11897. Adulteration and alleged misbranding? of pickles.    U. S. v. 32 Cases
of Sweet Pickles and 29 Gases of Sour Piekles. Default decree 
ordering destruction of the products. (F. & D. No. 17547. I. S. Nos. 
6819-v, 6820-v.    S. No. C-3987.)
On June 2, 1923, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Mississippi, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure 
and condemnation of 32 cases of sweet pickles and 29 cases of sour pickles, 
remaining in the original unbroken packages at Hattiesburg, Miss., alleging 
that the articles had been shipped by the Adam Bro3. Co., from New Orleans, 
La., on or about November 22, 1922, and transported from the State of Louisiana 
into the State of Mississippi, and charging adulteration and misbranding in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The articles were labeled in 
part, respectively: (Bottles) "Mother Hubbard Brand * * * Contents 6$ 
Fl. Oz. Sweet Pickles Packed By Adam Brothers Co. New Orleans, La. & 
Houston, Texas. Contains 1/10 of 1% Benzoate Of Soda; " " Mother Hubbard 
Brand * * * Contents 6^ Fl. Oz. Sour Pickles Packed By Adam Brothers 
Co. New Orleans, La. & Houston, Texas."
Adulteration was alleged with respect to the sweet pickles for the reason that 
saccharin had been mixed and packed therewith so as to reduce, lower, and 
injuriously affect their quality and strength and had been substituted wholly or 
in part for sugar. Adulteration was alleged for the further reason that the 
said sweet pickles contained an added poisonous or deleterious ingredient which 
would render said article injurious to health.
Misbranding was alleged with respect to the sour pickles for the reason that 
the statement, " 6i Fl. Oz.," was false and misleading and deceived and misled 
the purchaser, and for the further reason that the article was [food] in package 
form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously 
marked on the outside of the package.
On August 20, 1923, no claimant having appeared for the property, it having 
appeared to the court that the products were adulterated, it was ordered by 
the court that they be destroyed by the United States marshal.
HOWARD M. GOBE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.