ool,O. Mis.hrand.iu~· of. ceggfi!, u~ s. "' * * v. Golden & Co,., a -c-orpor.ati@n.:
Plea of nolft ~t.ende~e. l+'ine, fiH'iiO. , {F. & D. No. 8:249. I. R. No.
3801-m.)
On June 11, 1917. the United States attorney for the District of Oolumbfa,
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the police court
of the District afo:r:esaid an information against Golden & Co., a eorporatiion,
Washingt<'m, D. C., alleging the sale by said compuny, in violati:on of the Food
arn1 Drugs Act, on December 20, 1916, at the District aforesaid, of a quantity
of an article labeled in part, "FreSch * * * eggs * * *," which was mis~
branded.
Examination of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this
department showed enlarged air ehambers in all the eggs, crystals indicating
eold-sto-rage product present. One heavy spot and two eggs \Vith yolks sticking
to shell found.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that
the statemtmt cao.ee1.'Eeing said article and the- ingredients al'l.d substances eontal.
ned therein, appearing on its label. to wit, "Fresh," was fah,e and misleading
in that it represented to purchasers that said article eonsisted of fresh
eggs; and for the further reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive.
and mi$le&d pu.i·cb..asers into the belief tbat it consisted of fresh eggs,
whereas, in fact and in truth, it consisted of eggs which were not fresh. On
June 11, 1917, the defendant company entered a plea of nolo contender~ to the
information, and the court imposed a fine of $150.
0.ARL VROOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture