27101. Misbranding of table sirup.     U. S. v. 49 Cases of Sirup.     Decree of con¬
demnation.     Product released under bond to be relabeled.     (F. & D. no.
39077.    Sample no. 31127-C.)
This product consisted in large part of corn sirup, was manufactured by the 
American Syrup & Sorghum Co., and was labeled to convey the impression that 
it was fancy blended sorghum sirup made on the farm.
On February 15, 1937, the United States attorney for the District of Colo- 
rado, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 49 cases of sirup at Denver, 
Colo., consigned by the American Syrup & Sorghum Co., alleging that it 
had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about October 14, 1936, from St. 
Louis, Mo., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act. The article was labeled in part: "Farmer Jones Pride Brand * * * 
Fancy Blended Sorghum Syrup 60% Corn Syrup, 30% Sorghum, 10% Refiners 
Syrup. Manufactured by American Syrup & Sorghum Co., * * * General 
Offices, St. Louis, Mo."
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the brand name, "Farmer Jones 
Pride", the design of a cane field, cane crusher, and vat for boiling down the 
sirup, the statements "Fancy Blended Sorghum Syrup", and "None genuine 
without this label and signature Yours truly Farmer Jones", borne on the 
label, were false and misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the pur- 
chaser since they represented that the article was manufactured by a farmer 
in the field where it was grown and that it was a fancy blended sorghum 
sirup; whereas it was manufactured by the American Syrup & Sorghum Co. 
at one of their plants, was not a fancy blended sorghum sirup but contained 
corn sirup; and the misbranding by reason of the statement "Fancy Blended 
Sorghum Syrup" was not corrected by the inconspicuous statement, "60% 
Corn Syrup, 30% Sorghum and 10% Refiners Syrup."
On March 6, 1937, the American Syrup & Sorghum Co., claimant, having ad- 
mitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and it was ordered that the product be released under bond conditioned that 
it be relabeled.
W. R. GEEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.