8649. Adulteration and misbranding of popcorn seasoning:.    IT. S. v. 40 Drums
and 45 Drums of Pop Corn Seasoning:' Default decree of condemnation 
and destruction. (F. D. C. Nos. 16987, 16988. Sample Nos. 31356-H, 
31357-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   August 3, 1945, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 8 and 15, 1945, by the Suzanne Processed 
Oil Co., from Boston, Mass.
PRODUCT:   40 drums and 45 drums, each containing 435 pounds, of popcorn
seasoning at Los Angeles, Calif. 
LABEL, IN PART:   "Flow Brand Pop Corn Seasoning   Full Flavored Pure and
Wholesome   Contains Soya Bean Oil Artificially flavored with butyric acid,
esters, artificially colored." 
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NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable constituent, 
soybean oil, had been essentially removed from the article; Section 402 (b) (2), 
artificially flavored and artificially colored nonnutritive mineral oil had been 
substituted in whole or in part for popcorn seasoning containing soybean oil, 
which the article was represented to be; and, Section 402 (b) (4), (1) mineral 
oil, having no food value, had been added to the article and mixed and packed 
with it so as to reduce its quality or strength; (2) yellow artificial color-had 
been added to the article and mixed and packed with it so as to make it ap- 
pear to be an edible oil, which oil is better and of greater value than mineral 
oil.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement, "Contains Soya Bean 
Oil Artificially flavored with butyric acid, esters, artificially colored," was false 
and misleading as applied to the article, which consisted essentially of artifi- 
cially flavored and colored mineral oil containing little or no soybean oil.
DISPOSITION: October 12, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.