12643. Misbranding' of sweet potatoes. V. S. v. 630 Baskets of Sweet 
Potatoes. Consent decree of condemnation and forfeiture. 
Product released under bond. (F. & D. No. 18432. I. S. No. 12134-v. 
S. No. W-1484.)
On February 29, 1924, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of California, 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 condemnation of 630 baskets of sweet potatoes remaining in the 
original unbroken packages at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article 
had been shipped by the H. Rouw Co. from Alexander, Ark., February 2, 1924, 
and transported from the State of Arkansas into the State of California, and 
charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as amended. 
The article was labeled in part: " PortoRicans " (or "Nancy Hall") "This 
Package Contained 50 Pounds Net When Packed The H. Rouw Co."
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the 
statement appearing on the labels, "This Package Contained 50 Pounds Net 
When Packed," was false and misleading and deceived and misled the pur- 
chaser. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the article 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 12, 1924, Charles Campodonico, San Francisco, Calif., having 
appeared as claimant for the property and 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 said claimant upon 
payment of the costs of the proceedings and the execution of a bond in the 
sum of $1,638, in conformity with section 10 of the act, conditioned in part 
that the product be made to comply with the law to the satisfaction of this 
department.
HOWARD M. GOKE, Secretary of Agriculture.