GS35. Adulteration and misbranding; of soluble saccharin. U. S. * * *? v. 1 Can of Soluble Saccharin, Default decree of condemnation,? forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 9339. I. S. No. 2439-r S. No.? W-246.) On September 23, 1918, the United States attorney for the District of? Utah, 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 one 5-pound can of soluble saccharin, remaining unsold in? the original unbroken package at Salt Lake City, Utah, alleging that the? article had been shipped on or about August 17, 1918, by the W. B. Wood? Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, Mo., and transported from the State of Mis?? souri into the State of Utah, and charging adulteration and misbranding in? violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article wras labeled in part, " Soluble? Saccharine." Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it was? sold under and by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, to? wit, saccharin, and that the contents of the can differed from the standard of? strength, quality, and purity determined by the tests for saccharin laid down? in the said Pharmacopoeia, said can or container containing a product consisting? of saccharin and sugar in equal parts, and that there was not plainly stated on? the can or container the standard of strength, quality, and purity of the contents? thereof; and for the further reason that the strength and purity of the con?? tents of the can fell below the professed standard and quality under which it? was sold, in that it was sold as saccharin, whereas, in truth and in fact, it con?? sisted of saccharin and sugar in equal parts. Misbranding of the article was alleged for the reason that the statement borne? on the label, regarding the contents, was false and misleading, the true nature? of the contents of said can or container being as hereinbefore alleged; misbrand?? ing was alleged in substance for the further reason that the statement aforesaid, 328 BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY. [Supplement 67 borne on the label aforesaid, regarding the article and the ingredients and? substances contained therein, to wit, " Soluble Saccharine Soluble in Cold? Water Quality Guaranteed," was false and misleading, the true nature of the? ?contents of the can or container being as hereinbefore alleged, and said article? was an imitation of, and was offered for sale under the name of, another article,? to wit, saccharin, which said article is well known in trade and commerce and? the science of food chemistry, and signifies a white crystalline compound derived? from toluene, a constituent of coal tar. On June 28, 1919, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment? of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court? that the product should be destroyed by the United States marshal. C. F. MAEVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.