3935, Adulteration and. misbranding of "Malt and Hop Liquid Food." U. S. v. Schuster?
Brewing Co. Plea of guilty. Fine, $30. (E. & D. No. 5536. I. S. Nos. 6715-e, 6716-e,?
6717-e.)
On November 17, 1914, the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota,?
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of?
the United States for said district 3 informations against the Schuster Brewing Co.,?
a corporation, Rochester, Minn., alleging shipment by said company, in violation?
of the Food and Drugs Act, on December 9, December 12, and December 27, 1912,?
from the State of Minnesota into the State of Missouri, of quantities of "Malt and Ho.p?
Liquid Food," so-called, which was adulterated and misbranded. The product was?
labeled: (On casks) "Malt Food?The contents of this container is 100 bottles of?
fermented Malt Liquor of 12 ounce capacity each. Schuster Brewing Co. Rochester,?
Minnesota, consignor.'' (On bottles)'' (Trade Mark) S Schuster's Malt and Hop Liquid?
Food Serial No. 2288. Guaranteed by Schuster Brewing Co. Under the Food and?
Drugs Act, June 30th, 1906. Also the Food Laws of all States. Capacity 12 oz. 4??
alcohol. Mfrd. only by Schuster Brewing Co., Rochester, Minn. $1000 Bonafide?
Guarantee that there is no adulteration whatever in the production of this Malt and?
Hop Food and that it is a perfectly fermented malt liquor. 'Gives great strength to?
nursing mother and her baby'?!A boon to those of overworked brains, shattered nerves?
and no appetite. Gives sound and refreshing sleep.' None genuine without this?
signature Schuster Brewing Co. A Great Strength Giver?A Pure Liquid Food?
Contains No Drugs Whatever. None genuine without this signature Schuster Brew??
ing Co."
Analyses of samples of the product upon which the 3 different informations were?
based, made by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department^ showed the following?
results:
Alcohol (per cent by volume)?
Extract (per cent by weight)?
Extract in original wort (per cent by weight)