13869. Adulteration of mayonnaise.   U. S. v. 97 Cases    *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No.
22395.    Sample No. 62236-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 16, 1947, District of Montana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 26 and December 2, 1946, by H. C. 
Exby, from Cody, Wyo.
PRODUCT: 97 cases, each containing 12 14-ounce jars, of mayonnaise at Butte, 
Mont.
LABEL, IN PART: "Harry's Mayonnaise—Ingredients: Mineral Oil, Vinegar, 
Pepper, Lemon Juice, Eggs, Paprika, Salt and Sugar, Marshmallow and U. S. 
Certified Color."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (1), the product contained 
approximately 70 percent of added mineral oil, a deleterious substance, which 
may have rendered it injurious to health; Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable 
constituent, edible vegetable oil, had been in whole or in part omitted; Section 
402 (b) (2), a product containing mineral oil had been substituted for mayon- 
naise, which contains edible vegetable oil and does not contain mineral oil; 
and, Section 402 (b) (4), mineral oil had been added to the product and mixed 
and packed with it so as to reduce its quality and strength.
DISPOSITION :   March 27,1947.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.