5878.   Adnltex-ation   and misbranding of   jelly.     U.   S.   *    *    *   V.  Jlobei t   J. 
Purdy,   S.  Walter Humphries,  and  John  McMahon   (Colonial  Con- 
serve Co.).    Pleas of guilty.    Fine, $200.     (F. & D. No. 8468.    I. S. Nos. 
6277-rn,  G278-m, 6279-m, 6280-m.) 
On November 3, 1917, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district an information against 
Robert J. Purdy, S. Walter Humphries, and John Macon, doing business as 
the Colonial Conserve Co., Philadelphia, Pa., alleging shipment by said defend- 
ants, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about October 24, 1916 
(4 shipments), from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of Maryland, 
of quantities of jelly which vs as adulterated and misbranded.    The article was 
variously labeled, in part: " Mother Cook Brand Pure Jelly, Grape and Apple," 
" Mother Cook Brand Pure Jelly, Raspb y and Apple," " Mother Cook Brand 
Pure Jelly Currant and Apple," " Mother Cook Brand Pure Jelly Crabapple." 
Analyses of samples of  the articles by the  Bureau  of Chemistry  of this 
department showed the following results: 
The " Grape and Apple: "
Solids (per cent) 
70.71
Sucrose, Clerget  (per cent) 
29.09
Phosphoric acid (P205)   (mg. per 100 grams) 
25.6
Citric  acid 
Trace.
Tartaric acid 
Negative^,
Malic acid  (per cent) 
0.12
Alcohol precipitate   (per cent) 
1.02
Ash (percent) 
0.49
Organoleptic test: Flavor very poor.    Practically none 
other than apple.
Analysis indicates the absence of grape juice or pres- 
ence of not more than a mere trace.
The " Raspb y and Apple " :
Solids (per cent) 
65.78
Sucrose,  Clerget   {per cent) 
29.80
Phosphoric acid (P20B)   (mg. per 100 grains) 
7.4
Citric acid 
Trace.
Tartaric acid 
None.
Malic acid  (percent) 
0.066
Alcohol precipitate (percent) 
0.66
Ash   (per cent) 
0.09
Organoleptic test: Flavor very poor.    Practically none 
other than apple.
Analysis indicates the presence of raspberry juice in 
only, negligible amounts.
The " Currant and Apple " :
Solids   (per cent) 
65.39
Sucrose, Clerget (per cent) 
28.21
Phosphoric acid (P2Oc)  (mg. per 100 grams) 
10.5
Citric acid 
Present.
Tartaric acid 
None.
Malic acid 
None.
Alcohol precipitate (percent) 
0.70
Ash (percent) 
0.16
Organoleptic test: Flavor very poor.    Practically none 
other than apple.
Organoleptic test: Flavor very poor.    Practically none
other than apple.
Analysis   indicates   that   crabapple   juice   is   entirely 
absent or present in mere traces.
Adulteration of the article in each shipment was alleged in the information 
for the reason that a substance containing practically no grape, or raspberry, 
or currant, or crab apple, as the case might be, had been substituted for grape 
and apple jelly, or raspberry and apple jelly, or currant and apple jelly, or 
crab-apple jelly, as the case might be, which the article purported to be.
Misbranding of the grape and apple jelly was alleged for the reason that the 
statement, " Pure Jelly Grape and Apple," appearing on the label, regarding 
the article and the ingredients and substances contained therein, was false and 
misleading in that it conveyed the impression that the product contained a sub- 
stantial amount of grape, and for the further reason that it was labeled and 
branded as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser into the belief 
that it contained a substantial amount of grape, whereas, in truth and in fact, 
it did not, but contained practically no grape.
Misbranding of the raspberry and apple jelly was alleged for the reason 
that the statement, " Pure Jelly Raspb y and Apple," appearing on the label, 
regarding the article and the ingredients and substances contained therein, was 
false and misleading in that it represented that the article was a raspberry and 
apple jelly, and for the further reason that it was labeled and branded as afore- 
said so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser into the belief that it was a 
raspberry and apple jelly, whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not but was a 
product containing practically no raspberry.
Misbranding of currant and apple jelly was alleged for the reason that the 
statement, " Pure Jelly Currant and Apple," appearing on the label, regarding 
the article and the ingredients and substances contained therein, was false and 
misleading in that it represented that said article was a currant and apple 
jelly, and for the further reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive 
and mislead purchasers into the belief that it was a currant and apple jelly, 
whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not, but was a product containing prac- 
tically no currant.
Misbranding of the crab-apple jelly was alleged for the reason that the state- 
ment, " Pure Jelly Crabapple," appearing on the label, regarding the article 
and the ingredients and substances contained therein, was false and misleading 
in that- it represented that said article was a crab-apple jelly, and for the further 
reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the pur- 
chaser into the belief that it was a crab-apple jelly, whereas, in truth and in 
fact, it was not, but was a substance containing no crab apple.
On November 20, 1917, the defendants entered pleas of guilty to the infor- 
mation, and the court imposed a fine of $200.