.,????     trlnlfprition   and   misbranding   of   apple   pectin   assorted   jellies.
j.!.,!.!.    v?i?i|r ^     4Q    Gases   of   Apple    Pectin   Assorted    Jellies.      Default
?l^??roe   of   condemnation,   forfeiture,   and   destruction.       (F.   &   D.
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o   19950.     I. S. Nos. 14104-v to 143 09-v, incl.     S. No. E-5196.)
On April 3, 1925. the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, 
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 atid- 
condemnation of 49 cases of apple pectin assorted jellies, at Trenton, N. J.r 
alleging that the articles had been shipped by the Colonial Preserve Co., Phila-- 
delpiiia^ Pa., on or about February 18, 1925, and transported from the State of- 
Pennsylvani'a into the State of New Jersey, and charging adulteration and mis- 
branding in violation of the food and drugs act. The articles were labeled in 
part: (Carton) "Mother Cook Brand Jelly " ; (carton and retail jar) "Colonial 
Preserve Co. Philadelphia."
Adulteration of the articles was alleged in the libel for the reason that sub- 
stances, colored pectin jellies, had been mixed and packed therewith so as to 
reduce, lower, and injuriously affect their quality and strength and had been 
substituted wholly and in part for the said articles.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statements "Apple Pectin 
Plum Jelly," "Apple Pectin Strawberry Jelly," "Apple Pectin Raspberry Jelly," 
'Apple Pectin Blackberry Jelly," "Apple Pectin.Grape Jelly," and "Apple Pectin 
Currant Jelly," borne on the labels of the retail jars containing the respective 
articles, and the statement " Jelly," borne on the cartons, were false and mis- 
leading and deceived and misled the purchaser. Misbranding was alleged for 
the further reason that the articles were imitations of and offered for sale 
under the distinctive names of'other articles.
On June 22, 1925, 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.
R. W. DUNLAP, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.