11605.?Adulteration  and   misbranding- of Grapico  sirup.    U.  S.  v.  69 Bar?
rels of Grapico Sirup.    Consent decree of condemnation and for??
feiture.    Product released under bond.    (F. & D. No. 17361.    I. S. No.
6130-v.     S. No. C-3927.)
On or about March 14, 1923, the United States attorney for the Northern?
District of Alabama, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture,?
filed in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying?
the seizure and condemnation of 69 barrels of Grapico sirup at Birmingham,?
Ala., alleging that the article had been shipped by J. Grossman's Sons, Nesv?
Orleans, La., on or about January 10, 1923, and transported from the State of?
Louisiana into the State of Alabama, and charging adulteration and misbrand??
ing in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part:?
(Barrel) " Deliciously Refreshing Grapico Naturally Good Syrup * * *?
J. Grossmans Sons.   Mnfgs. New Orleans, La."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that an?
imitation product containing little or no grape had been mixed and packed with?
and substituted wholly or in part for the said article. Adulteration was?
alleged for the further reason that it had been colored and flavored in a manner?
whereby inferiority was concealed.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statements appearing in the?
labeling, " Grapico Naturally Good," were false and misleading and deceived?
and misled the purchaser, and for the further reason that the article was an?
imitation of another article.
On April 28, 1923, J. Grossman's Sons, New Orleans, La., claimants,-having?
admitted the allegations of the libel and consented to the entry of a decree of?
condemnation and forfeiture and having executed a bond in the sum of $4,000,?
in conformity with section 10 of the act, conditioned in part that the article be?
labeled as follows, " Imitation Grape Syrup Grapico Naturally Good Syrup.?
Contains Pure Grape Flavor, Artificial Flavor and Color. J. Grossman's Sons,?
Manufacturers, New Orleans, La.," it was ordered by the court that the?
product be released to the said claimant upon payment of the costs of the?
proceedings.
HOWARD M. GOEE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.