17200. Adulteration and Misbranding of vinegar.    U.  S. v.  55 Barrels  of
Vinegar.    Consent    decree    of    condemnation,    forfeiture,    and 
destruction.     (F. & D. No. 23976.    I. S. No. 011417.    S. No. 2217.)
On September 3, 1929, the United States attorney for the District of Minne- 
sota, 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 con- 
demnation of 55 barrels of vinegar at Albert Lea, Minn., alleging that the 
Article had been shipped by the Marshall Vinegar Co., from Marshalltown, 
Iowa, in part on or about June 5, 1929, and in part on or about June 22, 1929, 
and transported from the State of Iowa into the State of Minnesota, and 
charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and  drugs
act The article was labeled in part: "Western Grocer Co. Evaporated 
Apple Vinegar   *   *   *   Mayflower Brand."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that distilled 
vinegar had been mixed and packed with and substituted in part for the said 
article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement on the label, 
" Evaporated Apple Vinegar," was false and misleading and deceived and mis- 
led the purchaser, and for the further reason that the article was offered for 
sale under the distinctive name of another article.
On November 13, 1929, the Marshall Vinegar Co., Marshalltown, Iowa, 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel and having consented 
to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, 
and it was ordered by the court that the product be destroyed and the con- 
tainers delivered to the said claimant upon payment of costs.
ABTHXTB M. HYDH, Secretary of Agriculture.