18778. Adulteration and Misbranding of canned grapefruit juice. U. S. v. 
22 Cases of Canned Grapefruit Juice. Default decree of condem- 
nation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 26712. I. S. No. 
22821.    S. No. 4849.)
Examination of samples of canned grapefruit juice showed that the article 
contained undeclared added sugar; -also that the statement of the quantity of 
the contents borne on the label was not made in terms of liquid measure.
On 'June 26,1931, the United" States "attorney for the Northern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District-vCciurt of? the United States, for the district .aforesaid a Hbel praying 
seizure ajad^ndemnatiqQiOf-22 easesAof canned grapefruit juice, remaining iE 
the original unbroken packages }at;$aoi Francisco^ Calif., alleging that the arti-
cle had been shipped by the Florida Grapefruit Canning Co., from Bradenton, 
Fla., on or about February 11, 1931, and had been .transported from, the State 
of Florida into the State of California, and charging adulteration and misbrand- 
ing in violation of the food and drugs act as amended. The article was labeled 
in part: (Can) " Floriana Brand Fancy Florida Grapefruit Juice Contents 1 Lb> 
4 Oz. Packed by Florida Grapefruit Canning Company, Inc., Bradenton, Fla,"
It was alleged in the libel that the artiele was adulterated in that added sugasr 
had been substituted in part for the said article. 
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Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement on the label, 
"Grapefruit Juice," was false and misleading and deceived and misled the 
purchaser when applied to an article containing undeclared added .sugar. Mis- 
branding was alleged for the further reason that the article was > offered 'for 
&ale under the distinctive name of another article, and for the further reason 
that it was food in package form and the quantity of the contents was not 
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the packages* since the 
declaration was not made in terms of fluid ounces.
On July 28, 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 destroyed by the United States marshal.
ARTHUR M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.