27686. Adulteration and misbranding of fruit juices.    U. S. v. Twenty-two 12-
Ounce Bottles of Lemon Juice, et al.    Default decree of condemnation.
(F. & D. No. 89671.   Sample Nos. 20637-C to 20642-C, incl.)
These products were labeled to convey the impression that they were fruit 
juices. Examination showed that they consisted of acid, diluted citrus juices, 
citrus-peel oil, benzoate of soda, and in the case of the lemon and lime varieties, 
artificial color.
On June 1, 1937, the United States attorney for the District of Rhode Island, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court a 
libel praying seizure and condemnation of 176 various-sized bottles of lemon, 
lime, and orange juices at Pawtucket, R. I., alleging that the articles had been 
shipped in interstate commerce between the dates of October 25, 1935, and 
March 31, 1937, by Delco Products, Inc., from Fall River, Mass., and charging 
adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The 
articles were variously labeled in part as follows: (Bottles) "Delco Lemon [or 
"Lime" or "Orange"] A Mixture for Drinks or Foods requiring Lemon [or "Lime" 
or "Orange"] Juice.   Delco Products Inc.   Fall River, Mass."
They were alleged to be adulterated in that imitation fruit juices consisting of 
acid, diluted citrus juices, citrus-peel oil, benzoate of soda, and in the case of the 
lemon and lime juices, artificial color, had been mixed and packed with them 
so as to reduce and lower their quality or strength and had been substituted 
wholly or in part for lemon, or lime, or orange juices, which they purported to be. 
They were alleged to be adulterated further in that they had been mixed and— 
in the case of the lemon and lime—had been artificially colored in a manner 
whereby inferiority was concealed.
The articles were alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements 
were false and misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser 
when applied to imitation fruit juices, "Lemon [or "Lime" or "Orange"] Juice"; 
and in that they were imitations of other articles, namely, fruit juices.
On June 28, 1937, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the products were ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.