26525. Adulteration   and misbranding of  Alco-Spongre-Rub  Alcohol.     IT.   S.   T.
216 Bottles of Alco-Sponge-Rub Alcohol. Default decree of condem- 
nation and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 87577.    Sample no. 64010-B.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of Alco-Sponge-Rub Alcohol which 
was labeled to represent that it consisted of ordinary (ethyl) alcohol, when 
In fact it consisted of a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and water.
On April 11, 1936, the United States attorney for the Middle District of 
North Carolina, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 216 bottles of 
Alco-Sponge-Rub Alcohol at Greensboro, N. C, alleging that the article had been 
shipped in Interstate commerce on or about January 22, 1936, by the Mills 
Sales Co., from New York, N. Y., and that It was adulterated and misbranded 
in violation of the Food and Drags Act
The article was alleged to be adulterated In that its strength and purity fell 
below the professed standard under which it was sold, namely, "Alcohol", since 
the article did not consist of ordinary (ethyl) alcohol, but did consist of a 
mixture of isopropyl alcohol and water.
The article was alleged to be misbranded In that the statement on the label, 
"Alcohol", was false and misleading when applied to a product consisting of a 
mixture of isopropyl alcohol and water. The article was alleged to be mis- 
branded further in that the package failed to bear upon its label a statement 
of the quantity or proportion of isopropyl alcohol contained in the article, since 
the statement "70 Proof Isopropyl" was meaningless.
On June 10, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.