3918. Misbranding of so-called Savigny & Cie. brandy cognac. U. S. v. Hans Jensen et al.?
(Hans Jensen Co.). Plea of guilty. Fine, $25 and costs. (F. & D. No. 5140. I. S.?
No. 1904-e.)
On November 14, 1914, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illi??
nois, acting upon a report "by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court?
of the United States for said district an information against Hans Jensen, Hugo Jensen,?
and William Jensen, copartners, doing business as Hans Jensen Co., Chicago, 111.,?
alleging shipment by said defendants, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on?
April 11,1912, from the State of Illinois into the State of Iowa, of a quantity of so-called?
Savigny & Cie. brandy cognac, which was misbranded. The product was labeled:?
"Savigny & Cie. Brand Brandy Cognac Type. Guaranteed by Hans Jensen Co.,?
Chicago, Illinois, under the National Pure Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department?
showed the following results, expressed as grams per 100 liters of 100? proof, unless?
otherwise stated:
Proof, corrected (degrees)?
?89. 3
Solids?
?514. 3
Acids?
?44. 4
Esters?
?37. 5
Aldehydes?
?7. 6
Furfural?
?0. 5
Fusel oil?
?40
Color, insoluble in amyl alcohol (per cent)?
?59
Total color, to 100 proof (degrees, ^-inch cell)?
?10. 6
Misbranding of the product was alleged in the information for the reason that each?
of the bottles containing the article bore a label in words and figures as follows, to wit,?
"Savigny & Cie. Brand Brandy Cognac Type. Guaranteed by Hans Jensen Co.,?
Chicago, Illinois, under the National Pure Food and Drugs Act, June 30,1906," which?
said statement appearing on the label of the bottles was false and misleading, in that?
the statement "Brandy Cognac" represented to the purchaser that the article of food?
aforesaid was cognac, whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not cognac, but a product?
prepared from brandy and neutral spirits, the words "Brand" and "Type," which?
also appeared on the label in small and inconspicuous type, not being sufficient to?
correct the false impression conveyed by the statement'' Brandy Cognac.'' Misbrand??
ing was alleged for the further reason that said statement appearing on the label of each?
of the bottles misled and deceived in that the statement "Brandy Cognac" repre??
sented to the purchaser that the article of food aforesaid was cognac, whereas, in?
truth and in fact, it was not cognac, but was a product prepared from brandy and?
neutral spirits; misbranding was alleged for the further reason that said statement?
appearing on the label of each of the bottles represented to the purchaser that the?
article of food aforesaid was cognac, whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not cognac,?
but an imitation of another article, to wit, cognac.
On December 3, 1914, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant firm,?
and the court imposed a fine of $25 and costs.
D. F. HOUSTON, Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 8, 1915.
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