19060. Adulteration and misbranding of sorghum sirup.   U. S. v. James R. Lewis
and Lloyd O. Lewis (J. R. Lewis)., Pleas of guilty.   Each defendant 
fined $50.    (F. D. C. No. 32717.    Sample No. 31467-L.)
INFORMATION FILED: September 4, 1952, Southern District of Illinois, against 
James R. Lewis and Lloyd O. Lewis, trading as J. R. Lewis, at Granite City, Ill.
INTERSTATE SHIPMENT : On or about December 6,1951, from the State of Louisi- 
ana into the State of Illinois, of a quantity of sirup consisting principally of 
glucose and sugar sirup.
ALLEGED VIOLATION : On or about December 6,1951, while the product was being 
held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce, the defendants, at Granite 
City, Ill., caused labels describing the product as "Sorghum" to be affixed to a 
number of cans of the sirup, which act of the defendants resulted in the prod- 
uct being adulterated and misbranded.
LABEL IN PART : (Cans) "Good Old Country Sorghum A Health Food J. R. 
Lewis    * * * Granite City, Illinois."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), sirup consisting prin- 
cipally of glucose and sugar sirup had been substituted in whole or in part 
for sorghum.
Misbranding, Section 403 (b), the article was offered for sale under the 
name of another food, namely, sorghum; and, Section 403 (a), the label 
Statement "Sorghum" was false and misleading since the article was not 
sorghum.
DISPOSITION : September 8,1952. The defendants having entered pleas of guilty, 
the court imposed a fine of $50 against each defendant.
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