11772. Misbranding of vinegar.    U. S. v. 312 Cases of Vinegar.     Judgment
of condemnation, forfeiture, and  destruction.     (F.  & D.  No.   16538. 
I.  S. No. 9348-t.    S. No. E-3999.)
On or about July 3, 1922, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of South Carolina, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the 
seizure and condemnation of 312 cases, each containing 24 pint bottles of 
vinegar, remaining unsold,in the original unbroken packages at Charleston, 
S. C, alleging that the article had been shipped by the Star Cider & Vinegar 
Co., from Savannah, Ga., May 29, 1922, and transported from the State of 
Georgia into the State of South Carolina, and charging misbranding in viola- 
tion of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article was labeled in part: 
(Bottle) "One Pint Star Brand Distilled Vinegar For Table Or Pickling Star 
Cider & Vinegar Works Savannah, Georgia."
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the 
package or label bore a statement regarding the article or the ingredients or 
substances contained therein, as follows, " One Pint," which was false and 
misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser. Misbranding was alleged 
for the further reason that the article was food in package form, and the 
quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the out- 
side of the package.
On May 19, 1923, no claimant having appeared for the property, and a jury 
having been impaneled and a verdict rendered for the Government, judgment of 
condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that 
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
HOWARD M. GOEE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.