S232. Misbranding- of olive oil. XI. S. .* * * v. 600 Tims of Pnre Olive Oil.?
Consent decree of condemnation aad forfeiture. Prodnet released?
on bond.     (E\ & D. No. 11520.    I. S. Nbs. 13173-r, 12995-r.  . S. No. E-1861.)
On November 24? 1919, the United States attorney for the District of Rhode?
Island, 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 con??
demnation of a certain quantity of pure olive oil, remaining unsold in the?
original unbroken packages at Providence, R. I., alleging that the artiele had?
been shipped on September 27, 1919, by Crisafulli Bros., New York City, and?
transported from the State of New York into the State of Rhode Island, and?
charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analyses of samples of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this depart??
ment showed that the quantity of the contents of the packages was less than the?
quantities stated upon the labels, " One full gallon," " One-half gallon," or?
*' One full quart,"1 as the case might be.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel in that-the statements on?
the labels on the cans containing the article, regarding the quantity of the con??
tents, were false and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser.?
Further misbranding was alleged in that the quantity of the contents of the?
cans was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the packages?
containing the article.
On April 1, 1920, Carbone Bros., claimants, having consented to the entry of?
a decree, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered,, and it was?
ordered by the court that the product be released to the claimants upon the -?
payment of the costs of the: proceedings and the filing of a bond, in conformity?
with section 10 of the act.
B. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.