13203. Adulteration and misbranding of grape juice. U. S. v. Louis Blumenthal 
and Ralph Blumenthal (Aunt Lil's Food Products, Inc.). Pleas of 
guilty. Fines of $900 against Louis Blumenthal and $225 against Ralph 
Blumenthal. (F. D. C. No. 23269. Sample Nos. 66790-H, 66791-H, 66793-H, 
66794-H, 87778-H.)
INFORMATION FILED : January 15, 1948, Northern District of New York, against 
Louis Blumenthal and Ralph Blumenthal, at the time of the shipments charged, 
president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of Aunt Lil's Food Products, 
Inc., Utica, N. Y.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about March 19 and 20 and June 11, 1947, from the
State of New York into the State of New Jersey. 
LABEL, IN PART :    "Aunt Lil's Pasteurized Concord Grape Juice   *    *    *   Aunt
Lil's Food Products, Inc.   Utica, New York," or "Grape Valley Pasteurized
Concord Grape Juice   *    *  .*   Manufactured By Grape Valley Juice Co., Inc.
Utica, N. Y."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (,b) (2), a product containing 
added water had been substituted in part for grape juice; and, Section 
402 (b) (4), water had been added to and mixed with the article so as to 
reduce its quality and strength.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the statements "Grape Juice * * * Sugar 
Added," borne on the labels, were false and misleading, since they represented 
and suggested that the article consisted of grape juice and sugar, whereas it 
consisted of grape juice and sugar with added water; and, Section 403 (e) (2), 
the product was in package form and failed to bear a label containing an 
accurate statement of the quantity of the contents, since the label bore the 
statement "Contents One Quart," whereas the bottles contained less than 
1 quart.
DISPOSITION : May 10, 1948. Pleas of guilty having been entered on behalf of 
the defendants, the court imposed a fine of $900 against Louis Blumenthal 
and $225 against Ralph Blumenthal.