102G4. Adulteration and misbranding of Sako sweetener. U. S. *?* *?
v. 24 Bottles * * * of * * * Sako. Default decree of?con??
demnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 13849.?I. S.?
No. 24606-r.    S. No. C-2574.)
On November 12, 1920, the United States attorney for the Eastern District?
of Michigan, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in?
the District Court of the United States for said district a libel fdr the seizure?
and condemnation of 24 bottles of Sako, at Detroit, Mich., alleging that the?
article had been shipped by the A-One Products Co., Chicago, 111., July 7,?
1920. and transported from the State of Illinois into the State of Michigan,?
and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs?
Act. The article was labeled in part: " Sako * * * Bottle herein con??
tains two liquid ounces which approximately equals the sweetening power of?
15 pounds of sugar. This gives you the corresponding sweetness of sugar?
at a relative cost of approximately 6 2/3$ per pound. * * * Guaranteed?
to comply with the Federal Food and Drugs Act by Sako Products Company,?
Chicago, 111.    *    *    *"
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it?
contained an added poisonous or deleterious ingredient, to wit, saccharin,?
which might render it injurious to health.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance for the reason that the?
above-quoted statements contained on the labels of the bottles containing the?
said article were false and misleading and the said article was labeled so?
as to deceive and mislead purchasers by representing it to be of sucrose?
origin, whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not. Misbranding was alleged?
for the further reason that the article was an imitation of, and offered for?
sale under the distinctive name of, another article.
On March 8, 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. F. MARVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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