14484. Adulteration and misbranding of canned sirup.    IT. S. v. 106 Cases
of Canned Sirup.     Decree of condemnation and forfeiture.     Prod- 
uct released under bond.     (F. & D. No. 21095.    I. S. No. 1580-x.    S. No.
C-5157.)
On May 27, 1926, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Texas, 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 seizure and. 
condemnation of 106 cases of canned sirup, remaining in the original unbroken 
packages at Houston, Tex., alleging that the article had been shipped by James, 
T. Mary, Lafayette, La., February 16, 1928, and transported fe^m the State-flf:; 
Louisiana into the State of Texas, and charging
" adulteration and misbranding 
in violation of the food and drugs act as amended.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that com- 
mercial glucose had been mixed and packed therewith so as to reduce, lower 
and injuriously affect its quality and strength and had been partly substi- 
tuted for the said article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the article was labeled, to wit, 
" Myer's Brand New Crop Open Kettle Country Made Louisiana Pure Ribbon 
Cane Syrup Pure Ribbon Cane Syrup, made from the very best ribbon cane Guar- 
anteed 100 per cent pure, being cleaned mechanically by skimming and straining, 
retaining all of the sugar elements. Packed For Myers Product Co., Houston, 
Texas net weight 1 Lb 2 Ozs.," which said statements were false and mislead- 
ing and deceived and misled the purchaser. Misbranding was alleged for the 
further reason that the article was offered for sale under the distinctive name 
of another article, to wit, pure sirup, and for the further reason that it was 
food in package form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and
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conspicuously marked on the outside of the packages in terms of liquid meas-     - 
ure, said article being a liquid. 
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On July 13, 1926, James T. Mary, Lafayette, La., having appeared as claimant      , 
for the property, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and      4 
it was ordered by the court that the product be released to the said claimant     J 
upon payment of the costs of the proceedings and the execution of a bond in 
the sum of $1,000, conditioned in part that it be relabeled so as to show that 
if consists of sirup and commercial glucose.
W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.