21697. Adulteration  and misbranding of  canned   turnip  greens.     U.   S.   v.
25 Cases of Canned Turnip Greens. Default decree of condemna- 
tion, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & O. no. 31095. Sample no. 
49526-A.)
This case involved a shipment of canned turnip greens that were found to 
be insect-infested. Sample cans taken from the lot were found to contain less 
than the labeled weight.
On September 15, 1933, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 25 cases of canned 
turnip greens at St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce, on or about June 28, 1933, by Dorgan-McPhillips Packing 
Corporation, from Biloxi, Miss., and charging adulteration and misbranding in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended. The article was labeled in 
part: (Can) "American Lady Brand Turnip Greens Contents One Lb. Four. Oz."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted wholly or in part of a filthy, decomposed, vegetable substance.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement on the label, 
" Contents One Lb. Four Oz", was false and misleading, and deceived and 
misled the purchaser, and for the further reason that the article was in package 
form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously 
marked on the outside of the package.
On November 13, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.