NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 2710.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.)
U. S. v. 20 Drums of Coffee.   Decree of condemnation and forfeiture.   Prod- 
uct released on bond.
MISBRANDING OF COFFEE.
On or about March 6, 1911, the United States Attorney for the 
District of Nevada, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district 
a libel for the seizure and condemnation of 20 drums of coffee remain- 
ing unsold in the original unbroken packages and in possession of the 
Reno Grocer Co., a corporation, Reno, Nev., alleging that the product 
had been shipped on or about January 14, 1911, by the Thomson Tay- 
lor Spice Co., Chicago, Ill., and transported from the State of Illi- 
nois into the State of Nevada, and charging misbranding in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act. The product was labeled: " M. & J. B. 
Roasted coffee " " KO 50 pounds Packed for Reno Grocer Company, 
Reno Nevada."
Misbranding of the product was alleged in the libel for the reason 
that the labels on the drums of the product purported and represented 
the contents thereof to be a blend of Mocha and Java coffee, whereas, 
in truth and in fact, the product contained no Mocha or Java coffee.
On June 17, 1911, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was 
entered and it was further ordered that the Reno Grocer Co., claim- 
ant, should be fined in the sum of $25, with costs, and that the product 
should be released to said claimant, which had executed a good and 
sufficient bond in conformity with section 10 of the Act.
C. F. MARVIN, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 7, 1913.
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