3317. Misbranding of canned- g'reen bKans.    V. S. v. 323 Cases of Canned Green
BKans.    Consent decree Ordering: the product released under bond to be 
relabeled.    (P. D. C. No. 7151.   Sample No. 87949-E.)
Examination showed that this product was not of Fancy quality, as labeled, 
because of blemished pieces, short nubbins, and unsnipped stem ends.
On April 7,1942, the United States attorney for the Southern District of West 
Virginia filed a libel against 329 cases, each containing 24 cans, of green beans at 
Charleston, W. Va., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about March 18 and 20, 1942, by Land Or The Sky Mutual Associa- 
tion, Inc., from Waynesville, N. C.; and charging that it was, misbranded. It 
was labeled in part: (Cans) "Our Betsy Fancy Cut Green Stringless Beans 
*    *    *   1 Lb. 12 Ozs."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the term "Fancy" was false 
and misleading as applied to an article that was not of Fancy quality because of 
blemished pieces, short nubbins, and unsnipped stem ends.
On April 23,1942, Lewis, Hubbard & Co., Charleston, W. Va., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment was entered ordering that the 
product be released under bond to be relabeled under the supervision of the Food 
and Drug Administration.