3498.?Adulteration and misbranding of vinegar.   U. S. v. 10 Barrels of Vinegar.  Consent
vdecree of condemnation and forfeiture.  Product released on bond.   (F. & D. No.
4016.   I. S. No. 13345-d.   S. No. 1393.)
On May 20, 1912, the United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 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 10 barrels of vinegar?
remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Boston, Mass., alleging that?
the product had been transported from the State of New York into the State of Massa??
chusetts, and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and?
Drugs Act. The product was labeled: "Compound 80? Molasses Vinegar, 20? Dis??
tilled Vinegar."
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the libel for the reason that it purported?
to consist of 80 per cent molasses vinegar and 20 per cent distilled vinegar, whereas,?
in truth and in fact, said food contained 50 per cent distilled vinegar, said increased?
amount of 30 per cent of said distilled vinegar being mixed and packed with said food?
so as to reduce, lower and injuriously affect its quality and strength. Misbranding?
was alleged for the reason that the product was labeled and branded "Compound 80??
Molasses Vinegar, 20? Distilled Vinegar," which statement was false and misleading,?
in that it would deceive and mislead the purchaser to believe that said food consisted?
of molasses vinegar and distilled vinegar in the quantities stated, whereas, in truth?
and in fact, said food contained a greater quantity of said distilled vinegar, to wit, 50?
per cent thereof.
On July 6, 1914, the Fleischmann Co., New York, N. Y., having filed a satisfactory?
bond in conformity with section 10 of the act, judgment of condemnation and for??
feiture was entered and it was ordered that the product should be delivered to said?
claimant upon payment of the costs of the proceedings.
D. F. HOUSTON, Secretary of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 13, 1914-