11674.?Adulteration and misbranding of chloroform.     U.  S.   v. 450 Cans  of
Chloroform. Default decree adjudging' product to he adulterated?
and mishranded and ordering its destruction. (F. & D. No. 16547.?
S. No. C-3674.)
On July 3, 1922, the United States attorney for the Western District of?
Arkansas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in tbe?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure?
and condemnation of 450 cans of chloroform at Fort Smith, Ark., alleging that?
the article had been shipped from New York, N. Y., on or about March 10, 1922,?
and transported from the State of New York into the State of Arkansas, and?
charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.?
The article was labeled in part: " Chloroform    *    *    *    For Anaesthesia."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that it was turbid and that it contained chlorinated decom??
position compounds.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it was?
turbid instead of clear and contained other than the products specified on the?
label, to wit, chlorinated decomposition compounds.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance for the reason that it?
was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser, and for?
the further reason that it was falsely and knowingly mislabeled and misbranded?
in reckless disregard of the ti'uth or falsity of the labeling so as to represent?
falsely and fraudulently to the purchaser and to create in the mind of such pur??
chaser the impression and belief that it was composed of and contained ingredi??
ents set out on the label, when, in truth and in fact, it did not.    Misbranding
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was alleged for the further reason that the article was offered for sale under?
the name of another article.
On December 21, 1922, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of the court was entered finding the product to be adulterated and misbranded?
and ordering its destruction by the United States marshal.
HOWABD M. GOEE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.