5561. Adulteration and misbranding of salad dressing:.    U. S. v. 4 Quart and 12
Pint Jars, and 87 Quart and 53 Pint Jars of Salad Dressing:. Default de- 
cree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 10175. Sample Nos. 
12246-F, 12261-F.)
Samples of this product were found to contain mineral oil in amounts ranging 
from a very small quantity up to 96 percent.
On or about July 2,1943, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Washington filed a libel against a total of 91 quart and 65 pint jars of salad 
dressing at Longview, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce from Portland, Oreg., by the Tasty Food Co. on or about January 
21, April 24, and June 2, 1943; and charging that it was adulterated and mis- 
branded. The article was labeled in part: "Over the Top Brand • * * * Salad 
Dressing * * * New and Improved. * * * The ingredients in order of 
their importance are: Cottonseed oil, water, corn starch, sugar," or "Over the 
Top Brand * * * Salad Dressing, Contains: Water, Cottonseed Oil, Rice 
Flour, Whole Eggs, Spice and Vinegar."
The article was alleged to be adulterated (1) in that a valuable constituent, 
an edible food oil, had been wholly or in part omitted therefrom; (2) in that an 
article containing mineral oil, a non-nutritive substance, had been substituted 
for a product offered for general food use and employed to replace salad dressing; 
and, (3) in that mineral oil, iaving no food value, had been added thereto 
or mixed or packed therewith so as to reduce its quality or strength.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements on the jars, 
"Salad Dressing Cottonseed Oil," and "Salad Dressing Contains: Cotton Seed 
Oil," were false and misleading as applied to a product containing up to approx- 
imately 96 percent of mineral oil, a non-nutritive .substance; and in that it was 
offered for sale under the name of another food, salad dressing, containing cot- 
tonseed oil.
On September 15,1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.