26239. Adulteration and misbranding of jam. IT. S. v. 131 Cases of Assorted 
Alleged Jams. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released 
under bond for reprocessing. (F. & D. no. 37703. Sample nos. 55417-B, 
55418-B.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of assorted jams that contained 
excessive sugar and that were deficient in fruit.
On May 7, 1936, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Indiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 131 cases of assorted 
so-called jams at Fort Wayne, Ind., alleging that the articles had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about February 22, 1935, by Glaser, Crandell Co., 
from Chicago, Ill., and that it was adulterated and misbranded in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act. The articles, contained in jars, were labeled in 
part: "Mickey Mouse One Pound Pure Peach [or "Blackberry"] Jam Glaser, 
Crandell Co., Chicago."
The articles were alleged to be adulterated (1) in that sugar had been mixed 
and packed with the articles so as to reduce or lower their quality; (2) in 
that a mixture of fruit and sugar, containing less fruit and more sugar than 
jam, had been substituted for jam; and (3) in that sugar had been mixed with 
the articles in a manner whereby inferiority was concealed.
The articles were alleged to be misbranded (1) in that the statements on 
the labels "Pure Peach Jam" and "Pure Blackberry Jam" were false and 
misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser when applied 
to products resembling a jam but which contained less fruit than jam, the 
deficiency in fruit being concealed by the addition of excess sugar; and (2) 
in that they were imitations of and were offered for sale under the distinctive 
names of other articles.
On May 28, 1936, Glaser, Crandell Co., claimant, having admitted the alle- 
gations of the libel and having consented to a decree, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered, and it was ordered that the products be released under bond 
conditioned that they be reprocessed.
HAEET L. BEOWIT, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.