26677. Adulteration and misbranding of preserves and jams. IT. S. v. Glaser, 
Crandell Co. Plea of guilty, line, $50. (F. & D. no. 38028. Sample nos. 
55417-B, 55418-B, 58101-B,, 58103-B.)
This case involved alleged preserves and jams that contained less fruit 
and more sugar than preserves and jams should contain.
On October 30, 1936, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture," filed in 
the district court an information against the Glaser, Crandell Co., a corpora- 
tion, Chicago, Ill., alleging shipment by said company in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act, on or about February 22, 1935, from the State of 
Illinois into the State of Indiana of quantities of jams, and on or about 
March 25, 1936, from the State of Illinois into the State of Wisconsin of 
quantities of preserves that were adulterated and misbranded. The preserves 
were labeled in part: (Jar) "Everbest Preserves Peach [or "Straw- 
berry"] * * * Glaser, Crandell Co., Chicago, U. S. A." The jams were 
labeled in part: "Mickey Mouse * * * Peach [or "Blackberry"] jam, 
Glaser, Crandell Co., Chicago."
The articles were alleged to be adulterated in that substances containing 
less fruit and more sugar than are contained in preserves and jams had 
been substituted wholly for peach preserves, strawberry preserves, peach jam, 
and blackberry jam, respectively, which the articles purported to be; in that 
sugar had been mixed and packed with said fruit in a proportion of sugar 
to fruit in excess of the proportion of sugar contained in preserves and jams, 
and that the quality of the articles had been reduced or lowered; in that the 
articles were inferior to preserves land jams and such inferiority was concealed 
by the mixing and packing of the said fruit with a proportion of sugar to fruit 
in excess of that contained in preserves and jams.
Misbranding was alleged in that the articles were imitations of preserves 
and jams and had been offered for sale under the distinctive names of other 
articles, namely, peach preserves, strawberry preserves, peach jam, and black- 
berry jam, respectively; in that there was borne on the label the statements 
"Preserves Peach", "Preserves Strawberry", "Peach Jam", and "Blackberry 
Jam"; that the said statements were false and misleading, since the articles 
were not preserves and jams and thereby were labeled so as to deceive and 
mislead the purchaser.
On November 20, 1936, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the de- 
fendant and the court imposed a fine of $50.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.