9869. Adulteration and misbranding of prepared mustard. U. S. * * * 
v. 101 Cases * * * of Prepared Mustard. Default decree of 
condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 14621. I. S. 
Nos. 1103-t, 1104-t, 1105^t.     S. Nos. C-2865, G-2866.)
On March 15, 1921, the United States attorney for the District of Kansas, 
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 101 cases, more or less, of prepared mustard, remaining unsold in the 
original unbroken packages at Atchison, Kans., alleging that the article had 
been shipped in part by the Evans Rich Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo., November 12, 
1920, and in part by the Bayle Food Products Co., St. Louis, Mo., July 24 and 
August 4, 1920, respectively, and transported from the State of Missouri into 
the State of Kansas, and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of 
the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. A portion of the article was labeled 
in part, (jars) "* * * Prepared-Mustard Colored With Turmeric * * *." 
The remainder was labeled in part, (jars) " * * * Prepared mustard. 
Mustard Seed, Vinegar, Spices and Condiments, Colored With Turmeric   *   *   *."
It was alleged in substance in the libel that the article was adulterated in 
that it contained mustard hulls, which had been packed and substituted for 
the pure article, and in that it had been colored in a manner to conceal 
inferiority.
It was alleged in substance that the article was misbranded in that the 
labels as above quoted were misleading and calculated to deceive the purchaser 
into the belief that the said article was pure mustard and in that the said 
article was a mixture [imitation] of, and was offered for sale under the dis- 
tinctive name of, another article. Misbranding was alleged in substance for 
the further reason that the article was food in package form, and the quantity 
of the contents was not branded and conspicuously marked on the outside of 
the package.
On June 28, 1921, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
9S70. Adulteration of shell eggs. U. S. * * * v. Walte D. Law. Plea 
of g-nllty.     Fine, $10 and costs.     (F. & D. No. 11033.    I. S. No. 5807-r.)
On February 4, 1920, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district an information against 
Waite D. Law, Springfield, Mo., alleging shipment by said defendant, on or 
about August 6, 1918, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, from the State 
of Missouri into the State of Illinois, of a quantity of shell eggs which were 
adulterated.
Examination of 8 one-half cases showed 27.8 per cent of inedible eggs, con- 
sisting of black rots, mixed rots, spot rots, blood rings, and moldy eggs.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the information for the reason 
that it consisted in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal substance.
On October 5, 1920, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to the information, 
and the court imposed a fine of $10 and costs.
C W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.