26933. Adulteration and misbranding of tomato juice.     17.  S. v. 1,126 Cases of
Canned Tomato Juice. Consent decree of condemnation. Product 
released under bond for relabeling. (F. & D. no. 37275. Sample no. 
53431-B.)
This product  contained added water.
On February 29, 1936, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 1,126 cases of tomato juice at 
Portland, Oreg., alleging that it had been shipped in interstate commerce on or 
about December 3, 1935, by Stokely Bros. & Co., from Oakland, Calif., and 
charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. 
The article was labeled in part: "Armour's Star Quality * * * Tomato 
Juice   *   *    *   Armour and Company Chicago U. S. A. Distributors."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that water had been mixed and packed 
therewith so as to reduce or lower its quality or strength and had been sub- 
stituted in part for the article.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements on 
the label, "Tomato Juice * * * natural juice from ripe tomatoes canned 
by methods which retain its high content of vitamins A-B-C", were raise and 
misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser.
On July 27, 1936, C. P. Dorr, San Francisco, Calif., claimant, having consented 
to the entry of the decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and it was 
ordered that the product be released under bond conditioned that it be relabeled.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.