12828. Adulteration of wine. U. S. v. 129 Cases, etc. (and 7 other seizure 
actions). (F. D. C. Nos. 22451, 22466, 22514, 22522, 22751, 22754, 22845, 
22846, 22992. Sample Nos. 12877-H to 12879-H, incl., 53176-H, 53177-H, 
67517-H, 67518-H, 67542-H, 69835-H to 69840-H, Incl., 69878-H, 73125-H, 
73126-H, 73128-H to 73131-H, incl., 73478-H to 73480-H, incl., 77058-H to 
77061-H, incl., 77072-H to 77076-H, incl.)
LIBELS FILED : Between the approximate dates of February 4 and April 25,1947, 
Western District of Missouri, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, Eastern 
District of Michigan, and Western District of Wisconsin.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: Between the approximate dates of February 20, 1946, and 
January 7, 1947, by the California Wine Co. and its successor, the Wine Cor- 
poration of America, from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 1,929 cases of wine at Kansas City, Mo.; Columbus and Cleveland, 
Ohio; Lansing, Mich.; and Stevens Point, Eau Claire, Rhinelander, and Supe- 
rior, Wis. The cases contained 24 1-pint bottles, 12 %-gallon bottles, 
6 ^-gallon bottles, or 4 1-gallon bottles of the product. Analysis disclosed 
that the various lots contained monochloracetic acid in amounts ranging from 
108 to 367 parts per million.
LABEL IN PART : "American Mogen David Wine A Sweet Kosher Grape Wine," 
or "Barloma American Blackberry [or "White," or "Red"] Sweet Wine."
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 Section 406.
DISPOSITION : Between March 6 and July 16, 1947. Ambrose & Co. having ap- 
peared as claimant for the Missouri lot, and no claimant having appeared 
for the other lots, judgments of condemnation were entered. The Missouri 
lot of the product was ordered released under bond for the destruction of the 
contents of the bottles and the salvaging of the bottles and the cases, and the 
other lots were ordered destroyed.