13002. Adulteration of wine.   U. S. v. 177 Cases, etc. (and 4 other seizure actions).
(F.  D.  C.  Nos.  22833,  22865,  22912,  22915,  22959.     Sample Nos.  38564-H, 
38568-H, 69364-H, 74315-H, 74324-H, 74325-H, 91209-H.)
LIBELS FILED : Between April 9 and 25,1947, Northern District of Illinois, East- 
ern District of New York, and District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : March 14, July 9, November 9, and December 5, 1946, and 
February 19, 1947, by Larkmead Vineyards, from St. Helena and Larkmead 
Station, Calif.
PRODUCT: Wine. 177 cases of red Chianti, 239 cases of Chablis, and 200 cases 
of claret, each containing 12 fifth-gallon bottles, 294 cases, each containing 
4 1-gallon bottles, and 293 cases of Haut Sauterne, and 858 cases of red Chianti, 
each containing 12 fifth-gallon bottles, at Boston, Mass.; and 95 cases of Haut 
Sauterne, each containing 12 fifth-gallon bottles, at Brooklyn, N. Y. Analyses 
showed that the article contained between 48 and 245 parts per million of mono- 
chloracetic acid.
LABEL IN PART : "Larkmead Pure California Haut Sauterne [or "Cha- 
blis"]," "Brangno Imperial California Claret Wine," or "Pastene California 
Red Chianti."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the product 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: July 31, September 12, and October 6, 1947. Default decrees of 
condemnation and destruction.