7577. Misbranding of tea. U. S. * * * v. C. D. Gregrg- Tea & Coffee Co., 
a Corporation.     Plea of guilty.    Fine, $50 and costs.     (F.  & D. No.
924T.     I.   S.  Nos.  9154-p,   1902T-p )
On March 20, 1919, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district an information against
the C. D. Gregg-Tea & Coffee Co., a corporation, doing business at Chicago, 
111., alleging shipment by said company, in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act, as amended, on October 25, 1917 (2 shipments), from the State of Illinois 
into the State of Michigan, of quantities of tea which was mi^branded. The 
article was variously labeled in part, " Gregg's Brand Ceylon Fancy Tea," 
" Gregg's Brand Japan Fancy Tea," and " Gregg's Brand English Breakfast 
Fancy Tea." The tea was invoiced as " i# pkgs. Teas" but no declaration of net 
weight was made on the package.
Examination of samples of the article made in the Bureau of Chemistry of 
this department showed the following results;
Ounces.
The Ceylon Tea, average net weight, 100 .packages 
6. G6
The Japan Tea, average net weight, 6 packages 
7. G9
The English Breakfast Tea, average net weight. 6 packages 7. 95
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason 
that it was food in package form, and the quantity of the contents was not 
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package.
On March 29, 1920, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty to the 
information, and the court imposed a fine of $50 and costs.
E. D. BAIX, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.