2243: Misbranding of canned spinach.    TT. S. y. 14 Cases and 22 Cases of Canned 
Spinach.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. G. No.
.;,;>      4525.    Sample Nos. 59143-E,. 59144-E.),  <¦¦ 
This product was not Fancy, as labeled, because of the large* amount of stems 
and flower buds: a portion (14 cases) was also somewhat gritty.
On April 30, 1941,. the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Virginia filed a libel against 36 cases, each' containing 24 cans, of spinach at' 
Norfolk, Vai, alleging that the article had been shipped on or about November' 
8, ¦ 1940, and March 11, 1941, by the H. J. Moran Co. from Baltimore, Md.; 
and charging that it was misbranded in that the term "Fancy" was false and 
misleading as applied to an article that was not Fancy because of the large 
amount of stems and flower buds and (14 eases only) that was also somewhat 
gritty. The article was labeled in part: (Cans) "Net Weight 1 Lb. 11 Oz. [or 
(cans in ,22 cases) u"l Lb. 2 Oz.''] Plee-Zing Fancy Maryland Spinach Packed 
For* Plee-Zing, Inc.:   Chicago, Ill." <=  > 
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On June 23* 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.