20462. Misbranding of canned orange Juice and canned grapefruit Juice.
U. S. v. Orlando Canning Co.    Plea of guilty.    Fine, S50.     (F. & D.
no. 27535.    I. S. nos. 11118, 11119, 11120, 11126, 11127, 11128, 11129, 12399, 
12436, 12437, 12520, 21958, 21996, 21997, 21998, 22077, 22078, 22079.)
This action was based on the interstate shipment of quantities of canned 
orange juice and canned grapefruit juice, sample cans of which were found 
to contain less than the declared volume.
On October 21, 1932, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Florida, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid an information 
against the Orlando Canning Co., a corporation, Orlando, Fla., alleging ship- 
ment by said company in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, 
from the State of Florida, into the States of California, Oregon, and Wash-
ington, of quantities of canned orange juice and canned grapefruit juice that 
were misbranded. The information charged that the shipments had been 
made on various dates, the first on or about January 9, 1931, and the last 
shipment some time (exact date unknown) in March 1931. The articles were 
labeled in part: (Cans) "Heart of Florida Brand Juice Fancy Florida Grape- 
fruit [or "Pure Florida Orange Juice"] * * * Packed by Orlando Can- 
ning Co., Inc. Orlando, Florida." The cans also bore declarations of the 
quantity of the contents.
It was alleged in the information that the articles were misbranded in that 
the statements, " Contents 20 Fluid Oz. or 567 Grams ", " Contents 11 fluid oz. 
or 312 grams", "Contents 10% Fid. Ozs. or 297 Grams", and "Contents 11 
Oz. or 312 Grams ", borne on the cans containing the respective articles, were 
false and misleading, and for the further reason that the articles were labeled 
as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser, since the cans con- 
tained less than declared. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason 
that the articles were food in package form and the quantity of the contents 
was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the packages.
On November 7, 1932, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on 
behalf of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $50.
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.