3099.?Adulteration and* misbranding of vinegar.   TJ. S. v. 100 Cases of Vinegar.   Product
released on bond by order of court.   (P. & D. No. 5216.   S. No. 1804.)
On May 10, 1913, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas,?
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the?
United States for said district a libel for the seizure and condemnation of 100 cases of?
so-called vinegar, remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages, alleging that?
the product had been shipped from the State of Tennessee to the State of Arkansas?
and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs^Act.?
The product was labeled: "2 Doz. No. 24?Circle?D?Pure Cane Sugar Vinegar??
Dawson Bros. Mfg. Co., Memphis, Term." Retail bottles were labeled: "Trade Mark?
Circle D Brand?Cane Sugar Sterilized and Filtered Vinegar?Reduced to legal?
strength. Weight 1 lb. 10 oz., or more. Bottled by Dawson Bros. Mfg. Co., Memphis,?
Tenn."
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the libel for the reason that it was labeled?
as set forth above, whereas an analysis showed that it was not sugar vinegar, as stated?
on the label and brand, but consisted wholly or in part of distilled vinegar or dilute?
acetic acid, which had been substituted for and mixed and packed with sugar vinegar?
so as to reduce or lower or injuriously affect its quality or strength, whereby it was?
adulterated.   Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the product was labeled as
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set forth above and said statements on the label were false and misleading and con??
stituted a misbranding according to law.
On June 4, 1913, the Dawson Bros. Mfg. Co., Memphis, Tenn., claimant, having?
admitted the allegations in the libel, it was ordered by the court that upon payment of?
the costs of the proceedings and the execution of bond in the sum of $500 in conformity?
with section 10 of the act, the product should be delivered to said claimant.
B. T. GALLOWAY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., April 14, 1914.