8864. Adulteration and misbranding of orangeade.   U. S. v. Tobias Miller (Golden Gate Fruit?
Co.).   Plea of guilty.   Fine, ?10 and costs.   (F. & D.No. 4048.   I. S. No. 2630-d.)
On April 4,1913, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California,?
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of?
the United States for said distiict an information against Tobias Miller, doingbusiness?
under the firm name and style of "Golden Gate Fruit Co.," San Gabriel, Cal., alleging?
shipment by said defendant, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, from the State?
of California into the State of Washington, of a quantity of orangeade which was?
adulterated and misbranded. The product was labeled: (On front of bottle) "Golden?
Gate Fruit Co. San Gabriel, Dolgeville & Alhambra, Cal. New York, N. Y. Orangeade?
Preserved with 1/10 of 1 ? bensoate of soda, color added Made from the finest selected?
fruit and granulated sugar Guaranteed by Golden Gate Fruit Co. under the National?
Food & Drugs Act, June 30, 1906." (On other side of bottle) "GGFCo Shake Well?
Before Using This syrup is made from ripe California oranges and granulated sugar.?
When diluted with six or seven parts of iced or carbonated water a delicious drink?
is produced. Also used for ices, creams and punches; a valuable article to have at?
your home "
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this Department,?
showed the following results:
Solids (per cent)?
 64.7
Sucrose (Clerget) (per cent)?
    7.1
Reducing sugar, as invert (per cent)?
 56. 3
Nonsugar solids (per cent)?
    1.3
Total acidity as citric (percent)?
   1.33
Citric acid by Pratt method (per cent)?
Ash (grams per 100 cc)?
Potassium oxid in ash (per cent)?
 31
Sodium oxid in ash (per cent)?
 24
Color?
  Artificial
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the information for the reason that it?
was purported by its label to have been made from ripe California oranges and gran??
ulated sugar, whereas, in fact, other substances, to wit, citric acid and a coal tar dye,
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had been substituted in whole or in part for said oranges and granulated sugar. Mis??
branding was alleged for the reason that the statements "Orangeade made from the?
finest selected fruit and granulated sugar," and "Made from ripe California oranges?
and granulated sugar," borne on the labelB, were false and misleading in that they?
created the impression that the product was made solely from orange juice and sugar,?
when in truth and in fact said product contained citric acid and a coal-tar dye, the?
words "color added " appeared on said labels in such small type as not to correct the?
false impression created by the remainder of the label, and the presence of citric?
acid not being declared at all.
On September 2, 1913, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to the information,?
and the court imposed a fine of $10 and costs.
B. T. GALLOWAY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, February 9, 19 H.