7866. Adulteration and misbranding; of mustard. U. S. * * * v. 250 Cases 
of Mustard. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and de- 
struction.     (F. & D. No. 10699.     I. S. No. 7042-r.     S. No. C-131S.)
On June 23, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Mis- 
souri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and condemna- 
tion of 250 cases of mustard, remaining unsold in the original unbroken pack- 
ages at St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been shipped on or about 
May 6, 1919, by R. J. Meguiar, Greenville, Ohio, and transported from the State 
of Ohio into the State of Missouri, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The 
article was in part labeled, " Elk Brand Prepared Mustard Colored and flavored 
with turmeric."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in that it consisted in whole or large 
part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable substance.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in that the statements on the labels 
on the packages containing the article, regarding the article, to wit, " Elk Brand 
Prepared Mustard Colored" and '" flavored with turmeric," were false and 
fraudulent.
On April 27, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of 
condemnation and forfeilure was entered, and it was ordered by the court that 
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.