27774. Adulteration and misbranding of frozen esgr yolks.     IT. S. v. 24 Cans of
Frozen Egg- Yolks.    Decree of condemnation.    Product released under 
bond to be relabeled.    (F. & D. No. 39938.    Sample No. 18724-C.)
This product was represented to be egg yolks and sugar; whereas it consisted 
of egg yolks, sugar, and added egg white.
On July 1, 1937, the United States attorney for the Western District of Ten- 
nessee, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 24 cans of frozen egg yolks 
at Memphis, Tenn., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about April 20, 1937, by the Ovson Egg Co. from St. Louis, Mo., and 
charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. 
The article was labeled in part: (Cans) "Ovson Standard Selected Fresh Eggs 
Frozen. * * * A product of National Dairy * * * Ovson Egg Company 
Chicago, Illinois."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that a mixture of egg yolk, egg white, and 
sugar had been substituted wholly or in part for egg yolks and sugar, which it 
purported to be.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements, "Sugaryolk 
is an egg yolk product. Contains only pure fresh egg yolk to which is added 
about 10% cane sugar," were false and misleading and tended to deceive and 
mislead the purchaser when applied to a product that contained added egg 
white.
On September 2, 1937, the Ovson Egg Co., Chicago, Ill., claimant, having ad- 
mitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the product was released to the claimant under bond conditioned that it be 
relabeled.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.