9416. Adulteration and Misbranding of apple flavor and crab apple flavor
phosphated beverages. U. S. * * * v. J Barrel of Apple Flavor 
and Two J-Barrels of Ci-ab Apple Flavor Phosphated Beverages. 
Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D.
No. 599-c.    I, S. Nos. 14934-t, 14935-t.)
On March 30, 1921, the United States attorney for the District of Nebraska 
filed in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the 
seizure and condemnation of i barrel of apple flavor and two ^-barrels of crab 
apple flavor phosphated beverages, at Hastings, Nebr., alleging that the articles 
had been shipped on or about September 15, 1920, by the Red Cross Mfg. Co.,, 
St. Louis, Mo., and transported from the State of Missouri into the State of 
Nebraska, and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food
and Drugs Act, as amended. The articles were labeled in part: "Apple" [or 
" Crab Apple "] " non-alcoholic artificial flavor and color, Apple Flavor " [or 
" Crab Apple Flavor "] " Sweetened with saccharine. Guarantee. Contents of 
this package guaranteed to comply with all laws. * * * Guaranteed by Red 
Cross Mfg. Co. St. Louis, Mo.
Adulteration of the articles was alleged in the libel for the reason that sac- 
charin had been mixed and packed with them so' as to reduce or lower or in- 
juriously affect their quality or strength, and had been substituted wholly or 
in part for the articles, and for the further reason that said articles were col- 
ored in a manner whereby damage or inferiority was concealed, and further 
in that they contained an added deleterious ingredient which might render them 
injurious to health.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the articles were labeled or 
branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, and for the further reason 
that they were food in package form, and the quantity of the contents was not 
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the packages.
On June 4, 1921, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the products be destroyed by the United States marshal.
C. W. PUGSLEY, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.