9055. Adulteration and misbranding of maple sirup.   U. S. v. Charles Levy (Tif¬
fany Extract Co.).    Plea of guilty.    Fine, $200.     (F.  D.  C.  No.  15484. 
Sample Nos. 76227-F, 82168-F.)
INFORMATION FILED: October 9, 1945, District of New Jersey, against Charles 
Levy, trading as Tiffany Extract Co., Paterson, N. J.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : May 26 and June 16,1944, from the State of New Jersey into 
the State of New York.
PRODUCT: One shipment of this sirup was labeled as being sap maple sirup, 
which is a product made from maple sap. The other shipment was labeled as 
being maple sirup, which is a product which may be made from either maple 
sap or maple sugar.
LABEL IN PART : "100% Grade A Pure Vermont Maple Syrup Sap," or "Roland 
100% Grade A Pure Vermont Maple Syrup."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), valuable constituents, 
maple sap or maple sugar, had been in whole or in part omitted in the manu- 
facture of the articles; and, Section 402 (b) (2),'sugar sirups containing more 
than 35 percent of water and little or no maple sirup had been substituted for 
maple sap sirup and maple sirup, products which should contain not more than 
35 percent of water and which, in the case of the former, should be- made 
solely from maple sap and, in the case of the latter, should be made solely 
from maple sugar or maple sap!
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the statement, "100% Grade A Pure Vermont 
Maple Syrup Sap," and the design of a maple leaf and maple trees, and the 
statement, "100% Grade A Pure Vermont Maple Syrup," on the labels of the 
respective products, were false and misleading; and Section 403 (i) (2), the 
labels of both products failed to bear the common or usual name of each in- 
gredient from which the products were fabricated.
DISPOSITION :   November 9,1945.   The defendant having entered a plea of guilty,
the court imposed a fine of $200 on each count.   Payment of the fines on counts
2,3, and 4 was suspended and the defendant was placed on probation for 1 year.