7927. Adulteration of beer and ale. U. S. v. 1,160 Cases of Beer (and 30 other 
seizure actions against beer and ale). Decrees of condemnation. Prod- 
ucts ordered destroyed. Cases and bottles in a number of instances or- 
dered salvaged. (F. D. C. Nos. 13906, 13975, 13979, 14020, 14051, 14052, 
14065, 14066, 14070, 14074, 14087 to 14090, inel., 14095, 14097, 14318, 14326, 
14330, 14377, 14397, 14401, 14404, 14432, 14621, 14666, 14875, 14876, 14904, 
15470, 15471. Sample Nos. 19218-F, 58893-F, 61385-F, 61934-F, 63594-F to 
63600-F, incl., 63750-F, 63752-F to 63754-F, incl., 63778-F, 63929-F, 64201-F, 
79687-F to 79691-F, incl., 79735-F, 79740-F to 79742-F, incl., 79931-F, 88236-F, 
88247-F, 88559-F, 88562-F, 88569-F, 92918-F, 30930-H, 31508-H. 31509-H.)
LIBELS FILED: Between the approximate dates of October 7, 1944, and March 
5, 1945, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, Eastern District of 
Texas, Southern District of Mississippi, Southern District of West Virginia, 
District of Maine, Southern District of Florida, Eastern District of Virginia,
District of Massachusetts, Southern District of California, and Western Dis- 
trict of South Carolina.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Between the approximate dates of July 21 and November 
2, 1944, in most instances by the Commonwealth Brewing Corporation, from 
Springfield and Boston, Mass. A number of lots which had been originally 
shipped by this firm were returned to Springfield during this period by the 
consignees from Jacksonville, Fla., Fayetteville, N. C, Richmond, Va., Schenec- 
tady, N. Y., Norfolk, Va., Raleigh, N. C, Charleston, W. Va., and Greenville, 
N. C. Two lots were shipped by the Manhattan Distributing Co., from Spring- 
field, Mass, during the same period.
PRODUCT: Beer or ale: 17,628 cases at Springfield, Mass., 3,697 cases at Rock 
Hill, S. C, 2,158 cases at Norfolk, Va., 1,157 cases at Charlotte, N. C, 188 cases 
at Greenville, S. C, 494 cases at Gastonia, N. C, 1,298 cases at Aberdeen, N. C, 
1,160 cases at Beaumont, Tex., 1,728 cases at Hattiesburg, Miss., 1,999 cases 
at Fort Fairfield, Maine, 96 cases at Jacksonville, Fla., 1,600 cases at Richmond, 
Va., 228 cases at Graham, N. C, 2,177 cases at Greensboro, N. C, 1,102 cases 
at Los Angeles, Calif., 680 cases at Inglewood, Calif., and 2,000 cases at 
Charleston, W. Va.
LABEL, IN PART: "Gold Medal Tivoli Beer [or "Bay State Beer," "Dartmouth 
Cream Ale," "Oxford Brand Beer," "Oxford Brand Ale," or "Victory Extra 
Rich Old Stock Beer"] Commonwealth Brewing Corporation, Springfield, Mass.," 
"New England Ale," or "Ace-Hi Brand Deluxe Beer Bottled Exclusively for 
Schafer Distributing Co. Little Rock, S. C. By Commonwealth Brewing Co. 
Springfield, Mass."
VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the product contained 
an added poisonous and deleterious substance, fluorine, which was unsafe 
within the meaning of the law since it was a substance not required in the 
production of the product and could have been avoided by good manufacturing 
practice.
DISPOSITION : Between October 17, 1944, and May 4, 1945. The Commonwealth 
Brewing Corporation, Springfield, Mass.; Ben Hefner, Beaumont, Tex.; Louis 
R. F. Murad, trading as the Central Distributing Co., and Lee Cassis, Charles- 
ton, W. Va.; the Charlotte Wine and Beer Distributing Co., Charlotte, N. C.; 
James Ingram, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Charles Ehrlich, Los Angeles, Calif., 
having appeared as claimants for respective lots, judgments of condemnation 
were entered and the products were ordered released, conditioned upon the 
destruction of the beer and ale. The bottles and cases were returned to the 
claimants or the shipper. No claimant having appeared for the remaining lots, 
judgments of condemnation were entered and the products were ordered de- 
stroyed.   In some instances, the court ordered the eases and bottles salvaged.