1047. Misbranding of noodle soup mixture.    U. S. v. 75 Cases of Noodle Soup
Mixture.    Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered distributed 
to charitable institutions.    (F. D. C. No. 1972.    Sample No. 6478-B.)
These packages contained noodles loosely placed in the box and a small bag 
of vegetable "concentrate" placed on top of the noodles. The contents occupied 
less than 70 percent of the volume of the package and the statement of the 
quantity of contents was inconspicuously placed on the back panel.
On May 15, 1940, the United States attorney for the District of Colorado 
filed a libel against 75 cases of noodle soup mixture at Denver, Colo., consigned 
by Ravarino-Freschi, Inc., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce on or about October 26, 1939, from St. Louis, Mo.; and charg- 
ing that it was misbranded.   It was labeled in part "Zoop."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that its containers were so made, 
formed, and filled as to be misleading. It was alleged to be misbranded further 
in that the statement of the quantity of the contents required by law to appear 
on the label or labeling, was not prominently placed thereon with such con- 
spicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in 
the labeling as to render it likely to be read by the ordinary individual under 
customary conditions of purchase and use.
On June 13, 1940, Ravarino-Freschi, Inc., having accepted service and auth- 
orized the taking of final decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the product was ordered distributed to charitable institutions.