29057. Adulteration and misbranding of imitation lemon flavor.    IT. S. v. Five
1-Pint Bottles and Three 1-Quart Bottles of Imitation Lemon Flavor. 
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 41331. 
Sample No. 44400-C.)
This product contained about 18 percent of a glycol or a glycol ether, or both, 
poisons.
On January 14, 1938, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
North Carolina, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of eight bottles 
of imitation lemon flavor at Elizabeth City, N. C.; alleging that the article 
had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about June 8, 1937, by the 
Spartan Products Corporation from Petersburg, Va.; and charging adultera- 
tion and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article 
was labeled in part: "Imitation Lemon Flavor * * * Southern Chemical 
Co. Manufacturers of Spartan Brand Flavoring Extracts * * * Petersburg, 
Virginia."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that a product containing a poisonous 
substance, a glycol or a glycol ether, or both, had been substituted in whole 
or in part for imitation lemon flavor, which it purported to be; and in that 
it contained an added poisonous or deleterious ingredient, a glycol or a glycol 
ether, or both, which might have rendered it injurious to health.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Imitation 
Lemon Flavor" was false and misleading and tended to deceive and mislead 
the purchaser when applied to an article containing a glycol or a glycol ether, 
or both, poisons; and in that it was offered for sale under the distinctive 
name of another article, namely, "Imitation Lemon Flavor," a food flavor.
On February 17, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.