17406. Misbranding and alleged Adulteration of sorghum sirup.   U. S. v. 216
Unlabeled 1-Gallon Cans    *    *    *.    (F. D. C No. 30630.    Sample No. 
31257-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   February 16, 1951, Eastern District of Arkansas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about October 21, 1950, by C E. Crocker, from 
Purvis, Miss.
PRODUCT:   216 unlabeled 1-gallon cans of sorghum sirup at Blytheville, Ark.
and sorghum had been substituted in whole or in part for sorghum, which the 
product was represented to be.
Misbranding, Section 403 (b), the product was offered for sale under the 
name of another food; Section 403 (e), it was food in package form and 
failed to bear a label containing the name and place of business of the 
manufacturer, packer, or distributor, and an accurate statement of the 
quantity of the contents; and, Section 403 (i) (2), it was fabricated from 
two or more ingredients, and it failed to bear a label containing the common 
or usual name of each such ingredient.
DISPOSITION : May 25, 1951, J. O. Baker and G. E. Crocker, claimants, having 
consented to the entry of a decree, the court made its findings that the product 
was misbranded within the meaning of Section 403 (e) in that the container 
failed to show the net contents thereof, and within the meaning of Section 
403 (i) (2) in that the product was not labeled to show that it was fabricated 
from two or more ingredients and to show the common or usual name of each 
such ingredient. Consequently, judgment was entered condemning the product 
and ordering it released under bond for relabeling, under the supervision of 
the Food and Drug Administration.