30430. Adulteration and misbranding of canned lemon juice.    U. S. v. 53 Cases
of  Lemon  Juice.     Default   decree   of   condemnation   and  destruction.
(F. & D. No. 45015.   Sample No. 20634-D.)
This product had been delivered for shipment in interstate commerce, and 
at the time of examination it was found to contain enamel lining from the 
container.
On March 10, 1939, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 53 cases of canned 
lemon juice at Los Angeles, Calif.; alleging that the article had been delivered 
for shipment by the American Shippers Association on or about January 12, 
1939; and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: (Cans) "Hulburt's Brand Califor- 
nia Lemon Juice * * * Hulburt's Fruit Products, Inc., * * * Plant 
Arcadia, Calif."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that a substance containing enamel lining 
from the container had been substituted wholly or in part for lemon juice, 
which it purported to be.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Pure Juice" was 
false and misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser when 
applied to citrus juice containing enamel lining from the container.
On April 10, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.