10G71. Adulteration and misbranding of vinegar. V. S. * * * v. 100?
Cases of Vinegar. Goods released on bond. (F. & D. No. 8692. I. S.?
No. 2567-p.     S.  No.  E-955.)
On or about December 24, 1917, the United States attorney for the Southern?
district of Florida, 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 100 cases, each containing 24 glass jars of vinegar, at?
Tampa, Fla., consigned by Old Homestead Mfg. Co., Richmond, Va., alleging?
that the article had been shipped on or a-bout August 20, 1917, from Richmond?
in the State of Virginia, and transported into the State of Florida, and charg??
ing adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.?
The jars were labeled: " 20 fluid ounces Log Cabin Brand Albemarle Pure?
Apple Cider Vinegar Old Homestead Mfg. Co. Richmond, Virginia, Reduced to?
4 per cent."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that dis??
tilled vinegar or dilute acetic acid had been mixed and packed with said vine??
gar so as injuriously to affect its quality and strength, and for the further?
reason that the distilled vinegar or dilute acetic acid had been substituted in?
part for said pure apple cider vinegar.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the article was labeled " Pure?
Apple Cider Vinegar," whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not pure apple?
vinegar, in that it contained distilled vinegar or added dilute acetic acid, for
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the further reason that the said article was an imitation of, and was offered?
for sale under the distinctive name, of, another article, and for the further?
reason that said article was labeled and branded so as to deceive and mislead?
the purchaser.
On January 17, 1918, the matter having come on to be heard, the court?
found there was probable cause for the filing of the libel, and found further in?
favor of the United States, and, it appearing to the court that the Peninsular?
Grocery Co., Tampa, Fla., had entered into good and sufficient bond in con??
formity with section 10 of the act and that the goods had been delivered to?
said claimant, who had paid the costs of the proceedings, it was ordered by?
the court that the proceedings be dismissed at the cost of said claimant.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.