28672. Adulteration and misbranding of Glycopon.    IT. S. v. 1 Drum containing
400 Pounds of Glycopon 2A (and 5 other seizure actions against similar 
products).    Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.    (F. & D.
Nos. 40963, 41066, 41212, 41283. 41310, 41524.    Sample Nos. 28446-C, 44290-C, 
44291-C, 48092-C, 56T37-C, 58062-C, 7990-D.)
These cases involved six lots of solvents of which five consisted entirely of a 
glycol or a glycol ether, a poison; and one which contained about 35 percent of 
a glycol, a poison.
On November 30, 1937, the United States attorney for the District of Mary- 
land, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 1 drum of Glycopon 2A at 
Baltimore, Md.    On various dates between December 10, 1937, and January
22, 1938, libels were filed against 34 pounds of Glycopon S at Erie, Pa.; 3 gal-
Ions of Glycopon AAA and 5 gallons of Glycopon S at Miami, Fla.; 9 gallons 
of Glycopon S at Union City, N. J.; 1 gallon of Glycopon AA at Petersburg, 
Va.; and 11 pints of Glycopon AAA at Newark, N. J. The libels alleged that 
the articles had been shipped in interstate commerce on various dates between 
January 12 and October 25, 1937, from New York, N. Y., by Glycol Products 
Co., Inc.; and charged adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act. Portions of the articles were labeled in part: "Glyco Products 
Co., Inc.   New York, N. Y."
The articles were alleged to be adulterated in that a glycol or a glycol ether, 
or both, poisons, had been substituted in whole or in part for food-flavor 
solvents, which they purported to be. The product designated "Glycopon 2A" 
was alleged to be adulterated further in that it contained an added poisonous 
or deleterious ingredient, diethylene glycol, which might have rendered it in- 
jurious to health.
The articles, except one lot designated "Glycopon AA," were alleged to be 
misbranded in that the statements on their respective labels, "Glycopon 2A," 
"Glycopon S," and "Glycopon AAA," were false and misleading and tended 
to deceive and mislead the purchaser when applied to products consisting of or 
containing a glycol or a glycol ether, a poison. All lots were alleged to be 
misbranded in that they were sold under the distinctive names of other articles, 
"Glycopon 2A [or "S," "AAA," or "AA"]," food-flavor solvents.
On various dates between January 5 and March 23, 1938, no claimant having 
appeared, judgments of condemnation were entered and the products were 
ordered destroyed.
W. R. GEEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.