12354. Adulteration  and  misbranding  of  strawberry jam  and  raspberry
jam. U. S. v. 40 Jars of Strawberry and 20 Jars of Raspberry 
Jam. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. No. 18393.     1. S. Nos. 15365-v, 15366-v.     S. No. &-4737.)
On February 19, 1924, the United States attorney for the District of Rhode 
Island, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure 
and condemnation of 40 jars of strawberry jam and 20 jars of raspberry jam 
remaining in the original unbroken packages at Woonsocket, R. I., alleging 
that the article had been shipped by the F. P. Adams Co. (Inc.), from Boston, 
Mass., on or about November 10, 1923, and transported from the State of 
Massachusetts into the State of Rhode Island, and charging adulteration and 
misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act. The article was labeled 
in part: "One Pound Net Pure Strawberry" (or "Raspberry") "Jam Pre- 
pared From Selected Fruit and Refined Sugar Manufactured By F. P. Adams 
Co. Inc. Boston, U. S. A."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that sub- 
stances, pectin and glucose, had been mixed and packed therewith so as to 
reduce, lower, and injuriously affect its quality or strength and had been sub- 
stituted in part for the said article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statements on the jars con- 
taining the article, " Pure Strawberry " or " Raspberry," as the case, might be, 
and "Jam Prepared from Selected Fruit and Refined Sugar," were false and 
misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser. Misbranding was alleged 
for the further reason that the article was offered for sale under the dis- 
tinctive name of another article.
On May 23, 1924, 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.
HOWARD M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.