16882. Adulteration and misbranding of -vinegar. V. S. v. O Barrels of 
Cider Vinegar. Consent decree of condemnation entered. Prod- 
uct released nnder bond. (F. & D. No. 22622. I. S. No. 19940-x. S. No. 
656.)
On or about March 23, 1928, the United States attorney for the Eastern 
District of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying 
seizure and condemnation of 9 barrels of vinegar, remaining in the original 
unbroken packages at Cairo, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped 
by the St. Louis Vinegar & Cider Co., St. Louis, Mo., on or about January 16, 
1928, and had been transported from the State of Missouri into the State of 
Illinois, and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food 
and drugs act as amended. The article was labeled in part: " Fermented 
Apple Cider Reduced to 4% Vinegar."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that a sub- 
stance, evaporated apple products vinegar, had been mixed and packed with 
and substituted wholly or in part for the said article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the designation "Apple Cider 
Vinegar" was false and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser, 
and in that the article was offered for sale under the distinctive name of 
another article. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the 
article was food in package form and the quantity of the contents was not 
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package in terms of 
measure.
On May 3, 1928, the St. Louis Vinegar & Cider Co., St. Louis, Mo., having 
appeared as claimant for the property and having consented to the entry of a 
decree, judgment of condemnation was entered,. and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be released to the said claimant to be relabeled under 
the supervision of this department, upon the execution of a bond in the sum 
of $200, and that the claimant pay the costs of the proceedings.
AETHUR M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.