26201. Adulteration and misbranding of assorted preserves.     U. S. v. 15 Cases
of Assorted Preserves.     Default decree of forfeiture and destruction.
(F. & D. no. S7191.    Sample no. 19094-B.)
This case involved assorted preserves that were deficient in fruit and con- 
tained added glucose and water.
On February 13, 1936, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 15 cases of assorted 
preserves at East St. Louis, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about December 31, 1935, by G. & H. Products, Inc., 
from St. Louis, Mo., and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act. The articles were labeled in part: "Hi-Stile Brand 
Pure Preserves Packed by Hemple Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo."
The articles were alleged to be adulterated in that added glucose and water 
had been mixed and packed therewith so as to reduce, lower, or injuriously 
affect their quality; in that glucose and water had been substituted in part 
for preserves, which the articles purported to be; and in that added glucose 
and water had been mixed with the articles in a manner whereby inferiority 
was concealed.
The articles were alleged to be misbranded in that the statements on the 
label, "Pure Preserves * * * Blackberry [or "Strawberry", "Peach", or 
"Cherry"] and "Pure Pineapple Preserves", were false and misleading and 
tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser when applied to products that 
were deficient in fruit and contained added glucose and water; and in that 
they were imitations of and offered for sale under the distinctive names of 
other articles.
On August 4, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judgment of forfeiture was 
entered and it was ordered that the products be destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.