to believe and was calculated and intended?
to so lead them to believe that the product was a genuine Pilsener beer and brewed?
exclusively from choice malt and hops, whereas, in truth and in fact, it was made and?
brewed from materials other than malt and hops, that is to say, it was, in truth and in?
fact, made and brewed from hops and barley malt with the addition thereto of a certain?
corn-meal or corn-grit product.
On June 14,1913, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty to the information?
and the court imposed a fine of $50.
B. T. GALLOWAY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 14,1914.
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