449i?.  AAuMearatioat. um& MstsJMcan^iisg-   of  sa-caUe4  aj??ie*t feirasKil-y.     V?.   S-.
*?   *?   *   ?*?  Storara-eS  S>*<*e-ttelk   e*  al*  (iS...  Ffeoe&felK' &.  S&??)     Plea   of
guilty.   Fixe* #25.    C'F. & D. IS?, mm.   I. &. New 3T9S8-iL),
0=B: Nav^mfcer 15, 1ME, the IfeMedi States; attoraey for the District of New?
Jersey, acting isgixm a- report .fey the Secretary of Agriculture^, filed in the- I>ls>?
triet Court of tie United States for said dastricfc an in&rm&tioii agatest Samntel?
IPredaliseh ?mk Irraag; Si. FroeMieEtv copartners, trading as S.. FroeMich & So<nv?
Mewarft,. N.. I.., aOffiegiag, shipment by said defendant, m ^iolatfeiD of the Food;?
a-H.<a Brags Act,, <m or abeurt Aparfai 16,. 1914? fron* the Stater of. New Jersey into?
the State ?f New York,, of a epaattity of apricot brandy, which was adulterated;?
and misbranded. The article was labeled;: <e Contests 12:1 Ozs. F&E Trade?
Maori: Apricot Brandy Distilled Froas Selected Fruit Quality CrUiairanteedi By?
Our Signature. Cordial Compound. Bottled By Serial No. 9062-A FreeMieh?
& Keehler   Newark, N. J."
Analysis ?f a. sample of the article "by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
dspairtraent showed- the- f oIlO/wiKg; results', expressed; as parts per IQfcMMMD1 of 1?0*?
proof alcohol,, except as- otherwise: slated' ::
Proof (degrees) -?
    52.4
Acids, total, as acetic?
444. 6
Acids, fixed, as acetic?
412. 6
Esters, as acetic?
?26. 9
Aldehydes, as acetic?
      2. 3
Furfural?
      0. 4
Fusel oil?
 ?    7.9
Color  (degrees, Lovibond, 0.5-inch cell)?
    57.1
Color insoluble in amyl alcohol (per cent)?
    88.0
The product contains little or no apricot brandy.
The allegations in the information were to the effect that the article was adul??
terated for the reason that a substance, to wit, neutral spirits, artificially col??
ored and flavored in imitation of apricot brandy, had been substituted, wholly?
or in part, for apricot brandy, which the article purported to be, and further in?
that said article was colored whereby its inferiority was concealed.
The allegations as to misbranding Avere to the effect that the statement, to?
wit, "Apricot Brandy," borne on the label, was false and misleading in that?
it represented that the article was genuine apricot brandy, and misled and de??
ceived the purchasers into the belief that it was genuine apricot brandy,?
whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not, but was a cordial composed, in whole?
or in part, of neutral spirits, and artificially colored and flavored in imitation?
of apricot brandy.
On January 10, 1916, the defendants entered pleas of guilty to the information,'?
and the court imposed a fine of $25.
C. F. MARVIN", Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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