18423.
(FD, C. No. 31549, Sample Nos, B5996-K, 65554-K, 86055-K, 92203-K, 
. 92204-K.)     .
INFORMATION FILED: January 2, 1952, Southern District of New York* against 
the Berje Chemical Products, Inc., New York, N. Y.,'and Julius L. Bleimann, 
president and treasurer, and Alexander Bleimann, vice president and sec- 
retary.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about August 31 and September 14 and 28, 1950, 
from the State of New York into the States of Kansas, Illinois, Texas, and 
New Jersey.
LABEL IN PART: "Berje Products Company Manufacturers ; Distill-, 
ers * * * Oil of Lemon Calif. U. S. P., C. P. [or "Oil of Orange, Calif,, 
U. S.P."]."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), substances not genuine 
oil of lemon (or oil of orange) had been substituted in whole or in part for 
oil:of lemon, U. S. P. (or oil of orange; U. S, P.).
Misbranding ofl of lemon only), Section 403 (a), the statement "Oil of 
'Lemon   Calif,   U. S. P., C. P." borne on the label was false and misleading 
since the article was not genuine oil of lemon.
DISPOSITION: April 16, 1952. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the court 
imposed a fine of $10 against the corporation on each of the 5 counts of the 
information, sentenced the individual defendants to 30 days in jail on count 
1, and fined each individual defendant $100 on each of the remaining 4 
counts of the information. The court suspended the jail sentence against the 
individuals and placed them on probation for 1 year.