NOTICE  OF JUDGMENT  NO. 2199.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drags Act.)
MISBRANDING  OF BITTERS.
On May 3, 1912, the United States Attorney for the Southern Dis- 
trict of Ohio, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed in the District Court of the United States for said district an 
information against the Bettman-Johnson Co., a corporation, Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio, alleging shipment by said company, in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act, on or about September 19, 1910, from the State 
of Ohio into the State of Texas of a quantity of bitters which was 
misbranded. The product was labeled: "Pale Orange Bitters Su- 
perior Quality Trade (Lion's head) Mark A Wholesome Tonic Pale 
Orange Bitters Superior Quality. These Bitters are guaranteed to 
be made under the most approved process of the best materials. 
(Guaranty legend) Serial No. 2161."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry 
of this Department showed the following results: Alcohol by volume, 
32 per cent; colored with caramel. Misbranding of the product was 
alleged in the information for the reason that the label thereon failed 
to bear a statement of the quantity or proportion of the alcohol con- 
tained in the product.
On November 8, 1912, the defendant company entered a plea of 
nolo contendere to the information and the court imposed a fine of 
$25, with costs of $14.30.
W. M. HAYS, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 11, 1913.
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