14354. Adulteration   and   misbranding:   of   vanilla   extract.    17.    S.   v.   20
Dozen  Bottles  of Vanilla  Extract.    Default  decree  of condemna- 
tion, forfeiture and destruction.    (F. & D. No. 20105.    I. S. No. 24957->y.
S.  No.   E-5321.) 
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On June 12, 1925, the United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure 
and condemnation of 26 dozen bottles of vanilla extract, remaining in the orig- 
inal unbroken packages at Hartford, Conn., alleging that the article had been 
shipped by the Fulton Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y., on or about April 3, 1925, 
and transported from the State of New York into the State of Connecticut, 
and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and drags 
act as amended. The article was labeled in part: (Carton and bottle) "Ful- 
ton Brand Pure Vanilla Extract Purity And Quality Fulton Manufacturing 
Co. New York Contents 6 Drams," (bottle only) "Alcohol About 42%."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that a 
substance, a substandard vanilla extract, mixed and colored in a manner 
whereby damage and inferiority were concealed, had been substituted in part 
for the said article, and had been mixed and packed therewith so as to reduce, 
lower and injuriously affect its quality and strength.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statements *borne on the 
labels, to wit, "Pure Vanilla Extract Contents 6 Drams Purity And Quality," 
were false and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser, for the 
further reason that it was food in package form and the quantity of the con- 
tents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the pack- 
age, since the statement made was not correct, and for the further reason 
that it was sold under the distinctive name of another article.
On February 20, 1926, 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 destroyed by the United States marshal.
W. M. JAEDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.