4798. Adulteration and misbranding of lemon flavor.    U. S. v. 80 Quarts of Lemon
Flavor.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No.
6710.   Sample No. 51312-B.)
This product was represented to contain 20 percent of lemon oil whereas it 
contained less than 9 percent.
On January 14, 1942, the United States attorney for the District of Massa- 
chusetts filed a libel against 80, quarts of lemon flavor at Boston, Mass., alleging 
that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about December 
23, 1940, by Francis H. Leggett & Co., from New York, N. Y.; and charging that 
it was adulterated and misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that a non-alcoholic lemon flavor 
containing less than 20 percent oil of lemon had been substituted for non-alco- 
holic lemon flavor containing 20 percent of oil of lemon. It was alleged to be 
misbranded in that the statements "Formula Oil of Lemon (U. S. P. (by vol- 
ume) ) 20 Per Cent," and "This lemon flavor has four times the flavoring strength 
of ordinary commercial lemon extracts. One teaspoonful of this flavor is equal 
in strength to four teaspoonfuls of commercial extract and should be used ac- 
cordingly" were false and misleading since the article contained less than 20 
percent of oil of lemon.
On May 10, 1943, no claimant haying appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.