9730. Adulteration    and misbranding of    Wood's    special    concentratetl
sweetener, U. S. * * * v. One Can of "Wood's Special Concen- 
trated Sweetener. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, 
and destruction.    (F. & D. No. 9776.    I. S. No. .6075-r.    S. No. C-1081.)
On or about March 1, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern Dis- 
trict of Arkansas, 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 condemnation of one can of Wood's special concentrated sweetener, 
at Pine Bluff, Ark., consigned by the W. B. Wood Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo., 
alleging that the article had been shipped from St. Louis, Mo., October 29, 
1918, and transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Arkansas, 
and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act. The article was labeled in part, " Wood's Special Concentrated Sweetener 
500. Net 10 Pounds. Soluble in Cold Water. W. B. Wood Mfg. Co., St. Louis, 
M0# * * * This may be used by dissolving 1 Pound of Concentrated Sweet- 
ener in 1 Gallon of water. This solution is equal in sweetening power to about 
4 pounds of sugar   *    *    * "
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this depart- 
ment showed that it contained approximately 36 per cent of sugar.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the 
reason that it was offered for sale and sold under and by a name recognized 
in the United States Pharmacopoeia, and differed from the standard of strength, 
quality, and purity as determined by the tests therein laid dozen, and did not 
bear a statement on the label showing wherein it differed from the said stand- 
ard, and for the further reason that 'the strength and purity of the said article 
fell below the professed standard and quality under which it was sold.
Misbranding was alleged in substance for the reason that the above-quoted 
statements in the labeling were false and misleading since the said statements 
conveyed the impression that the article had 500 times the sweetening power of 
sugar and that it was entirely soluble in cold water, whereas, in truth and in 
fact, it had not 500 times the sweetening power of sugar and was not entirely 
soluble in cold water. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that 
the article was offered for sale and sold under the name of another article, to 
wit, saccharin.
On February 2, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.