8656. Misbranding of apricot juice.    U. S. v. 14 Cases of Apricot Juice.    Default
decree of condemnation.    Product ordered delivered to charitable insti- 
tutions.   (F. D. C. No. 14565.   Sample No. 73884-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 24, 1944, District of Arizona.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 30,1944, by the Utt Juice Co., Tustin, 
Calif.
PRODUCT:' 14 cases, each containing 24 1-pint bottles, of apricot juice at Yuma, 
Ariz.
LABEL IN PART : (Bottle) "Queen Isabella Brand Apricot Juice * * * Fruit 
Juices are carefully prepared so as to retain the maximum flavor and value of 
the fresh fruit."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the statement on the label, 
"Fruit juices are especially high in vital blood minerals and organic acids 
necessary to correct and maintain normal blood alkalinity and food assimila- 
tion," was false and misleading since the product was not especially high in 
vital blood minerals and organic acids and would not correct and maintain 
normal blood alkalinity and food assimilation.
DISPOSITION: January 12, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to charitable 
institutions.