St 82. Adulteration and misbranding of peppermint extract. U. S. * * *? v. 7 Dozeu 2-Onnee Bottles, More or Less, Labeled in Part, " Pure? Peppermint." Consent decree of condemnation and forfeiture.'? Product ordered released on bond. (P. & D. No. 11483. I. S. No.? S7S0-1-. >S. No. C-1554.) ?*. October 2.8, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of? Illuuis, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis?? trict Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure? and condemnation of a certain quantity of a certain article, labeled.in part? " Pure Peppermint," remaining unsold in the original unbroken package at? East St. Louis, 111., consigned, by Schroeder Grocer Prod. Co., St. Louis, Mo.,? alleging that the article had been shipped on or about September 6, 1919, and? transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Illinois, and charging? adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de?? partment showed that it contained menthol and little or no oil of peppermint. Adulteration of the article was alleged in that a substance containing no? oil of peppermint had been mixed and packed with the article so as to lower,? reduce, and injuriously affect its quality and strength, and had been substituted? wholly for the .article. Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel in that the statement, on? the label on the bottle containing the article, regarding the article, implied? that the product was an extract of peppermint,.when,, in fact, it contained no? peppermint. Further misbranding was alleged in that the article was an imita?? tion of, and was offered for sale under the distinctive name of, another article,? to wit, " Pure Peppermint." On November 24, 1919, C. H. Ozier, claimant, having consented to the entry? of a decree, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was? ordered by the court that the product be delivered to the claimant upon pay?? ment of the costs of the proceedings and the filing of a bond, in conformity? with section 10 of the act. E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.