1905. Misbranding of beverage base.     U. S. v. 254 Cases of Beverage Base.     Con¬
sent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond for 
relabeUng.     (F. D. C. No. 3884.    Sample No. 7618-E.)
Analysis showed that this product contained an undeclared preservative, 
namely, sulfur dioxide.
On February 26, 1941, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of California filed a libel against 254 cases, each containing 4 bottles, of bever- 
age base at Los Angeles, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about January 15, 1941, by Squirt Co. from Glendale, 
Ariz.; and charging that it was misbranded. It was labeled in part: (Bottles) 
"Net Contents 1 Gallon Bottlers Base for (grapefruit flavor) Squirt Contains 
no Preservative."
The article was alleged to be misbranded (1) in that the statement "Contains 
no Preservative" was false and misleading as applied to an article containing
a preservative; and (2) in that it contained a chemical preservative, but failed 
to bear labeling stating that fact.
On March 11, 1941, Edward W. Mehren and H. B. Bishop, trading as the 
Squirt Co., claimants, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment 
of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond 
for relabeling under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.