13201. Adulteration  and misbranding of beer.     IT.  S.  v.  1,398  Cases.    *    *     *.
(F. D. C. No. 22400.   Sample No. 53561-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    January 18,1947, Eastern District of Tennessee.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about September 28, 1946, by the Hartig Co., from 
Watertown, Wis.
PRODUCT:    1,398 cases, each containing 24 bottles, of beer at Johnson City, Tenn.
LABEL IN PART : "Hartig's Special Beer Contents 12 Fluid Oz.," or "Old Wiscon- 
sin Premium Beer    Contents 12 Fluid Oz."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product was unfit 
for food by reason of the presence of a large amount of sediment, and the fact 
that it was sour and unpalatable; and (Hartig's Special Beer), Section 402 (a) 
(2), it 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 food and could have been avoided by good 
manufacturing practice.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (2), the product failed to bear a label contain- 
ing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents. (The bottles con- 
tained less than the declared 12-fluid ounces.)
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tributing Co., claimant, Johnson City, Tenn., having consented to the entry of a 
decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered 
released under bond, conditioned that the contents be destroyed and the bottles 
salvaged under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.