29577. Adulteration and misbranding of horseradish.    U. S. v. 162 Jars of Horse¬
radish.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. & D. No.
42929.    Sample No. 25449-D.)
This product consisted in whole or in part of ground turnips, cornstarch, 
and mustard oil.
On or about June 16, 1938, the United States attorney for the District of 
Connecticut, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 162 jars of horse- 
radish at Bridgeport, Conn.; alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about April 16, 1938, by H. M. Fields, Inc., from 
Brooklyn, N. Y.; and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of 
the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Fields' Best Horse- 
radish."
Adulteration was alleged in that a substance consisting of ground turnips, 
cornstarch, and mustard, oil "had. been substituted in whole or in part for horse- 
radish.
Misbranding was alleged in that the statement "Horseradish" was false and 
misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser, and in that it 
was offered for sale under the distinctive name of another article.
On October 26, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.