9606. Adulteration of orange concentrate.   IT. S. v. 42 Barrels of Orange Concen¬
trate.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. D. C. No.
17165.    Sample No. 23998-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 20,1945, Northern District of Alabama.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Portion of product shipped on or about August 8, 1945, by 
the Dairy and Ice Cream Supply Co., from Atlanta, Ga.; remainder shipped on 
an unknown date by the Harrison's Orange Corporation, from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 42 barrels of orange concentrate at Birmingham, Ala. Examination 
showed that the product contained approximately 2,300 parts per million of 
monochloracetic acid.
LABEL IN PART : "Harrison's Orange Hut Orange All Sugar Added," or "Har- 
rison's   Day-Ray   Orange Flavor Syrup   All Sugar Added."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the article contained an 
added poisonous and deleterious substance, monochloracetic acid, which is 
unsafe within the meaning of the law since it is a substance not required in 
the production of the product and could have been avoided by good manufac- 
turing practice.
DISPOSITION : October 22, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.