6801. Adulteration of beer. U. S. v. 1,497 Cases, 1,500 Cases and 60 Cases of Beer. Default decrees of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. Nos. 13912, 14118. Sample Nos. 61829-F, 79743-F, 79744-F.) LIBELS FILED: On or about October 6 and 25, 1944, Northern District of Texas and Southern District of West Virginia. ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about September 19 and 28, 1944, by the Common- wealth Brewing Corporation, from Springfield, Mass. PRODUCT: Beer: 1,497 cases at Dallas, Tex., and 1,560 cases at Logan, W. Va., each case containing 24 12-ounce bottles. LABEL IN PART: "Gold Medal Tivoli Beer," or "Oxford Brand Beer." VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Sections 402 (a) (2) and 406, the'product contained an added poisonous and deleterious substance, fluorine, which was unsafe within the meaning of the law* since it was a substance not required in the production of this food and could have been avoided by good manufacturing practice. DISPOSITION: On or about November 4 and 13, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed. A portion of the bottles was ordered sold. 285 646964—45-