18033. Adulteration and Misbranding of ether. U. S. v. Flfty-tivo 1-Pound 
Cans of Ether. Default decree of condemnation and forfeiture. 
Product delivered to this department. (F. & D. No. 25673. I. S. No. 
8939.    S. No. 3959.)
Samples of ether taken from the shipment herein described having been 
found to contain peroxide, a decomposition product, the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture reported the matter to the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Pennsylvania.
On January 13, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court 
of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and 
condemnation of fifty-two 1-pound cans of ether, remaining in the original 
unbroken  packages  at  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  alleging  that  the  article  had been
shipped by the American Solvents & Chemical Corporation, on or about No- 
vember 24, 1930, from Albany, N. Y., and had been transported from the State 
of New York into the State of Pennsylvania, and charging adulteration and 
misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act. The article was labeled in 
part: "Ether U. S. P. X."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it was 
sold under a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, and differed 
from the standard of strength, quality, and purity as determined by the tests 
laid down in the said pharmacopoeia.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statements on the can 
labels, " Ether U. S. P. X." and " Ether U. S. P.," were false and misleading 
when applied to ether containing peroxide.
On March 21, 1931, 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 delivered to this department for analytical purposes.
AETHUB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.