12045. Adulteration and misbranding of maple sirup. TJ. S. v. IS Jugs * * *. (F. D. C. No. 22196. Sample No. 76078-H.) LIBEL FILED : January 22,1947, Southern District of New York. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 18, 1946, by H. Axt, from Newark, N. J. PBODTJOT : 18 1-quart jugs of maple sirup at New York, N. Y. LABEL IN PART : "Vermont Maple Syrup Pure." NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable constituent, maple sirup, had been in whole or in part omitted from the article; Section 402 (b) (2), artificially flavored corn and sugar sirup containing little, if any, maple sirup had been substituted in whole or in part for maple sirup; Section 402 (b) (3), inferiority had been concealed by the addition of artificial flavoring; and, Section 402 (b) (4), artificial flavoring had been added to the article and mixed and packed with it so as to make it appear better and of greater value than it was. Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement "Vermont Maple Syrup Pure" was false and misleading; Section 403 (e), the article failed to bear a label containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, and an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents; Sec- tion 403 (i) (2), it was fabricated from two or more ingredients, and the label failed to bear the common or usual name of each such ingredient; and, Section 403 (a), it contained artificial flavoring and a chemical preservative and failed to bear labeling stating those facts. DISPOSITION : March 17, 1947. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- demnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a charitable institution after the labeling had been defaced or removed. DAIRY PRODUCTS BUTTER The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole or in part of filthy or decomposed substances, Nos. 12046 to 12049; that was below the legal standard for milk fat content, Nos. 12050 to 12060; and that was short of the declared weight, Nos. 12059 to 12062.