20700. Misbranding of Lemon Quick. U. S. v. 113 Cases * * *. (F. D. C. No. 34161. Sample No. 54831-L.) LIBEL FILED : November 21, 1952, Northern District of Indiana. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 21, 1952, by the J-A Corp., from Chicago, 111. PRODUCT: 113 cases, each containing 24 3-ounce bottles, of Lemon Quick at South Bend, Ind. Examination showed that the article was essentially an artificially colored mixture of citric acid and dextrose, with small quantities of dried lemon juice, lemon oil, calcium phosphate, egg white, and ascorbic acid in imitation of dried lemon juice. NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the vignette on the label depicting a portion of a lemon with what appeared to be a drop of lemon juice and the following statements in the labeling of the article were false and misleading since they represented and suggested that the article was dried lemon juice, whereas such was not the fact: (Label) "Lemon Quick * * * Powdered Lemon Concentrate Equals the juice of 27 lemons * * * Use exactly as squeezed lemon juice * * * Use for * * * lemonade * * * lemon sauce, lemon ice cream, lemon sherbet, lemon jello * * * To Make Lemon Juice Mix * * * For Delicious Lemonade" and (display card) "Equals the juice of 27 lemons * * * For every Lemon Use!" and "Use exactly as squeezed Lemon Juice." Further misbranding, Section 403 (c), the article was an imitation of an- other food, dried lemon juice, and its label failed to bear in type of uniform size and prominence, the word "imitation" and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated; and, Section 403 (f), the information required by Section 403 (i) to appear on the label, namely, the common or usual name of each ingredient contained therein, was not prominently placed on the label with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, de- signs, or devices in the labeling) as to render it likely to be read by the ordi- nary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use since such information appeared inconspicuously on the label. DISPOSITION: July 17, 1953. Default decree of condemnation. The court or- dered that the product be delivered to a charitable institution for its use and not for sale. INDEX TO NOTICES OF JUDGMENT F. N. J. NOS. 20651 TO 20700 PRODUCTS N.J. No. Applesauce, canned 20675 Bakery products 20651-20653 Beans, green, canned 20680 lima, frozen 20681 Bread 20651,20652 Breading, seafood 20653 Buffalo fish. See Carp, winter, frozen. Butter 20665-20668 Cane sirup 20663 Carp, winter, frozen 20670 Carrots, diced, frozen 20682 Cereals and cereal products— 20651- 20660 Cheese 20669 Cherries, canned 20676 Cocoa 20661 Coriander seed 20692 Corn, yellow, shelled 20659 Cornmeal 20658 Cottonseed oil, crude J 20690 Crabmeat 20671, 20672 Cracker meal 20653 Dairy products 20665-20669 Fats. See Oils and fats. Fish and shellfish 20670-20674 Flavors. See Spices, flavors, and seasoning materials. Flour 20654-20658 Fruits and vegetables 20675-20689 fruit, canned 20675-20677 dried 20678,20679 tomatoes and tomato prod- ucts 20688, 20689 N.J. No. Fruits and vegetables—Continued vegetables and vegetable prod- ucts 20680-20687 Lemon Quick 20700 Lima beans, frozen 20681 Oils and fats "20690 Oleomargarine 20691 Olives with pimento 20683,20684 Paprakene 20693-20695 Peaches, canned 20677 Peas, canned 20685 canned cooked dried 20686 Potatoes 20687 Prunes 20678 Raisins 20679 Raspberry Tweet 20662 Raymor capsules 20699 Rice 20660 Rye flour and rye meal 20654 Shellfish. See Fish and shellfish. Shrimp, frozen 20673 breaded, frozen 20674 Sirup, cane, and sorghum 20663 Sorghum sirup 20668 Soybean oil, crude 120690 Spices, flavors, and seasoning materials 20692-20695 Sugar 20664 Tomato (es), canned 20688 paste 20689 Vegetables. See Fruits and vegetables. Vitamin, mineral, and other products of special dietary significance 20696-20699 (20690) Injunction issued. The cases reported herewith were instituted in the United States district courts by the United States attorneys, acting upon reports submitted by the Depart- ment of Health, Education, and Welfare. Published by direction of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. GEO. P. LAEEICK, Commissioner of Food and Drugs. WASHINGTON, D. C, September 24, 1954. CONTENTS Page Cereals and cereal products 340 Bakery products 340 Flour 340 Macaroni and noodle products __ 342 Miscellaneous cereals and cereal products 343 Chocolate, sugar, and related prod- ucts 345 Candy 345 Cocoa beans 345 Honey and.sirup 1 346 Sugar 346 Dairy products 347 Butter 347 313198—54 1 Page Dairy products—Continued Cheese 347 Eggs 349 Feeds and grains 349 Fish and shellfish 350 Fruits and vegetables 354 Dried fruit 354 Jams, jellies, and preserves 355 Vegetables and vegetable prod- ucts 356 Tomatoes and tomato products. 357 Meat and poultry 358 Index 360 ^ 339