904. Adulteration and misbranding of jellies.    U. S. v. 33 Jars, of Apple Black¬
berry Jelly, 33 Jars of Apple Strawberry Jelly, 19 Jars of Apple Currant 
Jelly, 43 Jars of Apple Quince Jelly, 57 Jars of Apple Jelly, and 43 Jars 
of Apple Raspberry Jelly. Default decree of condemnation and forfeiture. 
Product ordered delivered to charitable Institutions. (F. D. C. No. 1558. 
Sample Nos. 86190-D to 86195-D, incl.)
Samples from all of the above-named jellies were found to contain added 
artificial"Color and aeidf and the apple quince"jelly* also contained added 
artificial flavor. The contents of the jars of apple currant jelly were found 
to be short of the declared weight.
On or about March 18, 1940, the United States attorney for the District of 
Connecticut filed a libel against the above-named jellies at Bridgeport, Conn., 
alleging that the articles had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
January 17, 1940, by Palmer Fruit Products, Inc., from Long Island City, N. Y.; 
and charging that they were adulterated and misbranded. Certain lots were 
labeled in part: "Spencer Farms Pure Apple Blackberry Jelly [or "Pure Apple 
. Strawberry Jelly," "Pure Apple Currant Jelly," "Pure Apple Jelly," or "Pure 
Apple Raspberry Jelly"]." One lot was labeled in part: "Pure Apple Quince 
Jelly, artificial color."
Bach of the said jellies was alleged to be adulterated in that damage or in- 
feriority had been concealed by the addition of artificial color and acid and 
in the case of the apple quince jelly, by the addition of artificial flavor also. 
Each of the said jellies was alleged to be adulterated further in that acid and 
artificial color, and in the case of the apple quince jelly, artificial flavor also 
had been added thereto so as to make it appear better or of greater value 
than it was.
Each of the jellies was alleged to be misbranded in that the following state- 
ments were false and misleading as applied to articles containing added acid 
and artificial color, and in the case of the apple quince jelly artificial 
flavor also: "Pure Apple Blackberry Jelly"; "Pure Apple Strawberry Jelly"; 
"Pure Apple Currant Jelly"; "Pure Apple Quince Jelly"; "Pure Apple Jelly"; 
"Pure Apple Raspberry Jelly." All products were alleged to be misbranded 
further in that the apple quince jelly contained artificial flavor and the re- 
mainder of the jellies contained artificial color, and the labeling did not state 
those facts.     ;
The apple currant jelly was alleged to be misbranded further in that the 
statement "Contents 12 Ozs." was false and misleading, since it was incorrect; 
and in that it was in package form and did not bear an accurate statement 
of the quantity of the contents.
On April 26, 1940, no claimant having appeared, a decree of condemnation 
and forfeiture was entered and the products were ordered distributed to 
Charitable institutions.