13577. Adulteration   and misbranding of   sorghum   strap.    U.   S.   v.   163   Cases
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LIBEL FILED :    On or about May 24, 1948, Western District of Missouri.
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ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about March 26, 1948, by E. R. Crone & Son, from
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Winnsboro, Tex.
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PRODUCT:   163 cases, each containing 12 unlabeled half-gallon buckets, of a
product invoiced as "Sorghum," at Joplin, Mo.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a mixture of corn sirup 
and other sirups had been substituted in whole or in part for sorghum sirup. 
Misbranding, Section 403 (b), the article was offered for sale under the 
name of another food, since it was referred to as "Sorghum" on the invoice; 
Section 403 (e) (1)„ it failed to bear a label containing the name and place of 
business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor: Section 403 (e) (2), it 
failed to bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the 
contents; and, Section 403 (i) (2), it was fabricated from two or more 
ingredients, and it failed to bear a label containing the common or usual name 
of each such ingredient.
DISPOSITION : June 1948. B. R. Crone & Son having appeared as claimant, 
judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered released 
under bond for proper labeling, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration.