17098. Adulteration and misbranding of terpeneless oil of lemon.   U. S. v. D. W.
Hutchinson & Co., Inc., and Wallace Hutchinson.  Pleas of guilty.  Fine,
$900.    (F. D. C. No. 26694.    Sample Nos. 13201-K, 13216-K, 18047-K.)
INFORMATION FILED : December 22, 1950, Southern District of New York, 
against D. W. Hutchinson & Co., Inc., and Wallace Hutchinson, president of 
the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about January 29, February 17, and March 9, 1948, 
from the State of New York into the States of New Jersey and Indiana.
LABEL IN PART: "D. W. Hutchinson & Co. Incorporated Perfumers Chem- 
icals Raw Materials Fine Drugs Essential Oils For Manufacturing & 
Professional Use Only Net 1 lb. [or "5 lbs."] Oil Lemon Terpeneless 
*   *    *   New York."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a mixture of insuffi- 
ciently concentrated lemon oil and other flavoring substances had been sub- 
stituted for terpeneless lemon oil; and, Section 402, (b) (4), flavoring 
substances other than terpeneless lemon oil had been added to the product 
so as to reduce its qualify and make it appear to be terpeneless lemon oil, 
which is better and of a greater value.
Misbranding, Section 403 (b), the product consisted of a mixture of in- 
sufficiently concentrated lemon oil and other flavoring substances, and it was 
offered for sale under the name of another food, namely terpeneless lemon 
oil.
DISPOSITION: January 30, 1951. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the 
court imposed a fine of $900 against the defendants, jointly and severally.