11980. Adulteration and misbranding- of sirup. V. S. v. 36 Cases and 57 
Cans of Sirup. Decree of condemnation and forfeiture. Prod- 
uct ordered sold, tvitb proviso that it mis'bt be released under 
bond upon claim of owner. (P.- & D. Nos. 1785S, 17859, 17860. I. S. 
Nos. 11538-v, 11539-v, 11540-v.    R. No. W-1425.)
On October 18, 1923, the United States attorney for the District of Wyoming, 
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 36 cases and 57 cans of sirup, remaining unsold in the original 
unbroken packages at Laramie, Wyo., consigned by the Maple Maid Syrup Co., 
Denver, Colo., alleging that the article had been shipped from Denver, Colo., 
on or about May 2, 1923, and transported from the State of Colorado into the 
State of Wyoming, and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of 
the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: (Case) " From The 
Maple Maid Syrup Co., Denver, Colo.:" (can) -'Maple Maid * * * Syrup 
Made From Pure Refined And Maple Sugar Manufactured By The Maple Maid 
Syrup Co. Denver, Colo. Contents 1 Lb." (or "Contents 21 Lbs." or " Contents 
5 Lbs.") "Net Weight."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that glucose 
had been mixed and packed therewith so as to reduce and lower and injuriously 
affect its quality and strength and had been substituted in part for maple 
sirup. 
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It was alleged in substance in the libel that the article was misbranded so 
as to deceive and mislead the purchaser in that it was labeled, "Maple Maid 
Syrup," whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not maple sirup but contained 
glucose. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the article was 
an imitation of and was offered for sale under the distinctive name of another 
article.
On November 17, 1923, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be sold by the United States marshal, with the proviso 
in the decrees that upon payment of the costs of the proceedings and the 
execution of a bond in the sum of $600, in conformity with section 10 of the 
act, the said product might be released to the owner or owners thereof, on 
condition that it be relabeled in compliance with the act.
C. F. MARVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.